A dozen members of Brentsville High School's Future Business Leaders of America indeed proved their leadership capabilities recently as they represented their more than 200,000 peers from across the country in Washington.
The local FBLA members headed to the Rayburn House Office Building last month for the "Cooking up a Future Congressional Reception."
Shannon Butler, Diane Corish, Thomas Forman, Wayne Fullen, Samantha Gough, Nayan Karanth, Noel Kowalewski, Sara Qamar, Rachel Sable, Alicia Sullivan, Courtney White and Melissa Wood spoke with congressmen and congressional staff members, explaining their involvement with promoting healthy teen lifestyles and healthy eating habits.
The reception was sponsored by the Association for Career and Technical Education, Black Entertainment Television, Viacom and Participant Media.
"The chapter has taken on the challenge of educating BDHS and the local community about how wise choices in health and wellness will affect them today and later on in life," said FBLA adviser Sally Martin.
"The members talked in depth about the first year of the annual BDHS Betterment Fair that the FBLA hosted in January, as well as a new collaborative project with Kaiser Permanente and Cisco Systems Inc."
As advocates, chapter members are developing a video on teen health concerns. The chapter is partnering with Cisco and other businesses and is in consultation with Kaiser Permanente and other health care pro-viders to achieve the goals of this and other health and wellness projects.
And because of FBLA's focus, the Brentsville students are working to alleviate health care concerns and costs for employees and employers across the nation.
One of FBLA's missions is for students to develop a competitive edge through career exploration, self-improvement and community service. Members build their resumes, meet with local business leaders and volunteer.
The Brentsville chapter was chartered in 1968. In its first year, the chapter had 21 members. Through the years, it has been active on the local, regional, state and national levels, and has been recognized for its many activities and members' leadership skills.
The group has 186 members, and it was selected as FBLA's Outstanding Chapter in Virginia.
Now, members are working to complete the requirements for the National Outstanding Chapter program.
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