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Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:13 AM

Auburn FBLA Entries Second at State; Advance to Nationals

Auburn FBLA Entries Second at State; Advance to Nationals
MERITING SECOND place in event planning at the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Kearney was Lucy Christiansen. She will represent the Auburn chapter at the summer national leadership conference at San Antonio, Texas.
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Auburn High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students achieved a number of places at the state leadership conference. The state event was Thursday through Saturday, April 16 through 18 at Kearney.
Second Place, National Leadership Conference Qualifiers.
Website Coding and Development: Jack Hayes and Grace Zhang.
Event Planning: Lucy Christiansen.
Zhang earned her third consecutive trip to nationals. Hayes also competed at nationals in 2025. The national conference will be Monday, June 29 through Thursday, July 2 at San Antonio, Texas.
Fourth
Network Design: Alexa Janssen, Hayes and Zhang. 
Sixth
Graphic Design: Katie Harris.
Visual Design: Lilly Grier.
Insurance and Risk Management: Zhang.
Future Business Leader: Jaidyn Glathar.
Seventh 
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence: Hayes.
Honorable Mentions 
Job Interview: Janssen, Liston Crotty, Lesly Garcia and Jaidyn Glathar.
Financial Statement Analysis: Teagan Harbin and Izy Gerdes.
Community Service Project: Crotty and Katie Harris.
Special Recognition
Who’s Who Award: Harris and Glathar.
All-State Quality Member: Glathar, Harris and Grier.

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