November 11, 2009: Ayala High School's FBLA hosted an after school Movie Day with approxi-mately fifty people in atten-dance. Members watched "An Inconvenient Truth," an informa-tional documentary about global warming by Al Gore. This activity was done following guidelines given by CA FBLA's Goes Green State Project! Members enjoyed snacking on popcorn and drink-

ing punch!

President’s Corner

November 14, 2009: Los Osos FBLA members, along with the FBLA members from Rancho Cucamonga High School, partici-pated in the Founder's Day Pa-rade. They held balloons and

walked through the parade.

December 17, 2009: Letha Ra-ney Intermediate hosted their first school cleanup for FBLA

Goes Green State Project!

What have the other chapters of the Inland Section been up to? Found

out!

October 17, 2009: Centen-nial High FBLA members volunteered at a local ele-mentary school’s annual harvest festival. Members helped set up, clean up, and run booths. A booth was also set up to raise aware-ness of FBLA and for the

March of Dimes campaign.

of Inland Section excellence, and

to have fun. Utilize your free time

to prepare for Section competi-

tion, which is coming up around

the corner. E-mail me for any

question. And finally, enjoy your

time in FBLA. Happy Holidays and

have a wonderful New Year!

L i n x i W u , P r e s i d e n t

As we reach the midpoint

of this amazing FBLA year, I

would like to thank all the

chapters who are doing a

great job so far. The state offi-

cers are reciprocating your

work by launching a series of

new guides, recruiting mentor

adviser, and creating new

channels of communication.

Our efforts show: California

membership is the best in the

nation at this time, and atten-

dance at LDI-South increased

to almost 600. Keep up the

good work, and renew your

energy to f inish the year

strong. Apply to be a section

officer to continue the legacy

Calendar

Jan. 8—Section Officer

Applications Deadline

Feb. 9—Inland Section

Conference Registration

Deadline

Feb. 10—FBLA Adviser

Appreciation Day

Feb. 27—Inland Section

Conference @ Santiago

High School, Corona

Chapter Highlights - Ginny Wu

DECEMBER 2009 | INLAND SECTION VOL 2

Hello Inland Section FBLA!

Centennial High members volunteer at local elementary school

Ayala High School members take a picture before movie day

memory, as some competitive events may ask questions that require memori-zation of technical terms. If you are pre-paring for a presentation, always remem-ber to practice in front of not only mir-rors, but also your family, friends and chapter members. The competition in February is fast approaching, so if you are aiming for the first place prize, start studying now, and ask around for assis-tance on special preparation tips and

advices. Best of luck, Inland!

Hey, Inland Section, as you know, our section conference is coming up, as well as our first competitive events of the year. The conference will be a great opportunity to network with members from all over the region, but equally important, it will give you a chance to show off your business skills and knowledge. If you have not already started preparing for the competitions, it's never too late to plan now. Here are a few easy tips to follow: Talk to your chapter adviser to choose an event that best fits your interest; reserve thirty min-utes to an hour a day to study the test material and take the practice tests online; and make flash cards to aid your

Competition Preparation

DECEMBER 2009

There are many great opportunities to be had if you decide to run! It is a great opportunity to become more involved in FBLA. If you are one of those people who feel that you love FBLA and feel you want to go more in depth, then you should definitely consider running for an officer position. For more information about running for office or for deadlines, please feel free to visit our website:

inlandfbla.org and cafbla.org

Running for office is a commit-ment to say the least, but it can also be one of the best experiences of your high school career. To become an Inland Section officer there are some conditions that must be met and you will be required to campaign for the office that you wish to hold. There are several positions of office that you may

run for:

President

Vice President of Programs

VP of Communications/Tech.

Secretary

Historian

Parliamentarian

Running for Office

potential officers sign up, they have an interview, they give a speech, all mem-bers vote, and the candidate with the most votes is elected as that officer for the coming year. However, this formula might not always be the best way to go. Consider these alterations to the for-

mula:

1. Decide whether a process is actu-ally necessary: will an interview process give valuable information regarding the candidate, and will this information be used in the se-lection process?

2. Consider splitting up your election process of the officer positions: for example, you might want to ap-point half of the positions through the interview, and publicly elect the other half.

3. Consider allowing the adviser(s) to appoint officer positions: oftentimes, advisers will have valuable insight in how the chapter runs, and under-stand the skills needed in running a chapter more than the general mem-bers

Once you decide your officer team, they need to be trained; of course, they do have leadership skills already (that’s why they were elected), but these skills need to be furthered. The summer break is a prime opportunity to develop leadership skills. Consider holding a chapter officer summit – a day of planning and activities to promote bonding within the team, responsibility, and leadership skills. You can also use this day to plan your POW form, and your year’s activities. Also, this year, OAT Day will be occurring before summer, rather than after, giving officers

further incentive to start early.

As a chapter, continuity is always essential. Your chapter might have seen its membership boom, its funds rise, and its projects completed; however, while this is indeed impres-sive, the sign of a particularly impressive chapter is its ability to stamp success onto the coming years. While you are working on making this year the best yet, keep in mind that one of your greatest responsibilities is preparing

your chapter for success in the future.

One of the most important aspects of chapter sustainment is the officer elec-tion process. Not only must you make sure that the right people are chosen for the officer position, you must also develop leadership skill in the coming officer team. Every chapter knows about the general election process –

Sustainability within Chapters - Dav id Mao

- Nico le Hwang

- Chance Har vey

The Leadership Development Institute South was held on November 21-22 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency in Ir-vine. At LDI, the section officers of the Inland, Gold Coast, and Southern section were responsible for creating and organiz-ing different and innovative presentations to present to fellow FBLA members. There were a variety of different workshops ranging from Computer Design, Network-ing, Etiquette, Time Management, Rocket Arena, Public Speaking, and much more. When the workshops came to an end, LDI held many fun-filled night activities such as the March of Dimes Dance, Grand Prix Icebreakers, and Salsa Dancing Lessons! Also attending the event was a special guest speaker, Mr. Cary Trivanovich who performed his “Dance of Life”, a spectacu-

lar dramatic piece, at closing session.

LDI and OAT Day Recap

- Cather ine Dang

This year, Inland Section Officer Training Day (OAT) was held at the University of Riverside. This year’s theme was “Fuel Your Future” We would like to thank the UCR PBL Officers by organizing our enter-taining icebreakers. Our section officers organized general FBLA workshops to inform our new school officers more about FBLA. Our OAT Day was a success with fun ice breakers, informative work-shops, an amazing lunch and tons of fun!