La Grande FBLA students earn top marks and achieve state presidency

LA GRANDE – The 2026 Oregon FBLA State Leadership Conference came and went, and final results are starting to come in. The La Grande High School (LHS) FBLA team earned top marks this year, with numerous students placing in the top ten and some even qualifying for nationals.

According to La Grande Business Teacher Mark Carollo, three students even made the 2026-2027 state officer team. After a successful campaign, Delaney Klinger was named the next Oregon FBLA state president, while Dora Koltuv and Aubry Hamner were also elected as state officers for the coming school year. 

The full list of La Grande FBLA student placements is as follows:

EVENTNAMEPLACE
AdvertisingMiriam Koltuv10
Banking and Financial SystemsEphraim Moyal6
Business CommunicationsEmersyn Miller5
Business CommunicationsDora Koltuv9
Business PlanMaylie Eby4
Career PortfolioAashi Kharbanda5
Career PortfolioHailey Evans6
Customer ServiceMaddy Burton2
Cyber SecurityJames Kretschmer5
Cyber SecurityKyrick Jones8
Data AnalysisAubry Hamner4
EntrepreneurshipHayson Chen9
Financial PlanningHunter Osterloh & Dharma Helmer5
Future Business EducatorKarli Kretschmer3
Hospitality & Event ManagementKaden Jones & Maddy Burton9
Impromptu SpeakingDelaney Klinger3
Insurance & Risk ManagementEphraim Moyal1
Intro to Business PresentationKoen Eby & Hunter Osterloh6
Intro to Business ProceduresKoen Eby1
Intro to Parliamentary ProcedureKylie Harnack5
Intro to Retail & MerchandisingAshten Hubble4
Intro to Social Media StrategiesZoey Myers & Eve Grigg2
Intro to Social Media StrategiesDora Koltuv & Ava Mendoza3
Intro to Supply Chain ManagementAshten Hubble5
Networking InfrastructuresJames Kretschmer1
Networking InfrastructuresKarli Kretschmer6
Public Administration & ManagementMiriam Koltuv4
Public Service AnnouncementDelaney Klinger & Jared Durrant1
Real EstateElla Jorgensen5

Congratulations to LHS FBLA members!