Annandale’s Future Business Leaders of America attended the Regional Leadership Conference which was held at Marymount University last Tuesday, Oct. 13.

“The purpose of the conference is to develop leadership, improve communication skills, team building skills and provide networking opportunities with other regional FBLA organizations,” FBLA supervisor, Adams said.  

Annandale students and faculty that went first listened to an opening statement by one of the Northern Virginia FBLA directors. After the speech, students were given the option to attend various sessions about FBLA etiquette and future events and competitions available to FBLA members. These sessions were beneficial to new members because it helped them prepare for what they were going to be doing for the rest of the year.

Once the sessions were finished, the attendees were treated to a buffet styled dinner that was completely paid for by Annandale. While all the students and faculty were finishing their meal, the conference was closed with a statement and a raffle ticket drawing.

After the meeting was adjourned, students had great feelings about what they had just learned.

“The FBLA fall conference was a good experience for the other students and me,” junior Omar Abuhashish said. “I think it really put me on a stepping stone to participate in further activities with our school’s FBLA organization.”

The FBLA main website states that “[they] bring business and education together through innovative career and leadership development programs,” which was clearly shown this past Tuesday.