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BUSINESS LEADERS These kids are minding their own business(es) Student chapter engaged in leadership By Katherine Lacaze For Seaside Signal The success of Seaside High School’s fledgling Future Business Leaders of America chapter reveals how team members have taken to heart the idea of jumping in feet first. The chapter, which is led by business teacher Mike Verhulst, is preparing to send 21 students to the FBLA State Business Lead- ership Conference in Port- land from April 6 to 8, and a few students have even secured their spot at the Na- tional Leadership Confer- ence. “I’m really blown away KATHERINE LACAZE/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL During the FBLA prep night March 22, Seaside High School junior Isaiah Collins gives a presentation on the 3-D animated video he created with his teammates, senior Brent Walsh and junior Rafael Sibony. KATHERINE LACAZE/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL Seaside High School junior Bryre Babbitt (left) and senior Kara Ipson talk on their Future Business Leaders of America chapter’s involvment in the school’s Don’t Catch This Wave campaign. by the connection I’ve been able to make with the kids and how engaged they are,” said Verhulst, who is in his first year at Seaside. “These kids have made my life re- ally easy in terms of their support.” He structured Seaside’s FBLA chapter as a class/club hybrid. During the second term, students participated in the business leadership class, where they developed a ba- sic understanding of busi- ness, picked their projects and for which competitive events, and developed skills necessary to complete those projects. Once the class end- ed, students had to find time GO FREE WITH EVERY PASSENGER CAR AND LIGHT TRUCK TIRE PURCHASE Free Lifetime Tire & Mileage Care www.lumsautocenter.com meet their judges face-to- face and give a presentation at the competition in April. That was the competitive aspect students addressed during an FBLA Prep Night, held March 22 at the school. “At this point we all have our projects and presen- tations ready,” said senior Zeynep Payzanoğlu, who is competing in 3-D animation with senior Kara Ipson. “To- day is a practice competition for us.” The teams presented their projects, which includ- ed 3-D animated videos, business plans and e-busi- ness propositions, in front of volunteer judges and other community members. In the six years Verhulst has been an FBLA adviser, he’s found See Business, Page 11B PROUD TO SUPPORT THE SEASIDE SEAGULLS! GULLS 888-488-4260 1605 SE Ensign Ln Warrenton on their own to meet with project partners and finish their work. Because of the size of Oregon FBLA, schools hold on-site regional competitions where members take an on- line test. In Seaside, the re- gional contest took place in February, and all the students qualified to compete at the state level. FBLA competitions fea- ture a myriad of events, some of which include a presenta- tion and are judged in-per- son. Students may partici- pate in one judged event and one written event — such as business calculations, ac- counting, personal finance or business communications. As they get ready for state, many Seaside students already have submitted piec- es from their project, but will Ready to serve you at these locations: WARRENTON MCCALL’S TIRE 1167 SE Marlin Avenue 503-861-3252 CONTRACTOR INDUSTRIAL HOME OWNER WEDDINGS & EVENTS SEASIDE 2155 S Roosevelt 503-738-9243 10 • Seaside Signal/Cannon Beach Gazette • Spring 2017 • Seagull Pride 2525 HIGHWAY 101 N. SEASIDE, OR 97138 5 0 3- 738- 736 8