MONTICELLO - Rison Junior High School FBLA attended the District 3 Conference Wednesday, Feb. 4, on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
Many of the 7-8th grade students competed and qualified for state in various competitive events. The state conference will be held at the Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center in April.
McKenna Martin and Ana Taylor presided over the conference as 2025-26 District 3 FBLA officers. Lydia Par and Kenlei Whitaker served as competition assistants. Brentlee Arnold was selected as the 2026-27 District 3 FBLA Vice President. The Rison Club was recognized as 2nd place in Largest Chapter by Market Share and 4th place Largest Chapter.
Those placing in competitive events were:
First Place
Ryley Hipp - Public Speaking
Alpha Lodua - Personal Finance
John Varnell - Agribusiness
Rosie Wendel - Economics
Second Place
Raphael Caldwell - Personal Finance
Brayden Frey - Website Design
McKenna Martin - Career Research
Aiden McGarity - Accounting & Finance
Clara Strother - Parliamentary Procedure
Third Place
Brentlee Arnold - Accounting & Finance
Cruz Gonzales - Personal Finance
Mitchell Herring - Computer Science
Jase Reaves - Career Exploration
Fourth Place
Taylor Morris - Interpersonal Communication
Weston Reed - Parliamentary Procedure
Ana Taylor - Exploring FBLA
Fifth Place
Anna Stewart - Business Ethics
Kenzie Power - Exploring Professionalism