Pictured, from back to front, are Falconer Future Business Leaders of America members Nicola Caruso, Dominic Pangborn, Ella Garrison, Patrick Braley, Anthony Wood, Charles Reichenbach, Mrs. Michelle Johnson, Patrick Holmberg, Savannah Moore, Finley Darr, Lilli Szal-Williams, Carson Braley.

Eleven Falconer Future Business Leaders of America members traveled to Rochester for the three-day 2025 State Leadership Conference recently.

While in attendance, members attended workshops, campaign booths, officer elections, competed in performance and written competitions, and socialized with hundreds of members from across New York State.

After competing against more than 600 members in more than 120 competitions, Falconer students qualified for the finals in \Intro to Public Speaking, Broadcast Journalism, and Intro to Public Speaking. Several FCS FBLA and FBLA-Middle Level members walked across the stage at the Awards of Excellence Ceremony to claim their first through fifth place medal.

Middle Level member Carson Braley placed second in Exploring Leadership and first in FBLA Concepts. At the high school level, Ella Garrison placed second in Introduction to FBLA Creed Speaking. Dominic Pangborn placed third in Introduction to Information Technology. Savannah Moore earned third in Introduction to Word Processing. In addition, our chapter earned two awards with second place in Chapter Business Display and fifth in Chapter of the Year.

Carson Braley and Dominic Pangborn earned the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership Conference to be held in June in Anaheim, California.