PONDEROSA FBLA

FBLA
KICKOFF

Welcome to Ponderosa FBLA

October 20 • 9:45 AM • Room 162

Today we explain how FBLA works, show you what is coming up, and get everyone into the system.
STUDENT-LED • ADVISER-GUIDED
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Three goals for today

This is a kickoff — not a lecture.

01

UNDERSTAND FBLA

Events, meetings, competition, participation, recognition.

02

START BUILDING

Choose how you want to participate — including leadership.

03

GET SIGNED IN

Every student gets into the FBLA system today.

The chapter only works if YOU are in the system and YOU participate.
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What is FBLA?

Think of it as a platform for competition, leadership, and doing things around the school.

1

COMPETE

Choose an event, prepare for it, and compete if you want to.

2

LEAD

Help make decisions, organize people, and run the chapter.

3

CREATE

Build activities, promotions, contests, and schoolwide events.

4

PARTICIPATE

Show up, help out, and earn credit for what you contribute.

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Your FBLA path

There is no single “right” way to be involved.

1

JOIN

Get into the system

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2

CHOOSE

Pick an event or role

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3

SHOW UP

Homeroom meetings & activities

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4

HELP

Promote, create, lead, serve

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5

GET CREDIT

Track what you accomplished

You can compete without being a leader. You can lead without doing every competition. Participation is flexible.
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Competitive events: completely optional

Compete because you want to — not because you have to.

DISTRICT COMPETITION
1 DAY

One day out of school

100% OPTIONAL
STATE COMPETITION
2 DAYS + OVERNIGHT

Two days out of school + overnight

100% OPTIONAL
First step: choose the event that sounds interesting to YOU.
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How meetings will work

Simple, predictable, and during the school day.

WHENHomeroom — 9:45 AM
WHERERoom 162
LEADERSPermanent homeroom passes
MEMBERSAttend the meetings / activities that apply to you
Leadership meetings = planning.
All-member meetings = doing.
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We already have a few things to get us started

These are the jump-start. The rest belongs to you.

STOCK MARKET CHALLENGE

Schoolwide competition

FBLA promotes it, runs it, tracks results, and awards prizes.

VIRAL CHALLENGE

Recruitment + visibility

Create short, fun videos about FBLA and why students should get involved.

UGLY SWEATER DAY

Building-wide contest

FBLA sets the criteria, promotes the event, votes as a team, and chooses the winner.

The point is not the activity itself — the point is that FBLA students RUN IT.
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Fall kickoff calendar

Everything below gets us to December 8.

OCT 20

Kickoff

Everyone

OCT 27

Officer Team

Leaders

NOV 3

Stock Market Challenge

Members

NOV 10

Officer Team

Leaders

NOV 17

Viral Challenge

Members

DEC 1

Ugly Sweater Planning

ALL members

DEC 8

Ugly Sweater Day

Building-wide

All meetings are during homeroom at 9:45 AM in Room 162.
December 8 is the building-wide Ugly Sweater Day / Contest.
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Want to lead?

Our goal: student-led, adviser-guided.

LEADERSHIP
APPLICATIONS

I am selecting leaders based on your responses on the website.

Applications close after today’s kickoff meeting.

Chapter Operations

Agendas, meetings, chapter progress

Competition Prep

Events, DLC/state preparation

Membership & PR

Recruitment, promotion, socials

Finance & Service

Fundraising, service, dues/budget

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#1 PRIORITY

GET SIGNED IN

Do not leave today without this.

  • Use any computer in the lab.
  • Log into the FBLA system / create your account.
  • Complete the information Dr. Cross asks for.
  • Do not leave today without being in the system.

PAUSE HERE

Give everyone time to log in.

Ask for help if anything does not work.

5–10 MINUTES
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Why the FBLA system matters

This is how we keep track of your FBLA experience.

EVENTS

We know which competitive event(s) you want to participate in.

FEES

We can tell what has been paid and what still needs attention.

PARTICIPATION

Meetings, school activities, service, and chapter involvement can be tracked.

CREDIT

You get recognition for what you actually do instead of it getting lost.

If you are not in the system, it is hard for us to know what you are doing.
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AFTER THE KICKOFF

THIS BECOMES
YOUR CHAPTER.

I am jump-starting the calendar.
You will make the rest.

YOUR JOB

  • Come up with activities.
  • Decide how they should run.
  • Promote them.
  • Lead other members.
  • Make changes when something is not working.
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