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S South Fayette 1st place winners Individual events • Brianna Hambright, Fashion Marketing • Matthew Guyan, Business Procedures* • Jason Cillo, Desktop Applications Programming* • Yuchen Liu, Accounting 1* Team Events • Ryan Lerda, Management Decision Making* • Frank Morelli, Management Decision Making* • Joncarlo Patton, Management Decision Making* 2nd place winners Team Events • Nicholas Karafilis, Global Business* • Gavin Allcorn, Global Business* • Ryan McGowan, Partnership with Business* • Miranda Mozick, Partnership with Business* • Joncarlo Patton, Partnership with Business* 3rd Place Winner Individual event • Tyler Cronin, Accounting 1* 7th Place Winner Individual Event • Devan Sandala 9th Place Winners Team Event • Jay Patel, Banking and Financial Systems • Scott Rzepecki, Banking and Financial Systems *Students eligible to compete in the national competitions. South Fayette | Summer 2014 | icmags.com 57 ownship SC HOOL D IS T RIC T NE WS I n keeping with the South Fayette Township School District’s mission of Tradition, Pride, and Excellence in Academics, Arts, and Athletics, the 2013-2014 Future Business Leaders of America students made South Fayette academic history at the state competitions in Hershey, PA, April 7-8, 2014. Just as the band, chorus and athletic teams are being recognized regionally, statewide, and nationally for excellence, FBLA students have been added to that recognition. By placing in the top three slots in their individual or group events, 11 students are eligible to compete in the national competition being held in Nashville, TN, June 29 – July 2, 2014. After regional competitions in December at Keystone Oaks High School, 29 SF FBLA students were eligible to compete in the state competitive events. The South Fayette team joined 3,500+ students from across the state at the Hershey Convention and Hershey Hotel competition sites. The students who took part in the competitions included; Seniors Jason Cillo, Lauren Deutsch, Danielle Druchniak, Matthew Guyan, Broderick Haney, Andrew Hannah, Ryan Lerda, Frank Morelli, Miranda Mozick, Jay Patel, and Joncarlo Patton; Juniors Gavin Allcorn, Alana Blatz, Karan Bokil, Jennifer Byham, Kirsten Chabalie, Tyler Cronin, Nicholas Karafilis, Ryan McGowan, Lindsey ayette T History in Hershey Myers, Scott Rzepecki, and Devan Sandala; Sophomores Eishan Ashwat, Brianna Hambright, Autumn Mozick and Freshmen Sai Bhatte, Yuchen Liu, Ashumi Rokadia and Faith Ruehle. For the first time in the history of the program in the District, seven students were awarded 1st place, five students made 2nd place, one received 3rd place, one in 7th and two in 9th respectively. In the true spirit of tradition, pride and excellence, each time a student returned from the stage, the entire South Fayette FBLA group including current advisors Mary Quirk and Sharon Perry, and former FBLA advisor Shawn McArdle, cheered and celebrated with the winners. The students and their competitions are listed below: outh F South Fayette High School FBLA Students Make