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Educating and Cultivating Servants for ChristCVCA at the FBLA National Leadership ConferenceFour CVCA students and their adviser attend Conference in San AntonioFrom June 28 to July 2, 2012, ateam of four CVCA students competedat the FBLA NationalLeadership Conference in SanAntonio, Texas. The students competedin four of the 65 competitiveevents offered. They also did testingin open events in Social Media andLeadership.The students needed to win first,second, or third place at their stateconference in order to competenationally. They were competingagainst the best from around theUnited States, Europe, and theCaribbean.The events were Public Speaking II,Hospitality Management, FBLAPrinciples and Procedures, andIntro. to Business Communication.The students ranged from freshmanto juniors.We also enjoyedthe sights of SanAntonio, visitedthe Alamo, SeaWorld of SanAntonio, and theRiverwalk.When not competing,studentsattended workshopsranging intopics fromAccounting, SATand ACT strategies, how to network,how to start their own business,and many other leadershipand entrepreneurship topics.David Parker won fifth place inPublic Speaking II. This is thefirst time in ten years CVCA hashad a National Winner. David is afour-year FBLA member and a second-yearSchool of Business andEntrepreneurship student. Heshared, “It’s always said that ‘Youwin some you lose some.’ Well,with lots of practice, persistence,and the help of God, I was able towin big and bring this honor hometo my state, city, community, highschool, teacher, Mrs. Beavers, andmy family.”FBLA Adviser Receives National RecognitionMrs. Kim Beavers was recognized before 8,500 Future Business Leaders of Americaparticipants at the FBLA National Conference. She received the Outstanding LocalAdviser award for her leadership of CVCA’s FBLA program.Mrs. Beavers has been teaching at CVCA since 1999. She teaches business and technologyclasses to high school students, serves as the middle and high school FBLAAdviser, and is the School of Distinction Chair for our Business andEntrepreneurship Program. She is the State Adviser for Ohio FBLA, leading FBLAchapters across the state for both middle andhigh school and college. She states, “I enjoyworking with the students, advisers, and businessprofessionals in Ohio and at CVCA. Itbrings me great joy to see the students achievesuccess when they learn about business andput their new knowledge, abilities, and effortinto becoming young business professionals.”8 THE LINKThe School ofBusiness andEntrepreneurshipA CVCA School of DistinctionOur mission is to exposestudents to business fieldsthrough curricular enhancement,mentoring relationships,and educational experiences;providing insight toHis calling in their lives.Future BusinessLeaders of AmericaFBLA helps prepare studentsfor degrees and careers inbusiness by developingleadership, communication,and team skills.