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INTRODUCTION

STATE OF THE CHAPTER…………………………………………………..………. 02 MEMBERSHIP…………………………………………………………………………… 03

ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT THE CHAPTER PROGRAM OF WORK……………………………………………………………….. 04 RECRUITMENT…………………………………………………………………………. 04 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT…………………………………………………….. 05 CAREER PREPARATION & EXPLORATION…………………………………… 06 BUSINESSS PARTNERSHIPS……………………………………………………….. 07 CHAPTER FUNDRAISING……………………………………………………………. 07 PUBLIC RELATIONS & PUBLICITY……………………………………………….. 08

ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT OTHER INDIVIDUALS

STATE AND NATIONAL PROJECTS………………………….…………………… 09 OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS………………………………….. 12

CONFERENCES & RECOGNITION

PARTICIPATION IN FBLA CONFERENCE……………………………………… 13

CHAPTER & INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION……………………………………. 14

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2018-2019

SUNNYSLOPE LEADS

ADVISER

NORMA

MATIAS-ENGRAM

LOCAL OFFICERS

MIRANDA CAIN

MACIE SITOWSKI

JACQUELYN MITCHELL

ANA VAZQUEZ

LINDSEY DURAN

VIVIAN CLARKE

Future Business Leaders of America

Sunnyslope High School

35 W Dunlap Ave.

Phoenix, AZ 85021

Dear Sunnyslope FBLA:

This is our third year as an official FBLA chapter and have been very

busy as we have decided to take on all four chapter projects. Our mission was

to have fun with these reports and to learn from all of them. For the

Community Service Project we have teamed up with the Southwest Autism

Research and Resource Center (SARRC). Our FBLA chapter was involved in

their annual Autism Speaks Walk, volunteered at their Beneficial Beans retail

internship program, and much more. Our Partnership with Business Project

involved teaming up with American Airlines to learn more about business

travel. This partnership included a hangar tour while headed to Charlotte, NC

for NFLC as well as concierge lounge tour at both airports, Phoenix, AZ and

Charlotte, NC. That truly made for a very memorable trip. Our American

Enterprise Project focused on the rebranding of our student store Slope

Central. As a team, we decided to transform the store into a day to day

convenience store. This project has shown members how to truly run a

successful business. Included in all the projects were educational guest

speakers that came to share on various topics ranging from autism awareness,

to career options to rebranding and marketing. I am so proud of our 94 member

chapter for taking on such a large challenge this year. All members

participated in some form or fashion to every project.

This year 2018-2019 school year has been a fun one. As a group we

have come closer together, and we are excited to get ready for our state and

national competitions. As we look ahead to next year, we plan on getting more

involved in the Sunnyslope community and we again want to participate in

every chapter event that FBLA and AZ FBLA have to offer.

Sincerely,

Miranda Cain

Miranda Cain

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Our Story

he concept to restart a FBLA chapter at Sunnyslope High School

was brought up March of 2016. It all began when our adviser

introduced FBLA to a group of students in our Business Operations

and Software class. Fortunately, many were interested to become

FBLA members and have worked hard ever since to keep the chapter

running. Our work ethic has inspired many students to participate and

become active members of FBLA.

Create, Lead, and Inspire

For the last three years, FBLA has offered a wonderful journey for our

chapter. Leadership is an essential element for our members and local

officers. As a chapter, we have progressed in our skills and involvement within our community. For example, the

Partnership with Business Project was able to CREATE a relationship with American Airlines to teach students

about business travel and career opportunities that the airline provides. As for the American Enterprise Project, it

was able to LEAD our fellow members by teaching them about rebranding and ways to manage a business

efficiently. Finally, the Community Service Project was able to INSPIRE members to help our community by

collaborating with the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center and different organizations around the area.

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Regionals 2017 to Regionals 2019

91%

9%

SCHOOL VS. BUSINESS

SCHOOL BUSINESS

69%

31%

BUSINESS VS. MEMBERS

BUSINESS MEMEBERS

From all the students on campus, 214

are enrolled in a business class.

are enrolled in a business class this year.

Out of all the business students,

97 are active FBLA members.

Size of School and Community

Sunnyslope High School is located in the middle of Phoenix and is known as an

extremely diverse school. Part of our population comes from assorted neighborhoods

that are at the high end of the socioeconomic scale while another part of our student

population is from low economic situations. Even though we run the gamut of economic

diversity, our campus is a place of understanding, compassion and acceptance.

Figure 1 SHS Statue

Figure 2 Sunnyslope Community

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SUNNYSLOPE FBLA PROGRAM OF WORK 2018 – 2019 OBJECTIVE ACTION DATE STATUS AS OF 5/1/19

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Leadership Development FBLA NFLC

AZ FBLA Regional Conference AZ FBLA State Conference FLBA National Conference

November 2018 January 2019 April 2019 June 2019

Completed Completed Completed In Progress

Officer Meetings Officer Training Weekly Meetings

August 2018 Weekly

Completed On Going

Chapter Meetings Monthly Meetings Monthly Ongoing

Professional Development Chapter Projects: Partnership with Business Community Service American Enterprise Local Chapter Annual Business Report

July 2018 - present

Status Completed Completed Completed Completed

Education & Fundraising School Store – Slope Central August – May Daily On Going

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Website & Social Media Sunnyslope FBLA Website Sunnyslope FBLA Facebook Sunnyslope FBLA Instagram

Updated Weekly

Weekly Posts Weekly Posts

On Going On Going On Going

Commercials & News Releases School Announcements Sunnyslope Newspaper Local Newspaper

Monthly Twice a Year Once a Year

Completed Completed In Progress

Recruiting Club Rush Homecoming Week & Parade Future Freshmen Night FBLA Week

Twice a Year October 2018 January 2019 February 2019

Completed Completed Completed Completed

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Community Service Project Autism Speakers Autism Speaks Walk SHS Special Ed Supply Drive & Holiday Party

August & September 2018 October 2018 December 2019

Completed Completed Completed

Campus Projects Clear the Clutter August & May Yearly Completed

Chapter Activities Feed My Starving Children February 2019 Completed

SOCIAL/RECOGNITION Recognition FBLA Member of the Month

Individual Member Birthday Recognition Monthly Monthly

Completed Completed

Recognition End of the Year Banquet May - Yearly Completed Social Team Building Activities Varies On Going

Club Rush Homecoming Week Future Freshmen Night

To start off each new year, we participate

in Sunnyslope’s annual Club Rush. This

event showcases all the clubs on campus.

We used this opportunity to promote

FBLA and had many students sign up to

learn more about what we offer.

Homecoming Week (October 1–5)

included many activities allowing us to

promote FBLA. We started off with a

pre-re-grand opening of our school store

Slope Central and offered new products.

We also participated in the Homecoming

Parade and publicized our chapter.

Future Freshmen Night is an event on

campus for parents and future students to

explore what Sunnyslope has to offer.

This includes a spirit-filled assembly and

campus tour. Each year FBLA members

are involved and proudly represent our

chapter, Business Operations class, and

school store.

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National Fall Leadership Conference

This year our chapter had the opportunity to travel to Charlotte,

NC for the 2018 National Fall Leadership Conference. Eight

members traveled and experienced great workshops,

amazing motivational speakers and incredible team

building. The conference took place from

November 14-18. All the chapter officers went as

well as a few other key leaders. At the conference

our chapter was also awarded the Super Sweeps

Award. Throughout the conference, we attended

a variety of workshops that really inspired us as

well as provided our leaders to participate in great

team building activities. Throughout the five days

our chapter was in Charlotte, we gained valuable

experience in different ways on how we could grow our

leadership skills and better assist our chapter.

Workshops

In Charlotte, we had the opportunity to attend many

workshops and listen to the advice of motivational

speakers. Many speakers such as Nick Zizi and Odell

Bizzell held informative workshops and actively

kept FBLA members intrigued. All the students that

attended received great insight from all the

workshops, and we came home with knowledge to

help our chapter improve and thrive.

Officer Training

During this year’s officer training, our executive

board came together and discussed what they wanted

to accomplish in the chapter throughout the year. The

officers worked on this year’s program of work and

prepared it for the upcoming year. This officer

training helped the new officers envision what the

upcoming year would hold and what they wanted to

accomplish for the 2018-2019 FBLA year.

Business Achievements Awards

This 2018-2019 year 64 students from Sunnyslope

High School earned a recognition from National

FBLA for their Business Achievement Awards at all

four levels.

Community Service Awards

From our local chapter 17 students received a level

of recognition for the Community Service Awards

(CSA). Their contribution to the community

included activities they did individually with other

clubs around campus along with activities we did as

a chapter.

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Business Operations & Software

The Business Operation & Software course is

designed to teach high school students about

computer software and key business topics that will

be essential for the business industry. Students can

take the course up to 4 years and earn extra credit for

the remaining last two years by working at Slope

Central (student run store). In addition, students learn

to use programs such as Microsoft Office to enhance

their knowledge and are able to become certified in

its applications as Word, and PowerPoint, and Excel.

Not only can students earn certification, but they also

learn new skills. Students learn communication,

problem solving, and working under stress. Which

all the following skills are essential to become a

successful business individual.

Microsoft Office Certification

After much training, Business Operation and

Software students have the opportunity to take

Microsoft Certification tests twice a year. To receive

MOS certification, students must get a score of 700

or higher. This year 57 students are now referred to

as a Microsoft Specialist in PowerPoint 2016 in first

semester alone. Soon they will be testing for Word

2016.

Dual Enrollment - GCC

In partnership with Glendale

Community College, Sunnyslope

High School offers business

students the opportunity to earn

college credits by taking business courses during

their 4 years in high school. All levels of courses

offered in the Business Operations & Software

program offer dual enrollment credit. The following

courses are offered:

BPC 110: Computer Usage & Applications (3 cr)

BPC 128: Intro to Desktop Publishing (1 cr)

CIS 113DE: Microsoft Word: Word Processing (3 cr)

CIS 114DE: Excel Spreadsheet (3 cr)

CIS 118DB: Desktop Presentation: PowerPoint (3 cr)

Students taking these courses can earn up to 7 college

credits per semester ($85 per credit.) Course offerings

vary depending on the high school class enrolled.

Tallo (Stem Premier)

Tallo, formally known as Stem Premier, is an online

social media platform that enables students to keep

an online record that will showcase their skills and

experiences in a digital online resume. This digital

portfolio showcases the student’s courses, grades,

credentials, interests, experience, extra-curricular

activities, associations, and more. Universities

and/or colleges have access to these portfolios and

can show interest in the students. The partnership

that Tallo has with FBLA-PBL allows their members

to add FBLA credentials to make their profile more

interesting for universities

and/or colleges.

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Paradigm Technology After a successful Partnership with Business Project

last year with Paradigm Technology, our chapter

continues to be benefit from the training and

guidance that Paradigm Technology offers including

guest speakers, job shadow experiences as well as

assistance with the rebranding of our student store.

Blaze Pizza The Community Service Project

partnered with Blaze Pizza to raise funds for the

Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center

(SARRC) helping to raise $230.00 to support autism

awareness.

Uncle Biffs California Killer Cookies In support of Autism Awareness

Month, Uncle Biffs cookie shop is

donating cookies to give as a class prize

as we help promote autism awareness on our campus.

Partnership with Business Project American Airlines – Featured later in this report

Community Service Project Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center –

Featured later in this r

Slope Central

Slope Central is a student-run store operated by FBLA members that

fulfill cashier positions allowing members to gain work experience.

We offer a variety of products to students and staff around campus.

We have products such as snacks, spirit items, technology items and

much more. By operating during both lunches, our team makes

profits to benefit our chapter. Much of the profit made helps us keep

the kiosk running and helps pays for items our chapter may need.

Fundraising Committee

This is year the fundraising committee started working on getting

donations for the Sunnyslope FBLA chapter. Led by the treasurer and

composed of many other leaders within the chapter, their goal was to

collect as much money as possible to help students afford to attend

FBLA conferences. The committee contacted many local

companies, personal friends and family and shared how to donate to

help our future leaders gain skills. They also encouraged many people in

their community to use tax credits to help our members. One company we

contacted was American Traditions Realty and they will be sponsoring members at NLC.

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The Sunnyslope FBLA Chapter uses various platforms to promote social events, achievements, and ideas to the

community. We believe marketing is an essential component in the business industry, especially when building

your brand because you want people to acknowledge the company or in this case, our chapter.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Sunnyslope FBLA uses platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to

showcase highlights of our journey as an FBLA chapter. We post

pictures on social media of leadership conferences we attended throughout the year as

well as community service events we participated in as a chapter. This is also a great

way to share the number of members that placed in competitive conferences at

Regionals, State, and Nationals Conferences. Furthermore, we use social media to

promote community service events and promotions we have at our student-store.

WEBSITE

The Sunnyslope FBLA website includes information about upcoming events such as competitive conferences and

community service opportunities. We also provide information about chapter projects and a list of winners that

have received awards in their competitions. We also include updates of Slope Central and share pictures of

members’ FBLA experiences. Click this link to visit our website: Sunnyslope FBLA Website

CAMPUS PROMOTION

To spark interest about our Sunnyslope FBLA chapter on campus, we use three ways of communication. Our

media committee is responsible for creating flyers that include information about our chapter and membership

benefits. Also, our Director of Media Relations is accountable for creating morning announcement commercials

promoting Slope Central (school-store) and FBLA. Lastly, this year we continued to be part of the school’s

newspaper where they highlight our achievements and awards.

FBLA APPAREL

Our school has a tradition of wearing green and our FBLA shirts every Friday to show our pride for the

organization. As a chapter, we design new shirts twice a year and we wear them regularly.

BUSINESS PARTNER BLOGS

Paradigm Technology released a blog on February 20, 2019. It summarized, their training and assistance that they

gave to our chapter’s American Enterprise Project. We began by inviting a guest speaker to our business class to

Teach students about the American Enterprise System and ways to rebrand our student run store to increase in

sales. After a few months, of hard work and planning our goal to rebrand our student store became a reality.

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Partnership with Business Project

Our chapter partnered with American Airlines for the

Partnership with Business Project to teach students about

business travel. Our chapter learned about various programs to

expedite the security process at an airport and about loyalty

programs such as AA Advantage. Throughout the entire year, American Airlines has provided us with important

insight that will help us become better, educated fliers. They accomplished by having many guest speakers come

and present to our class and our entire campus.

Hangar Tour & Concierge Tour

Prior to flying to Charlotte, NC for the National Fall Leadership Conference,

American Airlines offered us a tour of their hangar at the Phoenix Sky Harbor

Airport. Our chapter was able to see the various career opportunities available at

the airline. We saw their different planes and learned how all the employees work

together. Throughout this tour we all had an opportunity to learn about the work

behind an important airline. During our trip to Charlotte, we also had the opportunity

to enter the Concierge lounge and experience what it feels to be a special member of the American Airlines. In

the concierge lounge we all saw the benefits that awards program members receive.

American Enterprise Project

For this year’s American Enterprise Project, our chapter worked with the

concept of rebranding. For the past three years our FBLA chapter has been

running a student store called Slope Central. Since last year, our concept

had been spirit items and t-shirts. This year we wanted to rebrand our store

and went with to go with a convenience store idea. Since then, we have

been selling different merchandise including snacks, drinks, and phone chargers. Since we started our rebranding

project, Slope Central has been making more profit than ever.

Guest Speaker

To help with our rebranding project, a guest speaker from Paradigm Technology, Nicola Minton, came and

explained to our class and chapter about branding and rebranding. With her insight, we were able to start the

process of changing Slope Central. She guided us in how we should rebrand our store.

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Community Service Project

This year for the Community Service Project, our

chapter has collaborated with Southwest Autism

Research and Resource Center (SARRC). Our

chapter is currently helping spread awareness around

our campus on what autism is and how it affects our

school and community.

Guest Speaker

Our chapter had two guest speakers from SARRC

present to students at our campus. They have talked

about the autism spectrum and the different programs

they offer at SARRC to help people with autism live

comfortably. The guest speakers helped us improve

our knowledge of autism and how we can help our

community.

Autism Speaks Walk

Our chapter had two guest speakers from SARRC

present to students at our campus. They have talked

about the autism spectrum and the different programs

they offer at SARRC to help people with autism live

comfortably. The guest speakers helped us improve

our knowledge of autism and how we can help our

community.

Autism Awareness Day

Autism Awareness Day is on April 2nd. We

promoted Autism Awareness Day by selling special

blue products and snacks. The revenue made from

these products was donated to SARRC and autism

research on behalf of Sunnyslope FBLA.

Beneficial Beans

During FBLA-PBL week in February, our chapter

participated in cleaning up the Beneficial Beans

garden at SARRC with the help of the Sunnyslope

garden club. We all had the opportunity to tour the

Beneficial Beans headquarters and a chance to look

at the products that they offer and some of the tools

they use to package them. Soon after, we went to

work and began by cleaning out weeds from the

garden and we made the vegetables look organized

and clean. At the end, the garden was clean and ready

to plant new vegetation.

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STATE CHAPTER AWARD/PROJECTS

NATIONAL CHAPTER AWARDS

Chapter Challenges SUPER SWEEPS

Our chapter completed a

total of 10 tasks that

focused on recruitment and

retention.

NON-STOP

NOVEMBER

This award consists of

completing 5 tasks that

focus on gaining new

members for our chapter.

100% CLASS

PARTICIPATION

Sunnyslope FBLA recruited

an entire business class to

become FBLA members.

ACTION

AWARENESS

We completed the third part

of the chapter challenge by

completing one task for

each day of FBLA week.

FBLA

OUTSTANDING

CHAPTER

Our chapter completed 20

activities that focused on

membership, community

service and education.

GOLD CHAPTER AWARD

AZ FBLA recognizes chapters that contribute to

their community and we currently hold the highest title of the Gold chapter.

ONLINE TESTING TOURNAMENT

Our chapter placed 1st in the Online Testing Tournament at our Region 3 Conference and

at the AZ State Leadership Conference.

CHAPTER SIGN

Every year our chapter participates in creating a chapter sign for noth our

Regional and State Confernce.

SCRAPBOOK

Our chapter also creates an annual chapter scrapbook to celebrate our year. We

placed 1st at the State Leadership Confernce for

the past 2 years.

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Clear the Clutter

As students of Sunnyslope High School and

members of FBLA Arizona, we wanted to help

teachers on our campus. Held twice a year, Clear the

Clutter is an event where students participate and

help teachers clean their rooms. This event had taken

place during teacher appreciation week and

continued through the end of the year. We created

flyers and contacted teachers that may need help, our

service was a success and our chapter hosted another

Clear the Clutter for the beginning of the school year.

Due to summer renovations, our mission started once

again. For both events, members were accountable to

organize teacher paperwork, clean out teacher’s

closets and many other items. Overall, it was great to

show appreciation for our teachers around campus

and help them organize their classrooms in

preparation for another great year.

Winter Party

At Sunnyslope High School there is a class that is

dedicated for teens with special needs. Since these

teens go through tough challenges on daily basis. Our

members brought up an idea to celebrate the holidays

with the Special Ed class. In December, our local

FBLA chapter hosted the winter party. In

preparation, each teen was teamed with an FBLA

member. There were three stations of activities in

where all the teens had fun and spent time celebrating

the holiday season together.

Feed My Starving Children

Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit

organization that helps children around the world

receive a meal for an entire year. In order to survive,

they need to feed on the essential nutrients to become

a healthy child. Unfortunately, parents in some

countries are unable to give them that type of

nutrients simply because of the lack of money and

resources. On February 26, 2019, our chapter

participated in their neighborhood group volunteer

night where we were responsible to complete as

many MannaPacks as we can in 2 hours.

MannaPacks are a package that contains vitamins,

soy protein, dried vegetables and rice. Our chapter

completed 45 Boxes which equals 9,936 meals.

120 KIDS FED

45 BOXES FILLED

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State Leadership Conference

April 4 – 8, 2018

State is a three-day event that takes place at the

Westin Paloma Resort and Spa located in Tucson,

AZ. At this conference members participate in their

competitions, attend great workshops and participate

in team building activities. This is a great opportunity

for members because they get to communicate and

network with FBLA members from other schools.

This conference provides entertainment for FBLA

members and creates lasting memories. After an

exciting couple of days, our chapter prepares for the

closing session and is ready to win awards.

National Leadership Conference

June 26, 2018 – July 2, 2018

This year 2018-2019 NLC took place in Baltimore,

MD. Fourteen students from the local chapter

attended the conference. At the conference, we had

the opportunity to explore great places such as

Washington, DC and the city of Baltimore. We

enjoyed competing and building our leadership

skills, while networking with students from all

around the country. We met new people and learned

new ways to improve in our events by attending open

events. Our chapter was successful and took home an

award in our Community Service Project.

National Fall Leadership Conference

November 14 - 18, 2018

Our chapter had the opportunity to grow in our

leadership and develop necessary business skills by

attending the NFLC. We attended various

informative workshops in where we met great

speakers and they shared with us important

information. During the trip our chapter also got a

chance to bond and attend team-building activities.

Regional Conference

January 19, 2019

Regionals is a one-day event that takes place at the

ASU West Polytechnic Campus in Mesa, AZ. The

day starts off with opening session where we get an

overview of the day. After opening session, members

attend their competitive event, workshops, and any

other activity at the conference. After a long day full

of ecstatic competitions, our chapter attends the

awards session and prepares to win awards. This year

our chapter won 24 awards and got to showcase our

chapter excellence.

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Miranda Cain CTE US Presidential Scholarship Nominee

GCU Inspiring Students Scholarship Recipient

Vivian Clarke AZ FBLA State Officer (VP of Media Relations)

Top Youth Volunteer (AZ House of Representatives)

June

Jacquelyn Mitchell

July

Macie Sitowski

August

Lindsey Duran

September

Ana Vazquez

October

Miranda Cain

November

Travis Kennedy

December

Briyid Castrejon

Janraury

Stephanie Perez

Febraury

Vivian Clarke

March

Jazmin Salas

Student of the Month

Our chapter awards the hard working FBLA members that are

dedicated and committed to growing our chapter.

FBLA Arizona Council Members

Miranda Cain Presidents Council

Council Member

Ana Vazquez

Sponsorship Council Council Member

Briyid Castrejon

Sponsorship Council Executive Assistant

Special Recognition

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State Leadership Conference 2018 (SLC)

28 Participants

17 Event Winners

3 Chapter Projects Winners

National Leadership Conference 2018 (NLC)

13 Participants

1 Chapter Project Winner (7th Place)

Regional Leadership Conference 2019 (RLC)

34 Participants

24 Event Winners

SUMMARY OF LEADERSHIP CONFERNCE WINNERS

1ST Place 9

2nd Place 12

3rd Place 4

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Future 46

Business 11

Leader 7

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS

Community 8

Service 7

Achievement 2