Smith-Cotton High School FBLA students earned 16 medals, including two first-place finishes, at the District 10 competition, held virtually on Wednesday, February 17, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

A news release says junior Gannon Perkins won the Public Speaking competition and was third in Accounting 1. Freshman Kush Patel was first in Word Processing and fifth in Intro to Financial Math. They will be joined by Regina Robinson (third in Intro to Business Communications) and Faith Johnson (fifth in Journalism) at the Missouri FBLA State Leadership Conference competitions, which will take place virtually in April.

Other S-C medalists were:
• Digital Video Production: Blake Osteen, second;
• Public Service Announcement: Gabbie Love, second;
• Graphic Design: Regina Robinson, third; • Intro to Social Media Strategy: Spencer Homan and Jacelyn Lancaster, third;
• Publication Design: Maggy Evans, third;
• Sports & Entertainment Marketing: Kelsey Anderson and Joe Rodriguez, fourth; and
• Broadcast Journalism: Faith Johnson and Emma Dillon, fifth.

Dillon also was elected the District 10 vice president of membership.