Middle School Competitive Events

MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPETITIVE EVENTS

REMINDERS AND RESOURCES

Middle School Advisers,

Middle School competitive events registration is being finalized so that we can open the system for you to register your MS members in their events. Links to several documents with detailed instructions will be provided in the email message you will receive notifying you when registration is open.

Some steps or procedures may seem a little overwhelming at first, especially to new advisers. However, if you take things step by step, I think that you will be successful at registering competitors and preparing them for competition.

While this message is long, it is to remind you of some key points and to provide links to all of the competitive event guidelines and to several resources all in one email. Many of these items were emailed in previous messages as they were completed. Those previous messages can be accessed from the Advisers Resource/Information Center on the PA FBLA website, Adviser Resource Center PA FBLA.

Students Must Be in the National FBLA Membership System

To register students for events via Blue Panda, students must be in the National FBLA Connect membership system. The students will then be imported into Blue Panda within 15-20 minutes and be eligible to be placed in competitive events under the following conditions:

· Student dues are paid by credit card

· "Payment by mail" chosen (60 days to get a check to National FBLA)

· Full purchase order uploaded (least likely option; focus on #1 or #2)

For returning advisers, nothing has changed about the credentials used last year. For new advisers, temporary login credentials with instructions to set a permanent password were emailed at various times during this semester.

Blue Panda is Official Middle School Competitive Event Registration

Blue Panda is the official registration across the state; it is the official record of competitors. You have the right to make as many changes as you wish until the registration deadline on January 24 at 11:59 pm. After that, any changes come to Bruce Boncal usually through me first. Make sure you submit when you end a registration session. You can add, delete, or alter entries until the registration deadline.

For Blue Panda Support, contact me. There are minor corrections that I know how to make. I will contact Bruce Boncal as needed for other corrections. If I am not available, contact Bruce directly via cell/texts at 570-279-6998 or bboncal@pafbla.org.

COMPETITIVE EVENT RESOURCES:

23-24 MS Competitive Events Policy Handbook: Links to individual event guideline pages are below.

23-24 MS Competitive Event List

23-24 MS Dates and Information

23-24 MS Overview from Canva

23-24 MS Selecting a National FBLA Competitive Event

23-24 MS Selecting a PA FBLA Competitive Event

23-24 Competitive Events SLW Presentation

23-24 MS Event Registration Planning Form: This form is for use as a guide; it is not submitted to FBLA; contact me if you need a copy in Word so that members or advisers may type in it.

23-24 MS Links to Information Related to PA Only Events

National FBLA Middle School Resources for National Events: Resources for National FBLA events; includes sample questions and case studies; remember to use the PA (not National) version of event guidelines for state competition. FBLA MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPETITIVE EVENTS - Future Business Leaders of America

ITEMS FROM THE MS COMPETITIVE EVENT POLICY LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK:

FBLA Goals and Pledge

FBLA Code of Ethics and Creed

PA FBLA Dress Code

National FBLA Format Guide, FBLA-PBL-Format-Guide.pdf

GUIDELINES FOR NATIONAL FBLA EVENTS

Annual Chapter Activities Presentation

Business Ethics

Business Etiquette

Career Exploration