Middleton High School hosted the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Leadership Conference on Feb. 1, welcoming more than 750 students from 20 area high schools. Rishika Kommuri, a Middleton High School senior and the 2024-2025 FBLA Region Vice President, played a key role in organizing the event.
Competitors showcased their skills in a variety of events, including Finance, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and Information Technology. Attendees also participated in engaging workshops and heard from speakers on financial literacy and networking skills. This marked the first time since 1981 that Middleton High School hosted the FBLA Regional Leadership Conference.
Middleton High School students delivered outstanding performances, with 108 earning top-three finishes and advancing to the State Leadership Conference, which will be held at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay from March 30 to April 1. The list of students who qualified for the state competition is below. Learn more on the Wisconsin FBLA page.
Congratulations to all participants, and best of luck to those competing at the state level!
First Place
Parin Gouraram, Mohith Muchukota, and Kingston Love (Banking & Financial Systems)
Sophia Llanos, Iris (Rio) Zhu, and Shaila Holland (Broadcast Journalism)
Maggie Kirker (Business Communication)
Noah Duckett, Wyatt Ehrhardt, and Nebil Siraj (Business Ethics)
Josh Lee, Garryck Gaspard, and Jai Dhawal (Business Management)
Owen Mun, Neil Bhandari, and Sean Adzomfoa (Business Plan)
Radhika Gupta (Computer Problem Solving)
Crystal Huang, Rishika Kommuri, and Raghvi Sethi (Data Analysis)
Aydin Rosas (Electronic Career Portfolio)
Taruni Vayalpadu (Future Business Educator)
Andrew Wang (Human Resource Management)
Berrin Reiter (Insurance & Risk Management)
Keerath Gill (Intro to Business Communication)
Chahna Potnuru, Diya Chilukuri, and Prarthna Sampath (Intro to Business Presentation)
Ananya Subramanian, Dhrithi Putti, and Srivarenya Jonnalagadda (Intro to Event Planning)
Liza Kanne (Intro to Financial Math)
Eric Huang (Intro to Information Technology)
Sarah Lee (Intro to Parliamentary Procedure)
Nuha Khatri (Job Interview)
Isabella Kinne (Journalism)
Ethan Sanders (Networking Infrastructures)
Ishika Pulimamidi, Tanvi Kulkarni, Kavin Jayakumar Kaliyappan, Vivian Feng, and Saanvi Kondoju (Parliamentary Procedure)
Abhi Mundas (Securities & Investments)
Linora (Lola) Jonuzi, Sarah Li, and Punitha Manne (Social Media Strategies)
Adalene Wollenzien (UX Design)
Shreya Ramesh, Vivian Liang, and Huda Baloch (Visual Design)
Micah Friedman (Website Coding & Development)
Haley Klatt, Sophie Shi, and Joanne Choi (Website Design)
Second Place
Tyler Schwartz and Austin Wildman (Accounting)
Addison Schink (Advertising)
Luke Latino (Cyber Security)
Sanaa Waraich (Economics)
Luke Zhang, Zachary Coleman, and Venkat Peddinti (Financial Statement Analysis)
Rohan Dileep (Help Desk)
Daniela Abell-Guzman, Melody Lin, and Cora Thomas (Hospitality & Event Management)
Reya Khatri (Impromptu Speaking)
Preetham Peddireddy (Intro to FBLA)
Elizabeth Wang (Intro to Financial Math)
Herah Lee (Intro to Parliamentary Procedure )
Sophia Chen and Ava Lindsey (Intro to Social Media Strategy)
Theodore Clay, Jack Klaas, and Max Powers (Management Information Systems)
Andrew Schwenger, Trey Goldberg, and Derek Garver (Marketing)
William Kussow (Public Policy & Advocacy)
Jose Rujano (Spreadsheet Applications )
Buna Karanezi (Supply Chain Management)
Selina Wen (UX Design)
Third Place
Peter Roden (Accounting II)
Elijah Lasky (Advertising)
Alborz Dehnavi (Business Communication)
Syeda Habeeba Rahman (Computer Applications)
Neal Sharma (Computer Problem Solving)
Aryan Jindal (Financial Math)
Tarun Chilakapati, Naveed Shaik Karthikeyan, and Thamizhiniyaan (Iniyaan) Karthikeyan (Graphic Design)
Harper Borne, Owen Ostreng, and Joshua Tsipis (International Business)
Kavin Karthik (Intro to Business Concepts)
Bella Albiter (Intro to Business Procedures)
Jeffrey Chang (Intro to FBLA)
Quinn Emerick (Intro to Marketing Concepts)
Sully Davis, Evan Mazur, and Elias Ehrhardt (Intro to Programming)
Zachary Tang (Journalism)
Micah Hees (Securities & Investments)
Yasemin Rosas (Sports & Entertainment Management)
Sophia Pientka and Amy Medsker (Sports & Entertainment Management)
Elvin Chen (Supply Chain Management)
Teagan Kadow (Word Processing)