NKHS Future Business Leaders of America Excel!

Congratulations to the NKHS Future Business Leaders of America participants and winners in the 2013 FBLA Spring Competition.  Our students competed against students from many other schools across our FBLA region and excelled in the competition! Our students' results were fantastic, and the following NKHS students placed in the FBLA online competition events:

1st Place - Introduction to Business Communications, Haley Dunnavant
1st Place - Technology Concepts, Hunter Rudolph
2nd Place - Spreadsheet Applications, Conner Barney 
3rd Place - Management Decision Making, John Burt
3rd Place - Network Concepts, Amber Morris
3rd Place - Business Communications, Amanda Ramon
3rd Place - Computer Problem Solving, Sean Sullivan

First Place winners received plaques, and second and third place winners were presented with a medallion and ribbon.  Again, congratulations to each of you for a job very well done!  Thanks also to NKHS FBLA sponsor, Mrs. Melinda Weaver!

Future Business Leaders of America—Middle Level Promotes AMERICA SAVES WEEK

FBLA-ML club at New Kent Middle School is helping to promote America Saves Week from February 25 – March 1.  The club is listed as 1 of about 750 organizations nationwide coming together to promote good savings behavior and motivating students to join as a Young America Saver On-line. The theme this year for America Saves Week is “Set a Goal. Make a Plan. Save Automatically.”  Announcements are being read daily to the entire student body, posters are displayed throughout the building, and all of Mrs. Hogge’s Computer Applications, Keyboarding Applications, and Computer Solutions students will be educated about why saving for your future is important and encouraged to make the pledge to save money for their future.  Everyone is encouraged to make a commitment to start saving money today. Start Small…Think Big!

Thanks to NKMS teacher and club sponsor Shelly Hogge for supporting this initiative!

NKHS Culinary Arts Students Ace the Culinary Decathlon

Recently two NKHS Culinary Arts students competed in the Culinary Decathlon competition, sponsored by the Culinary Institute of Virginia.  Shawnee Smith placed 6th in the competition and earned a $3000 scholarship.  Amber Sealey placed 2nd in the competition and earned a $12000 scholarship!

The competition included a Culinary Knowledge Written Assessment, a Culinary Skills Demonstration, and a Meal Presentation.  The competition was also timed - students had only two hours to complete the the Skills Demonstration and to prepare and present an entree.  Wow! Complete information about the competition is available here.

Congratulations to our very own "Top Chefs", Shawnee and Amber!  Also many thanks to NKHS Culinary Arts teacher Ann Campbell for her work with our students.