Bay Breeze

Bay SectionFBLA

ISSUE 02 NOVEMBER 2018

Cover Photo Credits: Lorna Louie

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On September 15th, over 100 members and advisers came to Dougherty Valley High School toattend the Bay Section’s annual Officer and Adviser Training Day. After breakfast, members andofficers gathered to listen to a speech by Dougherty Valley’s advisor. Members were then split intogroups and began the day by attending officer workshops. The Bay Section officer team ledworkshops for all members, consisting of many topics which range from combating leadershipstereotypes to preparing a chapter for competitive events. Members attended all workshops,learning from both the officers and networking with fellow attendees. In the second round ofworkshops, members chose to attend two of a variety of workshops, ranging from fundraising toraising FBLA spirit to public relations. Members then worked with their respective chapter liaisonsand began their annual Program of Work. This year’s OAT day gave many smaller and newerchapters the opportunity to improve their own chapter and meet many other officers. Overall, theexperience was viewed as extremely beneficial by chapters.

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This past month, many of the Bay, Northern, andCentral Section FBLA members and advisers attendedthe Leadership Development Institute North (LDI) atthe Santa Clara Marriot from October 19th to 21st. Theconference began Friday evening with some practicetesting for competitions and a highly successfulZumba dancing/workout session. Following this,members prepared for attending opening session thenext morning. The opening session consisted ofintroductions to all the chapters, section/state officers,and an empowering guest speaker. Jake Kelfer shareda powerful stories, inspired many members to elevatetheir networks, and become stronger leaders.  This was followed by 6 leadership workshop sessions,

for which members rotated between a plethora ofworkshops led by business professionals, the guestspeaker, and section and state officers. Some topics ofthe workshops consisted of interview tips, publicspeaking advice, fundamentals of databases,organization tips, and more! Saturday ended with theBlue Jeans for Babies Dance, designed to fundraise forFBLA's national partner, the March of Dimesorganization.  On Sunday morning, the attendeesattended the breakfast and closing session, duringwhich members rushed to take pictures with all theirnew friends and exchange contact information withtheir new acquaintances. In the closing session,chapters were recognized for traveling the farthest toget to LDI, having the most members in attendance,and more. Finally, a majority of members wererecognized for graduating with honors for attending allthe leadership sessions. For many students, thisconference served as a large step in their journeys tobecoming the Future Business Leaders of America.   

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Bay Tide Project: This project honors members for their active participation. There are three levelsto this project: Rising Tide (attended 1 conference), High Tide (attended 2 conferences), and BayTide (attended 3 conferences). Champions of the Bay Project: This projects recognizes members who have showcasedcompetitive excellence by placing first in an event at the Bay Section Leadership Conference. Senior Recognition Projects: This project honors all Bay Section seniors for their participation inFBLA. The chapter advisor will nominate seniors who are believed to deserve recognition by thisproject. The Bay Section Officer Team will be sending emails out through the chapter liaison system, whereadvisors will be sent more information regarding these projects. Please email Jessie, Bay SectionPresident (jessiecheng@cafbla.org) if there are any other questions. Good luck! 

Bay SectionProjects

The Bay Section created projects to recognize our members fortheir outstanding leadership and participation. Members will berecognized at SLC and awarded ribbons to wear throughout theconference.

Bay Section Leadership Conference The Bay Section Leadership Conference will be held at Westmoor High School on February 9th, 2019.Registration for this conference closes on January 13th, 2019. In addition to the traditional competitiveevent sessions, we will be hosting an entertainment session and multiple professional speakerworkshops. There will be a wide range of opportunities offered at this conference and competitorswill be able to network with like-minded people from across the section. Additionally, CA FBLA will behosting a state-wide donation drive at each of the section conferences that is to be set up as acompetition between the sections. Be sure to look out for more details on social media so BaySection can earn recognition on the state level for your donations. We hope to see you at the BaySection Leadership Conference and that you will receive recognition for all of your hard work.

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Spotlights3 months into the school year, the Bay Section is showingimpressive progress; however, one chapter has stood outin particular: Palo Alto High School FBLA. With theirextremely enthusiastic officer team, their chapter hasdoubled their registration compared to last year, whichthey claim to be one of their biggest accomplishmentsthis year, and they hope to triple by next semester.

Carl Schmidt is the adviser for Monta Vista High School, a chapter that has been continuouslysuccessful at leadership conferences. An adviser for seventeen years, Schmidt describes FBLA as“close-knit, cohesive, collegial, and collaborative… like a family.” He loves seeing how FBLA membersuse the opportunity to grow in various aspects. “It provided, and still provides, a vital foundation forfuture success in many diverse careers,” says Schmidt. He admires FBLA’s culture of competitiveexcellence, something that has significantly contributed to many students’ success in their careers.One of his proudest and most cherished moments was when he took many chapter members andofficers to attend their first Fall Leadership Conference in Anaheim, which was an experience thatbuilt their chapter. Although he misses the veteran advisers that have retired, Schmidt looks forwardto observing even more students develop and grow as leaders through their time in FBLA.

Chapter Spotlight: Palo Alto HighSchool FBLA

Adviser Spotlight: Carl SchmidtMonta Vista High School

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Ria Vora, their chapter president, has said that her favoritepart of FBLA is "the community created throughparticipating in friendly competitions," and how "[FBLA]fosters a collaborative and dependable environment."Agreeing, Christine Tu, their VP of Communications, hasstated that "not only is it a great opportunity to foster one'spassion for business, it's also a close community of like-minded people." They have added they are looking forward to seeing theirmembers' business knowledge expand, as they will behaving several guest speakers this following month, andthe Bay Section team is excited for them.

FBLA ActivityPlace each letter in its correct box to

reveal a secret message! All letters arealready beneath their correct columns.

 Submit completed puzzles, along with

your name, grade, and school, tobaypr@cafbla.org by DECEMBER 15 to

gain recognition. (Puzzles can becompleted as PDF files or by printing outthe document and then taking a picture

or scanning.)

Participants will receive free ice cream atthe Bay Section Leadership Conference!

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Crossword Puzzle Answers (Bay Breeze Issue 1)