Five students went to the competition and all five placed in at least one event. The conference is held at the Stormont-Vail Events Center in Topeka.

“The state competition is not divided into classes 1A-6A, so being able to place in so many events is really awesome for Baldwin FBLA,” business teacher and FBLA sponsor Bronté Batman said.

This year, Hank Beard, Raelyn Wilkerson, Dylan Miller, Olivia Callihan, and Annette Perez attended the competition.

Baldwin placed 4th in Insurance and Risk Management (Hank Beard), 5th in International Business Team (Raelyn Wilkerson, Hank Beard, Annette Perez), 6th in Entrepreneurship Team (Annette Perez, Olivia Callihan), 6th in Marketing Team (Dylan Miller, Annette Perez, Hank Beard), 8th in Securities and Investments (Hank Beard), and 10th in Personal Finance (Dylan Miller).

The top four in each event will have the opportunity to compete at the National Conference in Anaheim, California, on June 29-July 3.

“I’m ecstatic about how they performed and competed at the State Conference. These five students had a lot of competitors, and Baldwin placed really well,” Batman said. “I will be sad to see this group of seniors graduate.”