Over two hundred Eastern Oregon FBLA students earn high marks at 2025 FBLA state leadership conference

EASTERN OREGON – Following a delay, results from the 2025 Oregon Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Business Leadership conference are officially in. Like always, Eastern Oregon chapters put in quite the showing, with over two hundred students from Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Baker, Malheur, Harney, and Grant counties earning numerous awards across various categories. A full breakdown of all students and chapter excellence awards across our area of coverage is as follows:

Accounting 1:

• 4th: Samatha Gonzales, Hermiston Senior High School
• 5th: Nevaeh Paris, Hermiston Senior High School.
• 6th: Andrew Kubishta, Helix High school.

Accounting II:

• 4th: Olivia Jacoby, Baker Senior High School
• 5th: Yumalai Tejeda, Hermiston Senior High School
• 7th: Noe Grajeola, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 8th: Fernando Varela Lepe, Hermiston Senior High School

Advertising

• 5th: Jocelyn Hernandez. Hermiston Senior High School
• 9th: Isaac Arceo, Hermiston Senior High School

Agribusiness

• 3rd: Natasha Lane, La Grande High School
• 4th: John Lindsay, Heppner High School 
• 5th: Tanner Rovey, Cove High School 
• 7th: Bryan Vazquez Rodriguez, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 8th: Aden Lathrop, Heppner High School
•  9th: Isabel Wedam, Irrigon Senior High School 
• 10th: Alex Jaca, Baker Senior High School

Banking and Financial Systems

• 7th: Haylee Rodriguez, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 8th: Jacqueline Rodriguez Sanchez, Baker Senior High School

Broadcast Journalism

• 7th: Reagan Deem, Tivian Tripple Cove High School 
• 8th: Mykenzie Coley, Anaya Sanchez Baker Senior High School

Business Communication

• 4th: Dora Koltuv, La Grande High School
• 7th: Kaitlyn Crowther, Hermiston Senior High School
• 9th: Adelaid Walden, Baker Senior High School

Business Ethics

• 8th: Olive Carlson, Anne Hindman Baker Senior High School 

Business Etiquette

• 5th: Wyatt Dawson, Riverside Jr High School
• 7th: Kaiden DeLint, Imbler Middle Level
•  8th: Saviah Kunz, Imbler Middle Level
•  10th: Kallahan Oswald, Imbler Middle Level

Business Law

• 7th: Vincent Raschio, Grant Union High School 
• 8th: Ryan Chalmers, Helix High School 
• 9th: Carson Taylor, La Grande High School 
• 10th: Noah Spence, La Grande High School

Business Management

• 6th: Skeen Dittmann, Cove High School 
• 10th: Benjamin Finley, Grant Union High School

Business Plan

• 1st: Ella Jorgensen, La Grande High School
• 4th: Hunter Osterloh, La Grande High School

Career Exploration

• 5th: Millie Blaylock, Union High School – Middle Level 
• 7th: Leilani Griffith Baker, Middle School
• 9th: Jackson Sturm, Union High School – Middle Level

Client Service

• 6th: Brooklyn Rayl, Baker Senior High School 
• 7th: Adalyn Judd Grant, Union High School
• 9th: Francisco Carrillo, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 10th: Elyse Flores, Helix High School

Computer Problem Solving

• 1st: Brady Coller, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 2nd: Christian Gingrich, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 3rd: Aviana Navejar, Hermiston Senior High School
• 4th: Bryson Jeppeson, Hermiston Senior High School 

Crittle Thinking

• 2nd: Kaiden DeLint, Imbler Middle Level 
• 4th: Kali Carroll, Justine Nelson Imbler Middle Level
• 5th: Jacob Baxter, Caleb Shaw Union High School – Middle Level

Cyber Security

• 2nd: Henry Wadner, Cove High School 
• 3rd: Yahir Conejo-Garcia, Hermiston Senior High School
• 5th: Christian Gingrich, Hermiston Senior High School
• 8th: Yael Estrada Gutierrez, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 9th: Karidee Velasco, Hermiston Senior High School 

Data Analysis

• 4th: Savannah Walker, Helix High School
• 5th: Stephen Hofbauer, Hermiston Senior High School

Digital Animation

• 3rd: Corine Chen, Isabel Puerta Caldera, Hermiston Senior High School

Digital Citizenship

• 2nd: Sarah Kuhl, Union High School – Middle Level
• 5th: Wyatt Dawson, Riverside Jr High School

Digital Video Production

• 2nd: Logan Randleas, Grant Union High School 
• 6th Taryn McIlmoil, Jillian Nelson, Mattison Wolcott, La Grande High School

Economics

• 8th: Isaiah Webb, Cove High School
• 9th: Stephen Hofbauer, Hermiston Senior High School 

Electronic Career Portfolio

• 2nd: Andrew Kubishta, Helix High School 
• 3rd: Ethan Reeder, Helix High School

Entrepreneurship

• 3rd: John Lindsay, Heppner High School
• 8th: Isabel Wedam Irrigon, Senior High School 
• 9th: Claire Lindsay, Lita Nelson, Heppner High School 

Exploring Business Issues

• 5th: Payton Bowers, Aspen Lathrop, Union High School – Middle Level 

Exploring Computer Science

• 3rd: Matias Mello, Baker Middle School
• 6th: Daniel Irwin, Imbler Middle Level

Exploring Leadership

• 6th: Bella Brons, Riverside Jr High School
• 8th: Sophia Villegas, Riverside Jr High School
• 10th: Jocelyn Rayl, Baker Middle School

Exploring Parliamentary Procedure

• 3rd: Avery Ellis, Baker Middle School

Exploring Public Speaking

• 1st: Wyatt Dawson, Riverside Jr High School
• 5th: Avery Ellis, Baker Middle School
• 6th: Matthew Yancy, John C. Fremont Middle School
• 7th: Jocelyn Rayl, Baker Middle School

Exploring Technology

• 1st: Travis Mooney, Union High School – Middle Level 
• 6th: Colt Johnson, Imbler Middle Level 
• 9th: Amelia Doyon, Union High School – Middle Level 
• 10th: Blake Morton, Union High School – Middle Level

Exploring Website Design

• 1st: Isabelle Schmidt, Union High School – Middle Level
• 3rd: Amelia Doyon, Travis Mooney, Union High School – Middle Level
• 5th: Millie Blaylock, Kailen McConnell, Union High School – Middle Level

FBLA Concepts

• 7th: Isabelle Schmidt, Union High School – Middle Level 
• 9th: Meka LaMiller, Imbler Middle Level 

FBLA Mission & Pledge

• 6th: Meka LaMiller, Imbler Middle Level 
• 7th: Colt Johnson, Imbler Middle Level 
• 9th: Daniel Irwin, Imbler Middle Level

Financial Literacy

• 2nd: Kinley Adams, Imbler Middle Level
• 8th: 8th Justine Nelson, Imbler Middle Level

Financial Math

• 4th: Rigoberto Moreno Torres, Hermiston Senior High School
• 9th: Kolt Alam, Imbler High School

Financial Statement Analysis

• 1st: Olivia Jacoby, Brooklyn Rayl, Baker Senior High School
• 3rd Candelaria Salvador Carrera, Yumalai Tejeda, Fatima Venegas-navejas Hermiston Senior High School 

Future Business Educator

• 1st: Emily Jemmett, Hermiston Senior High School

Graphic Design

• 1st: Kaitlyn Crowther, Emily Jemmett, Hermiston Senior High School
• 4th: Ashlyn Dalton Baker, Senior High School
• 7th: Marek Fuhrmann Ontario, High School

Health Care Administration

• 3rd: Lucia Morales, Hermiston Senior High School
• 6th: Emersyn Miller, La Grande High School 
• 7th: Olivia Thew, Imbler High School

Help Desk

• 4th: Tivian Tripple, Cove High School

Hospitality & Event Management

• 3rd: Madeleine Burton, Kaden Jones, La Grande High School 
• 7th: Sabrina Belcher, Ontario High School 
• 8th: Isla Howard, London Kunz Imbler High School

Human Resource Management

• 3rd: Jocelyn Hernandez, Hermiston Senior High School
• 8th: Carson Cupit, La Grande High School
• 10th: Cadence Miles, Imbler High School

Impromptu Speaking

• 2nd: Isabella Warg, Imbler High School

Insurance & Risk Management

• 4th: Ephraim Moyal, La Grande High School
• 8th: Izabel Martin, Imbler High School 
• 9th: Kayleigh Coiner, Helix High School

International Business

• 4th: Rachel Sorensen, Hermiston Senior High School

Interpersonal Communication

• 9th: Kali Carroll Imbler Middle Level 
• 10th: Bereniceth Rodriguez-Sanchez, Baker Middle School

Introduction to Business Communication

• 3rd: Natalie Boland, Helix High School
• 6th: Dora Koltuv, La Grande High School 
• 7th: Kaidyn Kretschmer, Imbler High School

Introduction to Business Concepts

• 10th: Jhett Williams, Grant Union High School

Introduction to Business Procedure

• 4th: Owen Laster, La Grande High School

Introduction to Event Planning

• 1st: Elyse Flores, Olivia Jones, Helix High School
• 4th: RyAnna Fuhrmann, Ontario High School 

Introduction to FBLA

• 1st: Matthew Cole, Irrigon Senior High School 
• 6th: Keira Stiner, Grant Union High School 
• 7th: Abril Ceja, Grant Union High School 

Introduction to Financial Math

• 2nd: Eliza Bailey, Grant Union High School

Introduction to Information Technology

• 5th: Drew Benjamin, Baker Senior High School 

Introduction to Marketing Concepts

• 9th: Kate Hill, Helix High School 
• 10th: Rileigh Ackley, Imbler High School

Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure

• 4th: Ilah Eisiminger, Baker Senior High School
• 6th: Grace Tracy, Baker Senior High School

Introduction to Public Speaking

• 1st: Olivia Thew, Imbler High School
• 5th: Cosette Klusmier, Grant Union High School
• 8th: Isla Howard, Imbler High School 
• 9th: London Kunz, Imbler High School

Introduction to Social Media Strategy

• 4th: Olive Carlson, Baker Senior High School

Job Interview

• 1st: Natasha Lane, La Grande High School 
• 3rd: Tanner Rovey, Cove High School 
• 4th: Victoria Morris, Helix High School 
• 5th: Carson Cupit, La Grande High School 
• 7th: Emanuel Rodriguez Sanchez, Baker Senior High School 

Journalism

• 4th: Hailey Davis, Cove High School 
• 7th: Brianna Makin, Helix High School

Learning Strategies

• 1st: Caleb Shaw, Union High School – Middle Level 
• 2nd: Jacob Baxter, Union High School – Middle Level 

Local Chapter Annual Business Report

• 1st: Baker Senior, High School 

Marketing

• 1st: Rileigh Ackley, Kaidyn Kretschmer, Imbler High School
• 4th: Mason Kimball, Noah Spence, Carson Taylor, La Grande High School
• 6th: Lucas Barahona, Fatima Venegasnavejas, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 7th: Miriam Koltuv, La Grande High School

Network Design

• 1st: Taylor Gosnell, Hannah Mckinley, Grant Union High School

Networking Infrastructures

• 3rd: Aviana Navejar, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 4th: Sarahi Gutierrez Ayala, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 5th: Karidee, Velasco Hermiston Senior High School 

Organizational Leadership

• 2nd: Madelyn Bailey, Grant Union High School
• 10th: Tayler Bowles, Imbler High School

Partnership with Business Project

• 1st: Grant Union High School 
• 2nd: Ontario High School

Personal Finance

• 5th: Hayden Larson, Hermiston Senior High School
• 8th: Kyla Olivares, Ontario High School

Public Policy & Advocacy

• 5th: Miriam Koltuv, La Grande High School 
• 6th: Aries Woodward Hermiston, Senior High School 
• 7th: Ashlyn Sanchez Diaz, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 8th: Brady Coller Hermiston, Senior High School 

Public Service Announcement

• 4th: Cayman Campbell, Ontario High School 

Public Speaking

• 1st: Ashlyn Dalton, Baker Senior High School 
• 4th: Ethan Reeder, Helix High School

Sales Presentation

• 1st: Ellie Morris, Calli Sovince, Helix High School
• 8th: Jarred Durrant, Delaney Klinger, La Grande High School
• 10th: Skeen Dittmann, Warren Willson, Cove High School

Securities & Investments

• 5th: Hayden Larson, Hermiston Senior High School 

Social Media Strategies

• 1st: Eliza Bailey, Madelyn Bailey, Grant Union High School
• 6th: Marley Barrett, Baker Senior High School 

Sports & Entertainment Management

• 2nd: Kaleb Gosnell, Taylor Gosnell, Jhett Williams, Grant Union High School
• 10th: Alex Jaca, John Murphy, Tucker Reid, Baker Senior High School

Spreadsheet Applications

• 2nd: Rebecca Godoy, Hermiston Senior High School 
• 3rd: Andrew Kubishta, Helix High School

UX Design

• 1st: Hailey Davis, Cove High School 

Video Game Challenge

• 5th: Caden Blackburn, Blake Morton, Union High School – Middle Level

Visual Design

• 6th: Karli Kretschmer, Emersyn Miller, La Grande High School

Website Coding & Development

• 2nd: Yahir Conejo-Garcia, Yael Estrada Gutierrez, Bryson Jeppeson, Hermiston Senior High School

Website Design

• 2nd: Abril Ceja, Keira Stiner, Grant Union High School 
• 3rd: Nevaeh Paris, Hermiston Senior High School 

Word Processing

• 8th: Rebecca Godoy, Hermiston Senior High School

Congratulations to all winners!

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