Gold Coast Future Business Leaders of America

State Prejudged Events

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:00:48 -0800

Hey FBLA members!

I know you all are very anxious! The State Prejudged Events' results will be posted on the California FBLA website at cafbla.org. The state is working diligently. Please refrain from contacting the state adviser, Mrs. Nakauchi. The results will be posted in a week or so.

Good luck to you, Gold Coast!

Thank you!

People Advancing to State

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:37:17 -0800

Remember - keep letting us know if any of your State qualifiers are not going to be attending the State Leadership Conference. We want to make sure we notify everyone who can advance to State with enough time for them to register for the conference.

Ventura County Star article on Moorpark FBLA

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:29:27 -0800

Moorpark FBLA was just featured in a recent article of the Ventura County Star.
Check it out!

Moorpark High Wins Business Competition Again

If your school has had any recent press coverage, let us know!

2009 Gold Coast Section Conference - Winners (Top 10)

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:36:17 -0800

Click here for the list of winners from the conference:
2009 Gold Coast Section Competitive Events Results.pdf

Congratulations to all the winners! If you qualified to go to State and will not be attending please let know as soon as possible so we can notify the next in line. Email your updates to goldcoastdirector@cafbla.org.

CONFERENCE UPDATE! (sent to key contacts via email)

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:39:41 -0800

I hope you're as excited about tomorrow's conference as we are! I just wanted to remind you of a couple things for tomorrow...

First, advisers: Please report to Room 540 at 8:15 for the adviser morning briefing.

- Test tickets: When your chapter checks in you'll receive an index card for each competitor. It's vital that you pass these out to the students as soon as you check-in the morning. This index card has the schedule for that competitor's events, where those rooms are located, their ID, and if they are testing in the gym it has the exact seat number that they are assigned.

- ID: Please remind your members to bring their school, photo-ID. No one will be allowed to compete without their ID. We will not accept faxes on the day of the event.

- Pencils: We have a small set of extra pencils, so please encourage your members to bring their own no. 2 pencils for written events.

- Dress code: Every year we unfortunately need to "DQ" (disqualify) competitors because they are violating the dress code. Click here for the CA FBLA dress code. Some of the most common violations include males wearing white socks (non-dress socks) and females not wearing nylons when wearing skirts or dresses.

- Check-in tomorrow morning begins at 7:00 AM in Room 530. Please have all your members seated inside the gym by 8:00 AM for the start of the Opening Session.

- Has your chapter sent in its Voting Delegates? See this GoldCoastFBLA.org entry for more information.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly. We'll be busy working on the conference (on the road) all day, but we''ll try to be as available as possible.
Check GoldCoastFBLA.org for any last minute updates!

CHAPTER T-SHIRT RUNWAY!

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:45:28 -0800

Hey Gold Coasters, the Section Conference is right around the corner which means we are even closer to tests, scantrons, rollercoasters, and of course, runways. This year, the leadership team would like to invite all chapters to participate in the Gold Coast Fashion Show. If your chapter has a snazzy t-shirt or polo that they would like to "strut" in the fashion show, please email me at goldcoastpr@cafbla.org by Thursday, February 26. In the email please make sure to include your chapter name and the name of the model who will be walking during the opening session. The winning chapter will be announced during the awards ceremony and will receive full bragging rights as the 2009 "Best Looking Chapter." We look forward to seeing you this Saturday, so study hard and practice that catwalk as FBLA prepares for takeoff!

Voting Delegates - IMMEDIATE Action Required

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:37:36 -0800

Please email the names of your chapter's two voting delegates to goldcoastvpservice@cafbla.org as soon as possible. No later than Tuesday, February 24. The following chapters have not submitted the names of their voting delegates.

~~Alhambra~~ Thank you!
Arroyo
Calabasas
Channel Islands
~~Diamond Bar~~ Thank you!
El Monte
~~Gabrielino~~ Thank you!
Mark Keppel
~~Moorpark~~ Thank you!
Newbury Park
Lancaster
La Reina
Lompoc
~~Palos Verdes Peninsula~~ Thank you!
Pioneer Valley
Rosemead
Royal Oak
Righetti
~~San Gabriel~~ Thank you!
Santa Maria
~~San Marino~~ Thank you!
~~South El Monte~~ Thank you!
Temple City
Walnut
West Ranch

Registration Snapshot - Please Review Email

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:08:33 -0800

Advisers:

We just emailed your chapter's key contacts a snapshot of what the registration looks like in our system. We're about to make the test rosters, name tags, and all the other documents that need to be ready for next week and we want to make sure everything is accurate.

The document also outlines which sessions your members are currently scheduled to compete. As you know, we had to do some adjusting to chapter schedules to prevent any "conflicts." We also needed to maintain an even balance between sessions I and II (especially important in judged events). We aim to prevent it, but some minor problems may arise. With this in mind, please review this document for accuracy.

With your help now, the check-in process will go smoothly on the morning of the event.
Besides correction of errors on our end, no changes are allowed at this point.

Gold Coast Section Reminders

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:51:19 -0800

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Voting Delegates
If your chapter registered for the Section Leadership Conference please remember to submit the information of the two Voting Delegates to goldcoastdirector@cafbla.org. In the email please include the name of your school and the names of the Voting Delegates. The deadline to submit Voting Delegates is FEB 21.

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Also, the FBLA All Star Application deadline has been extended to FEB 21. Please email the application with a headshot of the applicant to goldcoastpresident@cafbla.org. In the email please state the contestant's name, their talent, and their school.

Remember, if your chapter is interested in donating a themed basket for the March of Dimes Basket Raffle please remember to bring your basket with a tag listing the contents, theme, and estimated price to conference headquarters before Opening Session. No additional paper work is required.

Also don't forget to submit your chapter t-shirt for the Chapter T-Shirt Contest. Please bring your chapter's t-shirt to conference headquarters before Opening Session. No additional paper work is required.

Job Interview Finalists

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:49:57 -0800

Thank you to everyone who submitted materials to compete in the Job Interview competition. Because we had more than ten competitors, the preliminary round was used to select the ten finalists.

The following ten Job Interview finalists will move onto the judging round at the 2009 Gold Coast Section Leadership Conference:

(in alphabetical order by school)

Clarissa Wei, Arcadia High School

Lavanya Jawaharlal, Diamond Bar High School'

Crystal Sitt, Gabrielino High School

Janet Lee, Mark Keppel High School

Neil Paik, Moorpark High School

Jasmin Perez, Moorpark High School

Debbie Truong, Rosemead High School

Gretel Corsa, Santa Maria High School

Ivan Trang, South El Monte High School

Charlene Lee, Walnut High School

Gold Coast Section Officer Applications and Candidates

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:39:09 -0800

Hello Candidates and Potential Candidates!

If you're still interested in becoming a Section Officer in only the positions of Vice President of Membership or Leadership Associate please send in your application ASAP to Mr. Gray.

To the candidates. Please submit your campaign materials (ie brochures, stickers, candy ideas) to goldcoastpresident@cafbla.org for approval by Feb 21. The deadline has been pushed back to Feb 21! Use this extra time wisely!

Happy Adviser Appreciation Day!

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:05 -0800

As many of you know, this is FBLA Week! And today (Wednesday) is a very special day... Adviser Appreciation Day!

On behalf of the Gold Coast Section Officer Team and myself, thank you to all the chapter advisers of Gold Coast. Without you, FBLA would not be possible. Thank you for all your hard work, dedication, and positive spirit!

State Conference Registration is Now Open

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:01 -0800

Online registration for the 2009 State Leadership Conference opened on February 1. You can access the SLC Online Conference Registration by visiting www.cafbla.org.

February 13 is an important deadline. Remember:

1. There are 11 pre-judged competitive events that must be postmarked by February 13. They are:

Business Ethics

Business Financial Plan

Business Plan

Business Presentation

E-business

Electronic Career Portfolio

Emerging Business Issues

Digital Video Production

Desktop Application Programming

Internet Application Programming

Website Development

Any student entered in one of the above pre-judged competitive events having a February 13 postmarked deadline must have membership dues paid prior to February 13. Please make sure you allow for time to post your dues payment if you are mailing a check to the national office rather than paying for dues online with your credit card. Also, if you have already paid your students' dues, check to make sure they are listed as paid.

And

Online Conference Registration for a student entered in one of the 11 pre-judged competitive events must be completed by February 13.

Online registration instructions begin on page 13 of your 2009 SLC program.

(And don't forget, the last day you can make changes to SECTION registration is also February 13)

Section Conference Deadlines Approaching!

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:26:51 -0800

Thank you to the many chapters who have already registered and submitted their checks for the Gold Coast Section Leadership Conference!

There have been a couple questions regarding deadlines...

The February 6th deadline is for all online conference registration for anyone who does NOT want to pay late fees. Online registrations are allowed after February 6th (with the late fee), but not after February 13th when the system will be turned off.

The February 10th deadline is for all conference materials for pre-judged events like Job Interview. Per the conference checklist, these materials should be sent to me (Matt Gray). Refer to that document for the address and additional materials (ie transcripts) required to sent in to me.

We're printing name tags, test tickets, and test rosters the weekend of February 14. No changes, substitutions, or additions will be allowed after the February 13th deadline.

And lastly... please make sure ALL your competitors in a given competition (ie Business Math) are taking the test at the same time. Your chapter is responsible for identifying any conflicts. If any of your members taking the same test take the test in two different sessions, all your members in that competition will be disqualified. With that said, if you've created spreadsheet diagraming which sessions you want your members to test and illustrates how there are no conflicts in your registration, please email that to me at goldcoastdirector@cafbla.org as soon as possible.

We're excited for an awesome conference! More updates soon. -Matt Gray

Workshop Presenters & Volunteers Needed

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:02:18 -0800

The Gold Coast Section takes almost 100 volunteers to run smoothly. If you have any adult guests that are willing to help, please email me as soon as possible.

We're also looking for some fascinating workshop presenters. If you have anyone that you'd recommend, email me at goldcoastdirector@cafbla.org.

All chapters advisers will be assigned a proctor position in the main-group testing session. We'll be contacting you with your assignment shortly after all registration is in (regular registration closes 2/6 and late-fee registration ends 2/13).