Organizations Prepare Students for the Future F uture Business Leaders of America, the high school chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, was open to any student that has had or was currently enrolled in a business course. The FBLA gave students a chance to use and improve their business skills by participating in various events. During the first semester some of the members met at lunch to work on business games. In this event, members managed a fictitious business and made decisions such as the cost of their product, sales, salaries, and other decisions, giving members valuable experience. In the second semester members were given a chance to compete in the County FBLA Conference, with the possibility of going to the District and State Conferences. In the spring of '86 several placed in the County Conference but were unable to attend the District and State Conferences due to conflicts. These included: Karla Olree in Business English; John Treat in Public Speaking; Anna Conley in Business Math; Melanie Howton in Office Procedures; Jill Smith in Clerk Typist I; Sarah Boustead in Word Processing/Machine Transcription; and Melissa Lloyd and Laura Henderson in the Poster division. The. FBLA had sixteen members this year, led by President ron Cook and Vice President Stan King. Mrs. Mildred Groover and Miss Linda Arnold served as sponsors. In September the Future Homemakers of America held their initiation at the school building with a brunch for all members. The FHA existed to help the young women at the Academy grow closer together by working on common goals and common interests under the caring hand of sponsor Mrs. Glenave Curtis. The group grew closer throughout the year with several planned activities. In October the group had an '~dopta-Kid Day." This gave children from the area an adult figure to look up to and the ·members a young friend they could get to know better. The traditional Daddy-Daughter Dinner was planned for later in the semester, with a Christmas Party ending the year. Activities planned for the second semester included a Cake Decoration Demonstration, a Career Day, the Mother-Daughter Banquet, and a Teacher Appreciation Day. <]I> "I have a friend!' Mrs. Mildred Groover takes a break to tell a story. - photo by Michael Joiner. 308 Organizations FHA. Front row: Pittman, Nichols, Henderson, Isom, Hillis - Reporter, Buss. Second row: Curtis - Sponsor, Sharp, Hendon, Ryan, Boyd - Historian, Lloyd. Back row: Smith, Hinds, H(JU)ard, Grunwald - President, Olree - Treasurer, Crouch . - photo by John Treat. 1 l=- FBLA. Front row: Butterfield, Vaughn, Tallent, Walker. Second row: Boaz, Isom, Hillis, Johnson. Third row: Arnold-Sponsor, Olree- Reporter, Conley, Hendon- Secretary-Treasurer., Groover- Sponsor. Back row: Mackey, Wood, Cook- Presdient, Yarbrough, King- Vice President. -photo by fohn Treat. You're not my type. Senior Peter Davis finds that compatability with a typewriter is not an easy task. -photo by Charles Jones.
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