Sixth graders Madison Schwartz, Olivia Davis, and Blakeley Mears collaborate on their region-winning Marketing Mix Challenge.

TIFTON — Eighth Street Middle School Future Business Leaders of America had a great showing in recent region competition.

Forty-nine students competed in 23 different events, school officials said in a statement. ESMS FBLA came away with 20 first-place finishes, 10 second-place finishes, 10 third-place finishes, five fourth-place finishes and four fifth-place finishes. The top five places in each event receive awards.

“I am very proud of the way these student-members studied and prepared,” said Laural Mullen, ESMS middle level adviser. “Now we move on to prepare for state competition, which is a whole new level. Our students performed very well last year, placing third in the Chapter Sweepstakes. Our goal is to do that well or better.”

Students will test and compete for state honors in February.

ESMS Honors

First Place

Krish Patel – Business Concepts

James Fresh and Mitchell Kunes – Business Ethics

Kennedy Merwin – Business Etiquette

Ashton Brown and Lachlan Evans – Critical Thinking

German Meza – Digital Citizenship

Kaitlyn Graves – Elevator Speech

Ashton Brown – Employability Skills

Lachlan Evans – Exploring Economics

Tucker Moore – Exploring Technology

Claire Martin – FBLA Concepts and FBLA Mission and Pledge

Ilianna Cleveland – Financial Literacy

Case Kelly – Interpersonal Communication

Addilyn Pate – Introduction to Business Communication

Josiah Johnson – Leadership

Mazie Werner – Learning Strategies

Olivia Davis, Blakeley Mears, and Madison Schwartz – Marketing Mix Challenge

Kennedy Merwin – Public Speaking

Braylon Samuel – Running an Effective Meeting

Alisha Golson – Social Media Concepts

Second Place

Atao Davis – Business Concepts

Avery Weaver – Business Etiquette

Nairobi Graham – Employability Skills

Keira Gibbs – Exploring Economics & Financial Literacy

Riya Naikare – Exploring Technology

Mia Damian – FBLA Concepts

Lalah Woods – Introduction to Business Communication

Langley Dykes – Leadership

Leeann Snyder – Social Media Concepts

Third Place

Jamiya Johnson – Business Concepts

Ilianna Cleveland – Business Etiquette

Jamison Akins – Digital Citizenship

Meghan Pafford – Employability Skills

Nichol Wallace – Exploring Computer Science

Anna Bruner – Exploring Economics

Mya Alejo – Exploring Technology

Isabella Bowden – FBLA Concepts

Jayda Harrell – Leadership

Saniya Akins – Social Media Concepts

Fourth Place

Chandler Goodman – Business Etiquette

James Fresh – Employability Skills

Carly Rodgers – Exploring Computer Science

Hunter Hines – Exploring Economics

Taylor Donaldson – FBLA Concepts

Fifth Place

Chloe Gibbs – Career Exploration

Josiah Johnson – Employability Skills

Leah McMurphy – FBLA Concepts

Nala Range – Microsoft Office Concepts