By Vaughn Kraynak – Staff Reporter

The Future Business Leaders of America is an after-school club that students at Jonathan Law can attend to learn more about business, public speaking, and leadership. 

FBLA meetings take place every other Tuesday in Room 26. Students can join by meeting with Advisor Ms. Israelite in Room 26 or joining the Google Classroom with code: tvpv4fc.

“FBLA offers students an opportunity to network and compete with other business students from across the state,” Israelite said.

Israelite has led the club since its founding four years ago and the club has grown to have over 50 members 

“Being an officer of FBLA is important to me because I get to interact with the Law and Milford community as a leader,” Senior Officer Maddy Baranowsky said. 

Besides focusing on how to pursue business as a young adult, the club provides many fun events and field trips. Among these include the annual “Winter Wonderland,” a holiday-themed event that includes arts and crafts and a surprise visit from Santa. 

“My favorite moment from FBLA is the Winter Wonderland,” Baranowsky said. “It is always so much fun doing holiday activities with the kids and volunteering with other Law students.”

Last school year, members of the FBLA visited the Federal Reserve in New York City. 

“My favorite part of the field trip to New York was seeing Times Square,” Sophomore Karan Sekhon said. 

Joining FBLA has also helped students improve themselves both academically and socially. 

“I became more business minded and got better at interacting with people,” Sophomore Rithvik Muthyapu said. 

The idea of joining a new club can be scary to some students, but Israelite welcomes all who are interested and up for the challenge. 

“I joined FBLA because I was curious to see what the club was about and now that I have joined it, I am glad I am part of an amazing club,” Sophomore Arnav Saxena said. 

After working on projects and presenting them to an audience, members can earn awards for their presentations. 

“I joined FBLA because I liked the idea of winning awards,” Sekhon said. 

Israelite is always ready to help members of the club succeed to the best of their ability.

“Ms. Israelite has helped me grow as a member of FBLA because of the support and help she gives me and my peers when we are confused and need help for our projects and presentations,” Saxena said.