Halstead FBLA

05/19/2026

One of the last units in Principles of Marketing covered visual merchandising and understanding how businesses attract customers and influence buying decisions. Students learned about focal points, display techniques (color, lighting, signage, props, and product placement), and target customers for specific products. After evaluating real-world retail displays, students created their own 3-D merchandise display. Take a look at some of their work!

05/12/2026

Haspels wins 8th place in the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist - Word State Championship Spring Qualifier

The winners of the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Kansas State Championship Spring Qualifier have been announced by Certiport, a Pearson Business, the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate people’s academic and career opportunities.
Winning 8th in the Microsoft Office Specialist Word (Office 2019) category is Johnathan Haspels from Halstead, Kansas. Haspels competed against students from across Kansas to earn this coveted placement.

To compete in the Spring Qualifier, students aged 13 to 22 were eligible to participate in one of six competition tracks by submitting a qualified, passing score on the MOS Word, Excel®, or PowerPoint® certification exams by May 1, 2026. 12 Halstead High School students submitted their certification scores this year.

“We have seen amazing results from the MOS program at our school as students learn and validate key workforce skills,” said Michaela Forkenbrock, Halstead High School Business Instructor. “Johnathan will now have an important distinction to place on his resume that shows a desire to learn in-demand skills.” Miss Forkenbrock was also honored as a Certiport Outstanding Educator this year.

The Microsoft Office Specialist certification is the only official Microsoft-recognized certification for Microsoft Office globally and serves as a powerful instrument for assessing students’ skills and preparing them for real-world application of their knowledge.

05/08/2026

04/30/2026

We are so proud of our 15 students who have qualified for the National FBLA Leadership Conference in San Antonio, TX this summer! We're now looking for sponsors to help make this opportunity a reality. Whether you're a local business or an individual who wants to support our future leaders, we would be so grateful! 💙💛

Please check out the sponsorship letter and form attached. If you'd like to learn more, feel free to message us directly!

Thank you in advance!

04/18/2026

04/15/2026

Need a sweet start to summer break?? We’ve got that covered! 🥧 Our national qualifiers are selling Carriage Crossing pies to help fund their trip to San Antonio this summer. Check out the order form to see the variety of flavors to choose from.

💰$20 each

🗓️Orders due May 5th

📍Pickup or delivery in the Halstead area on May 21st

Message us, comment below, or contact an FBLA member to place your order! Thank you for supporting HHS FBLA 💙

04/10/2026

Congratulations to the following members who placed in objective tests at State:

Ryan Jahnke - 2nd - Cybersecurity
Ryan Jahnke - 5th - Data Science & AI
Lydia Thompson - 9th - Healthcare Admin
Eli Wilcox - 2nd - Intro to FBLA
Lydia Thompson - 10th - Project Management
Lydia Thompson - 4th - Public Admin & Management
Parker Metoyer - 8th - Public Admin & Management

Ryan, Eli, and Lydia are qualified for Nationals!! 🎉

04/01/2026

04/01/2026

Halstead’s very own Alex Williams was honored as one of FBLA’s Businesspersons of the Year at yesterday’s Awards Ceremony. We are so grateful for all he does for Halstead FBLA, Halstead students, and our community 💙

Congratulations, Alex! It was great to celebrate you!

04/01/2026

Halstead FBLA junior, Leah Parks singing the national anthem at the State Leadership Conference.

She also placed 6th in the state in Public Speaking.

Congratulations, Leah! We are so proud of you!! 💙

04/01/2026

🏅AWARDS CEREMONY🏅

We brought home not one, not two, but THREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS! Congratulations to the following 13 members who placed in the top 4 of presentation and speaking events, qualifying for the National Leadership Conference in San Antonio this summer.

Piper, Daynica, Khloey in Event Planning (1st)

Taryn, Aaron, Tyson in Broadcast Journalism (1st)

Michael and Tess in Hospitality & Event Management (1st)

Gio and Michael in International Business (2nd)

Taryn, Austin, Aaron in PSA (2nd)

Harrison and Leighton in Financial Statement Analysis (2nd)

Maliha in Graphic Design (4th)

Austin, Tyson, Aaron in Digital Video (4th)

We are so proud of our chapter! Objective test results will be posted later this week.