Pennsylvania FBLA Competitive Events Documents
- Pennsylvania FBLA High School Competitive Events Flyer
- Pennsylvania FBLA Middle School Competitive Events Flyer
- High School Topics
- Middle School Topics
High School Competitive Events Changes
- Modified: Online testing time (reduced from 60 minutes to 50 minutes)
- Modified: Multiple rating sheets modified by National FBLA
- New Event: Financial Statement Analysis
- New Event: Future Business Educator
- New Event: Introduction to Programming (grades 9-10 only)
- New Event: Visual Design
- New Event: Website Coding & Development
- Name Change: Public Policy & Advocacy (formerly Political Science)
- Retired: Business Financial Plan
- Retired: E-business
- Retired: Publication Design
- Modified: Impromptu Speaking (presentation time increased to 5 minutes)
- Modified: Introduction to Public Speaking (presentation time increased to 5 minutes)
- Modified: Public Service Announcement (presentation time increased to 7 minutes)
- Modified: Impromptu Speaking (speech time increased to 5 minutes)
- Modified: Future Business Leader (interview time decreased to 10 minutes)
- Modified: Job Interview (interview time decreased to 10 minutes)
- Modified: the following state-only event requirements have been modified
- Business Plan (must submit written report AND pre-recorded video presentation by December 13 deadline)
- American Enterprise Project (must submit written report AND pre-recorded video presentation by February 15 deadline)
- Community Service Project (must submit written report AND pre-recorded video presentation by February 15 deadline)
- Local Chapter Annual Business Report (must submit written report AND pre-recorded video presentation by February 15 deadline)
- Partnership with Business Project (must submit written report AND pre-recorded video presentation by February 15 deadline)
Middle School Competitive Events Changes
- New: Top 4 in each national competitive event will be eligible to advance to the National Leadership Conference.
- Modified: Elevator Speech
- business card/flyer component removed
- speech increased to 3 minutes
- Modified: the following events have event presentations increased to 7 minutes:
- Annual Chapter Activities Presentation
- Business Ethics
- Career Research
- Critical Thinking
- Exploring Business Issues
- Marketing Mix Challenge
- Modified: the following events have event presentations decreased to 3 minutes:
- FBLA Mission & Pledge
- Modified: Exploring Business Issues may use technology as part of presentation with 3-minute set-up time
- Modified: the following events have “source citing” added to rating sheet:
- Business Ethics
- Exploring Business Issues
- Marketing Mix Challenge
- Video Game Challenge
National FBLA will be releasing new revised national guidelines for ALL competitive events to advisers on September 15. After that, Pennsylvania will modify its guidelines to reflect administration at Pennsylvania region conferences and the state conference.
Competitive Events Topics
Topics are available for the following high school events.
- Broadcast Journalism
- Business Ethics
- Coding & Programming
- Computer Game & Simulation Programming
- Data Analysis
- Digital Animation
- Digital Video Production
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Graphic Design
- Introduction to Business Presentation
- Introduction to Programming
- Introduction to Public Speaking
- Introduction to Social Media Strategy
- Mobile Application Development
- Public Service Announcement
- Public Speaking
- Social Media Strategies
- Visual Design
- Website Coding & Development
- Website Design
Topics are available for the following middle school events.
- Business Ethics
- Elevator Speech
- Exploring Business Issues
- Multimedia and Website Development
- Video Game Challenge