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Bridgeland, Cy Woods students win at FBLA national conference

Cypress Woods High School Class of 2022 graduate Eshal Warsi, left, and senior Ryan Georgian, right, won first place.
Cypress Woods High School Class of 2022 graduate Eshal Warsi, left, and senior Ryan Georgian, right, won first place in Entrepreneurship at the 2022 Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference held June 24-July 2 in Chicago, Ill. 

July 21, 2022—Twelve CFISD students from Bridgeland and Cypress Woods high schools earned top 10 awards in six different events at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference held June 24-July 2 in Chicago, Ill.

Bridgeland High School sophomore Sriharsha Potta placed first in Introduction to Business Concepts.
Bridgeland High School sophomore Sriharsha Potta placed first in Introduction to Business Concepts at the 2022 FBLA National Leadership Conference.

More than 12,000 students from across the country participated in the conference where they attended learning sessions with industry leaders, elected a national student officer team and competed in multiple events.

Bridgeland High School seniors Aditya Naidu, left, and Tarun Manoharan, right, placed second in Coding & Programming.
Bridgeland High School seniors Aditya Naidu, left, and Tarun Manoharan, right, placed second in Coding & Programming 2022 FBLA National Leadership Conference.

The following CFISD students placed at the FBLA National Leadership Conference:

Name

High School

Place

Event

Sriharsha Potta

Bridgeland

1

Introduction to Business Concepts

Ryan Georgian and Eshal Warsi

Cypress Woods

1

Entrepreneurship

Tarun Manoharan and Aditya Naidu

Bridgeland

2

Coding & Programming

Russell Cates and Advaith Kartha

Bridgeland

3

International Business

Adarsh Hegde and Siddharth Potta

Bridgeland

7

Business Financial Plan

Trisha Darure, Manasvi Jonna and Inaaya Mahimwala

Bridgeland

8

Public Service Announcement

 

Bridgeland High School seniors Advaith Kartha, left, and Russell Cates, right, placed third in International Business.
Bridgeland High School seniors Advaith Kartha, left, and Russell Cates, right, placed third in International Business at the 2022 FBLA National Leadership Conference.

“I am so glad we were able to be back in person this year for FBLA’s National Leadership Conference,” said Lori Andrade, Cypress Woods FBLA sponsor. “The students had a great time competing and learning from one another and seeing Chicago!”  

Students compete and are recognized for a broad range of business and career-related areas at the local, state and national levels. The FBLA National Leadership Conference is the culmination of students’ hard work from the previous academic year and an opportunity to showcase the skills and knowledge gained in the classroom.

Bridgeland High School juniors Adarsh Hegde, left, and Siddharth Potta, right, placed seventh in Business Financial Plan.
Bridgeland High School juniors Adarsh Hegde, left, and Siddharth Potta, right, placed seventh in Business Financial Plan at the 2022 FBLA National Leadership Conference.

Bridgeland High School sophomores, from left, Inaaya Mahimwala, Manasvi Jonna and Trisha Darure, placed eighth.
Bridgeland High School sophomores, from left, Inaaya Mahimwala, Manasvi Jonna and Trisha Darure, placed eighth in Public Service Announcement at the 2022 FBLA National Leadership Conference.