Leadership development for officers and members The officers and members of Elmwood-Murdock High School FBLA organized many activities that helped them gain experience and knowledge about leadership and learn more about the business world.     Entrepeneurship Day On October 26, 2004, ten FBLA members attended Entrepreneurship Day at Midland Lutheran College. The students were separated into 12 groups and worked with students from other schools to create a new business. Designing a logo, applying for loans, and designing commercials were three of the many aspects of business ownership that were covered. Phi Beta Lambda members judged the fictional businesses and awarded prizes. Elmwood-Murdock members played integral roles in each of the top teams.     Committees FBLA promoted leadership through committee involvement. Special committee chairpersons and members organized activities. The standing committees and the chairpersons included the following: Social, Madi Stephen; Community Service, JayCee Drake; and School Service, Trent Shrader.     Monthly Meetings Throughout the year, officers and members had the opportunity to be in charge of one of the monthly meetings. The chairperson was involved in selecting a speaker or activity for the meeting, photocopying the agenda, and bringing refreshments for the members.     In-School Meetings Besides regular monthly meetings, in-school meetings were held throughout the year. The school schedules organization meetings once a month during school hours. Officer meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of the month.     Class Representatives At the recruitment meeting in August, members elected class representatives. The responsibilities included recruiting members, assisting in planning monthly meetings, and serving as liaisons between the Executive Committee and chapter members. The following class representatives were elected: senior, Jeff Bolles; junior, Rachel Hohman; sophomore, Sean Stille; and freshman, Megan Bober.     Where are they now? For the past two years, FBLA members have taken part in a project titled, “Where are they now?” The goal of this project was to locate the contact information of all past local FBLA officers and use that information to send surveys. The surveys are used to determine what effect being an FBLA member in high school has on a students’ future. This year, the committee found the addresses and telephone numbers of all past local vice presidents and sent them surveys.     Beatrice Business Competition The 12th Annual SCC-Beatrice Business Competition was held on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at the Beatrice Campus. Elmwood-Murdock was one of 26 high schools to attend the event. Twenty Elmwood-Murdock FBLA members competed in 13 business competitions, and finished with five top ten places. Members listen to college personnel discuss the advantages of attending SCC-Beatrice.     Nebraska State Leadership Conference While attending the State Leadership Conference, members had the opportunity to attend many educational and motivational seminars. Seven seminars were presented.     Program of Work The local officers took part in a summer Executive Board meeting in order to plan for the upcoming year. The theme, “Turn It Up With FBLA,” and five local goals were adopted. This theme and the RADIO acronym were aptly chosen to correspond with the national theme. Recognition     Chapter Newsletter/Website     Professional Member     FBLA Week Acknowledgement     Sweepstakes     Gold Seal/Go for the Gold     Ten All-State Quality Members     FBLA Trivia Contest Development     Jr. High Involvement     Murdock Historical Society Project     American Enterprise & PWB Project     Parliamentary Procedure Moment at Each Meeting Involvement     Maintain Membership +1     Cheer/Area Meeting     MADD     March of Dimes     One School/Community Service Project/Month     EMMA Member Opportunity     Three Social Events     Career Fair     NFLC Attendance     Parliamentary Procedure Moment at Each Meeting     Local Officer Campaigning An important step to insuring quality leadership is giving potential officers of the chapter an opportunity to campaign. Elmwood-Murdock chapter members must campaign for local offices. The following students were elected officers for 2004-2005: President, Mikaela Shrader; Vice-President, Allie Nielsen; Recording Secretary, Nicole Backemeyer; Corresponding Secretary, Jenna Zeorian; Treasurer, Andrew Dankleff; Parliamentarian, Luke Luetchens; Reporter, C.J. Ronhovde; Historian, Angie Buck, and Webmaster, Jason Zoz.     National Fall Leadership Conference Presentation Elmwood-Murdock chapter officers lead a workshop at the 2004 National Fall Leadership Conference entitled “X Marks the Spot!” The presentation discussed how to choose a theme and develop a program of work.     Nebraska Fall Leadership Conference This year’s Nebraska Fall Leadership Conference was held on September 29, 2004, in Omaha. All state officers presented workshops. A motivational presentation was given by Aaron Davis, the keynote speaker. Mr. Davis shared with students the excitement of reaching their dreams and the pain of destroying them as a result of making poor choices and following the wrong crowd.
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