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Future Business Leaders of America
MIAMI, April 17, 2009 - The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter at Coral Reef Senior High participated in business competitions with schools from all over the State of Florida.
Coral Reef came back with twenty-three (23) state winners in the categories of Parliamentary Procedures, Business Calculations, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Global Business, Management Decision Making, Business Plan, Accounting II, Personal Finance, Business Law, Sports Management and Banking and Finance.
Out of those 23 winners, 16 qualify to compete with other FBLA members from across the nation in Anaheim, California, in June.
The winners are:
Anthony Acosta-Kane Business Calculations 5th
Jorge Asecio Marketing 5th
Ryan Barnes Accounting II 2nd
Moise Perez Personal Finance 3rd
Michael Ramos Accounting II 3rd
Matthew Westlund Business Law 1st
Gerard William Sports Management 1st
Alexander Zust Accounting II 5th
Team Events:
Melinda Agron Parliamentary Procedures 2nd
Alejandro Arboleda
Karishma Gieowar-Singh
Deanna Kalil
Janel Allen Banking and Finance 1st
Stephanie Nicholas
Luisa Santos
Brandon Aragon Global Business 1st
Chris Crant
Jenny Cifuentes Management Decision Making 4th
Alexa Fernandez
Valerie Garcia Entrepreneurship 5th
Gautan Sawant
Justin Garcia Business Plan 3rd
Marino Guzman
Adriana Bracho FBLA President for District 26
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About Coral Reef
Coral Reef Senior High School,
Miami's Mega-Magnet, opened its doors in 1997 as
a $32.3 million facility. Coral Reef is located in the Southwest
of Miami-Dade County adjacent
to the Richmond Heights community on 59 beautifully landscaped
acres. Two open courtyards enhance the ambiance of the school
environment. The campus includes a seven-acre community park,
four outdoor basketball courts, six tennis courts, a quarter-mile
track, football and soccer practice fields, and softball and baseball
fields. In additional, there is an agriscience land-laboratory
containing a greenhouse, garden, and aquatic and small animal
areas. Large gatherings of students, parents and community members
can be comfortably accommodated in the state-of-the-art school
auditorium, which seats 804, and the gymnasium, which can accommodate
over 2,000 people. The building itself measures 306,000 square
feet excluding the courtyard, which measures over one acre. The
initial budget was projected at $64.5 million, but when completed
on June 19, 1997 the project required less money. Coral Reef Senior High School
is a unique four-year mega-magnet high school comprised of six
academics: International Studies/International Baccalaureate;
Business/Finance; Agriscience/Engineering Technology; Leisure
Medicine/Health Sciences; Visual/Performing Arts; and Legal/Public
Affairs. In additional to the academic, a comprehensive program
of activities and athletics is available to all students. Coral
Reef maintains close ties with numerous community professionals,
business, and agencies. Since the students have all applied to
attend (and subsequently been selected by lottery) and parents/community
totally support school programs, and environment exists which
promotes: high levels of academic commitment to the school and
outside community, and preparation for future success in the students,
approximately 24 percent of whom are white, non-hispanic students,
24 percent are African-American students, 45 percent are Hispanic
students, and eight percent are autistic, emotionally handicapped,
as well as other health impaired. Visit Coral Reef Senior High School at http://coralreef.dadeschools.net for more information.
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