Fifty Mercy Academy students competed in the region three Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) conference March 15.
Twenty-seven students will advance to the state-wide competition scheduled for April 18 and 20 at the Galt House Hotel.
Eleven of the students are first place winners: Madalon Simpson for e-Business; Savana Altenstadter for website design and electronic career portfolio; Hannah Mazzoni for job interview; Sam Lee for computer applications; Rachel Buckle for health care administration; Morgan Scott for word processing; Taylor Pascal, Rowan Vaught and Mackenzie Dauenhauer for social media campaign; and Hannah Figg and Amber Willett for graphic design.