RISON - Members of the Rison High School Future Business Leaders of America Club attended the Arkansas State FBLA Conference at the Arkansas Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock on April 7-8, 2026. The students attended workshops on college preparation, workplace readiness, and community service. They also enjoyed a night of club bonding at Top Golf. RHS Senior Marcela Castillo presided over the conference as the District 3 State Vice President. There are over 6,000 members in the Arkansas chapter of FBLA in all classifications of public and private schools. Students placing in the top four are invited to compete at the National Conference this summer in San Antonio, Texas. Students placing from Rison High School were. State Champion (First Place)Sophomore Ja'Cobian Peters (Introduction to Supply Chain Management)Junior Bailey Hood (Insurance & Risk Management)Second PlaceSeniors Haven Culpepper, Brinya Watson, & Tenise Winston (Banking & Finance)Fourth PlaceSeniors Marcela Castillo & Mallory Stuckey, Junior Ashleigh Johnson (Business Ethics)Sixth PlaceFreshmen Elin Bradley & Maycee Johnson (Digital Video Production)Eighth PlaceJunior Kinley Bush (Business Communication)Ninth Place Juniors Dillyn Nichols-Huff & Jasmine Slaughter (Entrepreneurship)The club would like to thank everyone who purchased from fundraisers and who donated to allow them to attend the state conference. They would also like to thank RHS Principal Ms. Letitia Walker for driving the bus and chaperoning. Members would also like to thank the administration and school board for allowing them to go and compete at the conference. Mrs. Kim Kaye King and Mrs. Caitlin Morrison are the RHS FBLA advisers....
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