North Hills FBLA students earn top honors at regional competition, 19 advancing to states

North Hills School District is proud to announce that 43 North Hills High School students earned Top 5 honors at the Regional Competition of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). As a result of their strong performances, 19 students qualified to advance to the Pennsylvania FBLA State Leadership Conference and Competition, which will be held in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in April 2026.

Students competed in a wide range of business, finance, marketing, technology, and leadership events, including both individual and team competitions. Their success reflects months of preparation, skill development, and commitment to academic and professional excellence.

State qualifiers include the top two place winners in performance events and the top three place winners in objective testing events.

Regional FBLA Top 5 Finishers

First Place

• Advanced Accounting – William Woodside*
• Computer Problem Solving – Wyatt Lipinski*
• Customer Service – Chris Jenkins*
• Impromptu Speaking – Anna Milsop*
• Insurance & Risk Management – Matthew Peck*
• Introduction to Business Concepts – Logan Matthews*
• Introduction to Information Technology – Cameron Hollenberger*
• Marketing – Grace Zhou*
• Real Estate – Ausin DeMartino*

Second Place

• Advanced Accounting – Izabela Czechowski*
• Event Planning Team – Ellie Kim, Asya Umutoni*
• Health Care Administration – Helen Lin*
• Introduction to Business Communication – Jaydan Niccolai*
• Introduction to Business Concepts – Roman DeMartino*
• Introduction to Retail & Merchandising – Henry Ross*
• Sports & Entertainment Management – Gus Roberts*

Third Place

• Advertising – Noah Wolff*
• Customer Service – Dyvonte Mott*
• Data Science & AI – Santo Cerminaro*
• Introduction to Business Presentation Team – Ella Bricker, Gracie Rahenkamp
• Public Speaking – Talina Nguyen

Fourth Place

• Accounting 1 – Rachel Brown
• Advanced Accounting – Ryann Sekerak
• Introduction to Business Communication – Mason Zotter
• Introduction to Business Procedures – Dominick D’Allesandro
• Introduction to FBLA – Ngun Men
• Introduction to Social Media Team – Yasmine Salem, Haaseni Ramkumar
• Introduction to Supply Chain Management – Max Anderson
• Personal Finance – Lily Adamski
• Retail Management – Casey Chen
• Sales Presentation – Anwita Maneish Nithya

Fifth Place

• Business Management Team – Ronald Kunesky, Jack O’Connor, Patrick Reffert
• Economics – Brady McClelland
• Introduction to Business Procedures – Liam Nelson
• Introduction to FBLA – Isabele Cunha
• Introduction to Marketing Concepts – Andrew Seigworth
• Introduction to Social Media Team – Mina Jin, Assia Charkaoui

North Hills High School FBLA students will now continue their preparation as they advance to the Pennsylvania FBLA State Leadership Conference, where they will compete alongside student leaders from across the Commonwealth.

North Hills High School teachers Kellee Kanith and Nancy DiNicola serve as advisors to the school’s FBLA chapter.