Thirty-seven Cumberland High School students competed in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Competition held at Longwood University on March 9, 2026. Of the 37 students who competed, 22 placed and qualified to advance to the State Leadership Conference in 21 different events. Award winners included the following:
Individual medals:
• Jayla Augustin - Event Planning - 1st Place & Retail Management - 1st Place
• Shavon Boatwright - Introduction to FBLA - 1st Place
• Aydin Brodie - Cybersecurity - 1st Place & Coding & Programming - 2nd Place
• Iziah Brown - Introduction to Information Technology - 3rd Place
• Shakira Gregory - Public Administration & Management - 3rd Place
• Takiyah Hampton - Organizational Leadership - 1st Place
• Kamira Holman - Mobile Application Development - 1st Place
• Jair Jones-Walker - Advertising - 1st Place
• Kaitlynne Kelsey - Public Speaking - 1st Place
• KJ Lee - Insurance & Risk Management - 1st Place
• Aaliyah Minter - Public Service Announcement - 1st Place
• Naisha Scott - Health Care Administration - 1st Place
• Chanze Trent - Introduction to Parliamentary Procedures - 1st Place
Team medals:
• Shavon Boatwright, KJ Lee & Anariah White - Visual Design - 1st Place
• Montasia Dimmie & Ta'Laysia Smith - Broadcast Journalism - 1st Place
• Bri-era Franklin-Harris & Naisha Scott - Social Media Strategies - 1st Place
• Brooklyn Gale & MaKayla Robinson - Introduction to Business Presentation - 1st Place
• Aunnesti Haskins, Daryn Woodson-Trent & Joshua Shoulders - Introduction to Social Media Strategies - 1st Place
The FBLA students were recognized by the Cumberland School Board at their meeting held on April 9, 2026.
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Students who attended the April meeting of the Cumberland School Board to be recognized included Joshua Shoulders, Daryn Woodson-Trent, and Anariah White.