22 Stamford Students Qualify For National Leadership Conference

Information via Stamford Public Schools

STAMFORD, CT — On Wednesday, Stamford Public Schools announced 22 students qualified, as individuals or as part of a team, for the upcoming Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference competitions.

The qualifying students represent the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE), Stamford High School and Westhill High School, according to a news release.

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On Saturday, students from across the state competed in the virtual Connecticut FBLA State Leadership Conference in 44 categories.

The following Stamford Public Schools students achieved outstanding performances:

• Maya Snead, WHS, Introduction to Business, 2nd place
• Rohan Sahu, WHS, Introduction to Financial Math, 2nd place
• Adi Farber, WHS, Introduction to Financial Math, 5th place
• Eden Cheung, WHS, Accounting I, 2nd place
• Michele Pannone, WHS, Accounting I, 4th place
• Zachary Tusa, SHS, Business Calculations, 4th place
• James Quispe, AITE, Cyber Security, Honorable mention
• Arjun Anand, WHS, Economics 1st place
• Aryan Donikena, WHS, Health Care Administration, 2nd place
• Lorrie Solonynka, AITE, Health Care Administration, 5th place
• Gabriella Caccire, AITE, Health Care Administration, Honorable mention
• Kathryn Priscott, AITE, Journalism, 3rd place
• Edward Yudolevich, SHS, Securities & Investments, 1st place
• AITE Team: Dante Ayars, Marco Ratermann, Stefano Ratermann, Banking & Financial Systems, 5th place
• WHS Team: Isaac Malkin; Brandon Shapiro, Zach Young, Business Ethics, 1st place
• AITE Team: Eliza Auslander, Livia Guzda, Ella MacPherson, Entrepreneurship, 2nd place
• AITE Team: Sebastian Cordulack, Skylar Heiligenthaler, Daniela Perez, Marketing, 1st place
• WHS Team: John Chapman, Michael Edwards, Publication Design, 2nd place
• WHS Team: Anika Tandon, Rhea Wadhwa, Website Design, 4th place

Those students, or teams of students, who ranked in the top four at the state level are qualified to compete as part of the FBLA National Leadership Conference.

According to the organization, Connecticut FBLA offers a wide variety of business, educational, and networking opportunities for students, including participating in business events, meeting influential business leaders and like-minded students and preparing for a career.