22 Stamford Students Qualify For National Leadership Conference

Stamford CT

15 April, 2021

10:18 AM

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Information via Stamford Public Schools STAMFORD, CT — On Wednesday, Stamford Public Schools announced 22 students qualified, as individuals or as part of a team, for the upcoming Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference competitions. The qualifying students represent the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE), Stamford High School and Westhill High School, according to a news release. (To sign up for Stamford breaking news alerts and more, click here.) On Saturday, students from across the state competed in the virtual Connecticut FBLA State Leadership Conference in 44 categories. The following Stamford Public Schools students achieved outstanding performances: Maya Snead, WHS, Introduction to Business, 2nd placeRohan Sahu, WHS, Introduction to Financial Math, 2nd placeAdi Farber, WHS, Introduction to Financial Math, 5th placeEden Cheung, WHS, Accounting I, 2nd placeMichele Pannone, WHS, Accounting I, 4th placeZachary Tusa, SHS, Business Calculations, 4th placeJames Quispe, AITE, Cyber Security, Honorable mentionArjun Anand, WHS, Economics 1st placeAryan Donikena, WHS, Health Care Administration, 2nd placeLorrie Solonynka, AITE, Health Care Administration, 5th placeGabriella Caccire, AITE, Health Care Administration, Honorable mentionKathryn Priscott, AITE, Journalism, 3rd placeEdward Yudolevich, SHS, Securities & Investments, 1st placeAITE Team: Dante Ayars, Marco Ratermann, Stefano Ratermann, Banking & Financial Systems, 5th placeWHS Team: Isaac Malkin; Brandon Shapiro, Zach Young, Business Ethics, 1st placeAITE Team: Eliza Auslander, Livia Guzda, Ella MacPherson, Entrepreneurship, 2nd placeAITE Team: Sebastian Cordulack, Skylar Heiligenthaler, Daniela Perez, Marketing, 1st placeWHS Team: John Chapman, Michael Edwards, Publication Design, 2nd placeWHS Team: Anika Tandon, Rhea Wadhwa, Website Design, 4th placeThose students, or teams of students, who ranked in the top four at the state level are qualified to compete as part of the FBLA National Leadership Conference. According to the organization, Connecticut FBLA offers a wide variety of business, educational, and networking opportunities for students, including participating in business events, meeting influential business leaders and like-minded students and preparing for a career.