SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. | Twenty-four Lehigh Career & Technical Institute students qualified to compete this spring at the Pennsylvania FBLA State Leadership Conference. And two more successfully applied to attend the Hershey, Pa. event as members at large.

The qualifiers were among 34 students from five LCTI programs who participated in a regional contest on Jan. 9 (2024) at Lehigh Carbon Community College. States are set for April 7-10. More than 5,000 FBLA members from across the commonwealth are expected to gather at the conference.

The state qualifiers from Lehigh Career & Technical Institute are:

William Allen High School

Celizandra Marin, Web Design/Web Programming-Academic Center
2nd Place: Social Media Strategies (Team)

Ardit Pacuku, Computer Information Technology
1st Place: Computer Applications

Christian Torres, Web Design/Web Programming-Academic Center
3rd Place: UX Design

Emmaus High School

Kiley McClain, Computer Information Technology
1st Place: Word Processing

Thomas Earley, Computer Information Technology
Member at Large

Zion Lam, Cabinetmaking & Millwork
1st Place: Visual Design

Northern Lehigh High School

Ronald Verba, Computer Information Technology
2nd Place: Introduction to Information Technology

Parkland High School

Tyson Clifton, Computer Information Technology
5th Place: Cyber Security

Benjamin DiIenno, Computer & Networking Technology
2nd Place: Networking Infrastructures

Christopher DiIenno, Computer & Networking Technology
1st Place: Computer Problem Solving

Willoh Economou Olson, Computer Information Technology-Academic Center
1st Place: Network Design

Daniel Zica, Computer & Networking Technology
2nd Place: Help Desk

Gage Laughlin, Computer Information Technology
2nd Place: Introduction to Public Speaking

Gavin Mohry, Computer & Networking Technology
6th Place: Cyber Security

Liam McGough, Web Design/Web Programming
6th Place: Organizational Leadership

Julian Wiewiora, Web Design/Web Programming-Academic Center
2nd Place: Public Speaking

Salisbury High School

Madyson Faustner, Web Design/Web Programming
2nd Place: Graphic Design

Eric Kim, Web Design/Web Programming
3rd Place: Cyber Security

Southern Lehigh High School

Elijah Haney, Web Design/Web Programming
1st Place: Business Communication

Patrick Lance, Web Design/Web Programming
3rd Place: Spreadsheet Applications

Richard Lance, Web Design/Web Programming
2nd Place: Marketing

Whitehall High School

Semi Baker, Web Design/Web Programming-Academic Center
2nd Place: Social Media Strategies (Team)

Mohamed Fofana, Computer Information Technology
5th Place: Introduction to Information Technology

Shayne Gehringer, Auto Technology
Member at Large

Brenden Minnich, Web Design/Web Programming-Academic Center
4th Place: UX Design

Allentown Central Catholic High School

Ashley Chila, Computer Information Technology
1st Place: Database Design & Applications

Congratulations, competitors, and best of luck at FBLA states!