April 16, 2026
Graham High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Club was recognized by the school board this week after recently traveling to Reston, Virginia, to compete in the State Leadership Conference.
The FBLA organization develops leadership, communication, and teamwork skills that are essential for success in the business world.
This year, Graham High School senior Elise Jacobs served as the FBLA State President. She presided over the entire conference this past weekend, representing her school with distinction.
The following students attended the competition:
Sophia Berry
Tristan Brown
Caleb Cumbow – 5th Place, Future Business Educator
Chase Cumbow
Cassidy Dixon
Maylee Ferguson
Hayleigh Fitzpatrick
Jonathan Flanagan
Zoe France
Brogan Gilpin
Bronson Gilpin
Colton Graham
Matthew Graham – 2nd Place, Cyber Security
Riley Graham
Alana Hamaty
Riley Harvey
Izzy Hernandez
Elise Jacobs – 1st Place, Future Business Leader; recipient of the Michael Mills Learn to Lead Scholarship and the FBLA Who’s Who Scholarship
Natalie Justice
Gabby Kaklis
Evie Kemp
Noah Mulkey
Dalton Murphy
Cadence Owen
Gage Palmer
Eli Peretti
Andrew Poteet
Marcus Protti-Lawrence
Marley Perdue
Rylee Richardson
Owen Sagady
Shae Scarberry
Adysen Smith
Alex Spencer
Clinton “CJ” Turley
Baila Turner
Kensley Watkins
London Woods
Karlie Yos
Maddee Young
The Graham High School FBLA is sponsored by Dr. Diane Belcher and Mr. Michael Blevins.