Calvert County Public Schools Students Shine in FBLA Eastern Regional Conference

Students from Huntingtown High School and Northern High School earned outstanding results at the Maryland Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Eastern Regional Conference on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, held at South River High School. Ten high schools from across the Eastern Region of Maryland, including St. Mary’s, Calvert, Anne Arundel, Wicomico, Dorchester, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Worcester, and Kent counties, competed in workshops, judged events, and leadership sessions.

Huntingtown High School, advised by Lynne Gillis, placed in 14 contests, and Northern High School, advised by Wendi Ring, placed in 23 contests. All qualifying entries will advance to the FBLA State Leadership Conference March 11–13 in Ocean City, Maryland. Huntingtown junior Kevin Becraft also served as a workshop presenter, leading a regional session on leadership.

Regional Winners by Contest and Placement

Accounting

• 1st, Taraksh Ojha (HHS)

Broadcast Journalism

• 3rd, Chloe Chen, ABCDE Mackall-Gross, Isaac Simpson (NHS)

Business Communication

• 3rd, Sydney Hao (HHS)

Computer Problem Solving

• 2nd, Lochlan Fitzgerald (NHS)

Cyber Security

• 1st, Ihnaya Mason (HHS)

Data Analysis

• 3rd, Blake Shaner, Garrett Towns, Alex Walker (NHS)

Economics

• 4th, Sarah Saulten (HHS)

Entrepreneurship

• 1st, Jake Doolittle (NHS)

Graphic Design

• 2nd, Addison Brunelle, Madalyn Sokolov, Hailey Ulmer (NHS)

Health Care Administration

• 4th, Addison Sunderlin (HHS)

Human Resource Management

• 1st, Amaria Jenkins (HHS)

Insurance and Risk Management

• 1st, Ada Marciniak (NHS)

Introduction to Business Communications

• 4th, Alex Balogh (NHS)

Introduction to Business Procedures

• 2nd, Coura Cisse (HHS)
• 4th, Israel Mumuney (NHS)

Introduction to FBLA

• 1st, Amy Boblane (HHS)
• 3rd, Andrew Grover (NHS)
• 4th, Colton Huffman (NHS)

Introduction to Information Technology

• 1st, Lochlan Fitzgerald (NHS)
• 4th, Albert Zaidi (NHS)

Introduction to Public Speaking

• 1st, Elizabeth Traquair (NHS)
• 2nd, Quinn Ober (HHS)
• 4th, Seth Spangler (NHS)

Introduction to Programming

• 3rd, Don Schreffler (NHS)

Introduction to Supply Chain Management

• 1st, Owen Darrow (NHS)
• 2nd, William Hornickle (NHS)

Marketing

• 1st, Ada Marciniak (NHS)
• 2nd, Fitz Human, Hudson Schlegle (NHS)

Organizational Leadership

• 4th, Nathan Hitchman (NHS)

Personal Finance

• 4th, Abdullah Sami (HHS)

Public Administration & Management

• 2nd, Alyssa Summers (HHS)

Public Service Announcement

• 1st, Nathan Hitchman (NHS)
• 2nd, Samantha Blalock-Yeich, April Thomas (HHS)

Real Estate

• 1st, Joshua Evans (HHS)

Retail Management

• 1st, Jessica Nguyen (NHS)

Social Media Strategies

• 2nd, Jasella Brissette (NHS)

Sports & Entertainment Management

• 3rd, Abby Kendall, Audrey Randolph (NHS)
• 4th, Anthony DeGaetano, Michael Stafford (NHS)

Huntingtown High School and Northern High School will represent Calvert County Public Schools at the FBLA State Leadership Conference this March in Ocean City, Maryland.

Congratulations to our students and many thanks to their hard-working advisors!