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Changes for 2023-2024

Georgia FBLA members are given the opportunity to compete in nearly 100 different competitive events at the region, state, and national levels. These events include objective tests, interviews, technical skills tests, written reports, and performances.

2023-2024 Competitive Event Changes (High School):

RETIRED EVENTS

• Business Financial Plan
• Publication Design

Financial Statement Analysis – Team, prejudged and presentation

RLC – n/a – straight to state

SLC – Competitors will submit a 7-minute video on YouTube (mark unlisted) delivering their presentation by February 13.  Top 7 finalists (announced in early March) will deliver their presentations to judges at SLC.

Future Business Educator – Team, prejudged and presentation

SLC – Competitors will submit a 7-minute video on YouTube (mark unlisted) demonstrating the website they coded (code from scratch – no templates/web content management systems) by February 13.  Top 7 finalists (announced in early March) will deliver their presentations to judges at SLC.

Introduction to Programming – Team, prejudged and presentation, 9th and 10th grades only

SLC – Competitors will submit a 7-minute video on YouTube (mark unlisted) demonstrating the program by February 13.  Top 7 finalists (announced in early March) will deliver their presentations to judges at SLC.

Visual Design – Team, prejudged and presentation

RLC – Competitors will submit PDFs of their designs by November 28. Top finalists in each region (announced in mid-December) will deliver their 7-minute presentations to judges at their respective RLC.

SLC – Competitors who advance from RLC will deliver their presentations to judges at SLC (preliminary round and final round)

Website Coding & Development – Team, prejudged and presentation

NAME CHANGES

Public Policy & Advocacy – This is the event formerly known as Political Science. 

EVENT MODIFICATIONS

Electronic Career Portfolio (Georgia changes only)

RLC – Competitors will now submit a electronic career portfolio websites (URLs of live website) in Blue Panda by November 28 with all RLC presubmissions. These presubmissions will be prejudged and the top finalists in each region will present their project to a panel of judges at their RLCs.  All competitors for this event must be registered as a RLC attendee. SLC – The first place entry from each RLC will advance to SLC, plus any remaining wild cards from the regions with a larger number of competing teams. There is no SLC presubmission.

Public Service Announcement (Georgia changes only)

RLC – Competitors will now submit a prejudged PSA videos (uploaded to YouTube and marked unlisted) in Blue Panda by November 28 with all RLC presubmissions. These presubmissions will be prejudged and the top finalists in each region will present their project to a panel of judges at their RLCs.  All competitors for this event must be registered as a RLC attendee. SLC – The first place entry from each RLC will advance to SLC, plus any remaining wild cards from the regions with a larger number of competing teams. There is no SLC presubmission.

PROCEDURAL CHANGES

Impromptu Speaking

Presentation time has changed from 4 minutes to 5 minutes.

Introduction to Public Speaking

Public Service Announcement 

Presentation time changed from 5 minutes to 7 minutes

All Objective Test Events (except Business Ethics)

The time allowed for the objective tests (all events except Business Ethics) has been reduced to 50 minutes, instead of 60 minutes.  The time allowed for the Business Ethics objective test is now 30 minutes.

Visual Aid Setup Time

For those presentation events that allow visual aids, the setup time is now 3 minutes, instead of 5 minutes.

Performance Events at FLC/RLC and Preliminary Round at SLC)

Projectors will no longer be allowed for the competitive event rounds at FLC/RLC or in the preliminary rounds at SLC.  Power and internet access will not be provided for these rounds, nor may competitors plug into available outlets. For those presentation events that allow visual aids, the competitors will now show their presentations to the judges directly from their battery-powered laptops or devices.  Competitors may use an external screen provided that it does not exceed 17″ diagonally or require the use of power. 

Rating Sheets

All rating sheets have been updated and point ranges have changed.

Official Dress Requirement Changes

The blue FBLA tie and scarf are no longer required elements of the Georgia FBLA Official Dress for performance competitors. However, members must still wear a necktie/bowtie with their collared button-up dress shirts (blouses excluded)

2023-2024 Competitive Event Changes (Middle School):

Battle of the Chapters

Microsoft Office Concepts

Annual Chapter Activities Presentation  – The time limit has been changed to 7 minutes

Business Ethics  – The time limit has been changed to 7 minutes

Career Research  – The time limit has been changed to 7 minutes

Community Service Presentation – The time limit has been changed to 7 minutes

Critical Thinking  – The time limit has been changed to 7 minutes

Elevator Speech –  The event will not include the component of a business card and visual (e.g., flyer).  Th length of the speech has been increased to 3 minutes.

Exploring Business Issues  – The time limit has been changed to 7 minutes; Visual aids/technology may now be used

FBLA Mission & Pledge – The time limit has been changed to 3 minutes

Marketing Mix Challenge  – The time limit has been changed to 7 minutes

Middle School National Events – the top four in each event will now qualify to compete at NLC

National Eligibility – Members may now compete in an individual/team event as well as a chapter event at NLC

Equipment Setup Time – the setup time for events that allow visual aids/equipment has been changed 3 minutes

Presentation Rating Sheets – all presentation rating sheets have changed; descriptors have been added and point ranges have changed

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Middle Level

Middle level events, start a chapter.

The events below are for FBLA Arizona Middle Level members only.  

Middle Level competitors can choose to compete in individual events, chapter or team events, and objective tests.

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Objective Tests:

Business Etiquette

Career Exploration

Digital Citizenship

Exploring Computer Science 

Exploring Economics

Exploring Technology

FBLA Concepts

Financial Literacy

Interpersonal Communication

Leadership Strategies

Running an Effective Meeting

Individual Events:

Career Research

Elevator Speech

FBLA Mission & Pledge 

Team Events:

Business Ethics 

Critical Thinking Skills

Exploring Business Issues

Marketing Mix Challenge

Multimedia & Website Development

Video Game Challenge

Chapter Events (Individual or Team) :

Annual Chapter Activities Presentation

Battle of the Chapters  (State Only)

Business Graphics   (State Only)

Chapter Scrapbook  (State Only)

Chapter Sign  (State Only)

Chapter T-Shirt  (State Only)

Community Service Presentation

August 2022 Newsletter

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October 2022 Newsletter

November 2022 Newsletter

December 2022 Newsletter

January 2023 Newsletter

February 2023 Newsletter

Files  and Winners

List of Middle Level Chapters

2024 SLC Middle Level Top 3

Adviser Awards History 

Calendar of Events

October 1,  2024             Online Testing Tournament  begins

October TBD, 2024        FBLA on Fire Leadership Conference with the Suns

November  6, 2024          Fall Leadership Extravaganza (FLEX)

December 1, 2024          Online Testing Tournament Ends

January TBD, 2025        Middle-Level  Regional Competition

April 1-2, 2024                State Leadership Conference                                                      

June 27- July 2, 2025      National Leadership Conference                                                                                  

ML NLC Information 

When: June 27- July 2, 2024 (Includes travel days)

Where:  Anaheim, CA

Registration:    Coming Soon

Registration Dates

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                            Close:     Coming Soon

2023 FBLA National Leadership Conference Middle-Level Competitive Events Information:   Click Here

2024 NLC Middle Level Winners :

Ashlyn Hawes - Round Valley Middle School, Az

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Samara Oblast, Russia

The capital city of Samara oblast: Samara .

Samara Oblast - Overview

Samara Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the southeastern part of European Russia, in the middle reaches of the Volga River, part of the Volga Federal District. Samara is the capital city of the region.

The population of Samara Oblast is about 3,132,000 (2022), the area - 53,565 sq. km.

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History of Samara Oblast

The territory of the present Samara region became part of the Russian state in the middle of the 16th century, after the Kazan and Astrakhan khanates were conquered by the Russian state. In the 17th-18th centuries, the territory around the middle Volga was colonized by migrants from other regions of Russia and foreigners (in particular, the Volga Germans).

The intensified colonization of the region began only in the second half of the 18th century. From the mid 19th century, this region experienced economic growth. Samara became an important center of the Russian domestic grain market, which led to the development of trade and industry in the city. In 1851, Samara became the center of Samara guberniya (province).

In 1935, Samara was renamed into Kuybyshev (the historical name was returned in 1990). In Soviet times, industrialization had a serious impact on the development of the region. Construction of plants producing explosives, poisonous substances and ammunition began in the town of Chapayevsk.

During the Second World War, the region became one of the centers of the defense industry of the USSR. In 1941, an oil processing plant was put into operation in Syzran providing the army with fuel. Several aviation plants were evacuated to Kuybyshev from Moscow and Voronezh. They started production of “Il-2” attack aircraft.

More Historical Facts…

In 1942, a railway passed through Syzran to supply Soviet troops during the Stalingrad Battle. In 1941-1943, diplomatic missions of foreign countries to the USSR were located in Kuybyshev (Samara). In 1941, there were plans for transferring the capital of the country to Kuybyshev in case the German troops capture Moscow.

In the 1950s-1960s, this region was one of the leading centers of oil extracting in the USSR. In 1945-1951, Kuybyshev and Novokuybyshev oil processing plants were built. At the same time, construction of Zhiguli hydroelectric power station was resumed. It was put into operation in 1955. Because of this construction, the town of Stavropol was flooded and was rebuilt in a new place and received a new name - Tolyatti.

Later, the construction base created during the construction of Zhiguli hydroelectric power station was used to create a series of other large industrial enterprises in Tolyatti - “KuybyshevAzot” mineral fertilizer plant, “Tolyattikauchuk” synthetic rubber plant (1964-1966), the Volga Automobile Plant (1970), and the largest in the country and the world manufacturer of ammonia “TolyattiAzot” (1979).

At the same time, aviation production was expanded. Kuibyshev Aviation Plant began production of the most mass Soviet passenger medium-haul aircraft Tu-154. The Soviet rocket space program orders were also fulfilled at this plant (“Progress” rockets).

In the post Soviet period, due to saved economic potential, Samara oblast has become one of the main economic centers of the country.

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Samara Oblast - Features

Samara Oblast stretches from north to south for 335 km, and from west to east - for 315 km. The climate is moderately continental. The average temperature in July is plus 20.7 degrees Celsius, in January - minus 13.8 degrees Celsius.

The largest cities and towns of the region are Samara (1,137,000), Tolyatti (685,600), Syzran (163,000), Novokuybyshevsk (98,400), Chapaevsk (70,100), Zhigulevsk (50,000), Otradny (47,000).

The main resources of the Samara region are oil, natural gas, shale oil, various building materials, water resources. The local industry is presented by about 400 large and medium plants and over 4,000 small ones. The most developed industries are machine building (automotive industry) and metalworking, fuel, electric power, chemical and petrochemical, non-ferrous metallurgy.

AvtoVAZ is the largest manufacturer of cars in Russia and Eastern Europe. TogliattiAzot is the largest producer of ammonia in the world (about 8-10%). The 300-kilometer section of the main ammonia pipeline Togliatti-Odessa passes through the territory of the region.

Crop production specializes in the cultivation of wheat, barley, millet, buckwheat, sunflower, vegetables, and potatoes. Livestock is represented by production of cattle meat and milk, pigs, poultry.

Tourism in Samara Oblast

There are 19 monuments of archeology, more than 1,200 cultural monuments, 11 theaters, and 58 museums on the territory of the Samara region. The cities of Samara, Syzran and Tolyatti are included in the List of Historical Settlements of the Russian Federation.

The most developed areas of tourism: sightseeing tourism, cruises along the Volga River, medical and recreational, ecological, event, rural, and ethnographic tourism, caving tourism, bicycle and horse routes.

The most interesting sights:

• The buildings of the Samara Drama Theater and the Samara Opera and Ballet Theater,
• Stalin’s Bunker, House with Elephants, Klodt Mansion, Zhigulevsky Brewery in Samara,
• Samara Space Museum,
• Church of Sergius of Radonezh in Chapaevsk,
• Kremlin, Sterlyadkin Mansion in Syzran,
• Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Verhnee Sancheeleevo,
• Museum of the History of Technology in Tolyatti,
• House-museum of Ilya Repin in the village of Shiryaevo,
• Sarbai Center of Folk Crafts in the village of Sarbai,
• Center for Historical Modeling “Ancient World” with the dwellings of the Stone and Bronze Ages,
• Zhiguli State Nature Reserve and Samarskaya Luka National Park - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Zhiguli Mountains are the largest mountain range in the region and, at the same time, one of the most beautiful places in Russia.

Annual festivals taking place in the Samara region:

• All-Russia festival of the author’s song named after Valery Grushin (the first weekend of July),
• “World of Bards” (in the end of August),
• Festival of electronic music and extreme sports GES FEST (the second week of July),
• “The Battle of Timur and Tokhtamysh”,
• “Steppe races in the Samara estate of Leo Tolstoy”,
• International festival “Drums of the World” (June),
• Holiday “Syzran tomato” (mid-August),
• “Holiday of a cherry pie” in the village of Shiryaevo,
• International festival “Theatrical Circle” in Tolyatti,
• Festival of Classical Ballet named after Alla Shelest.

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