Who is Eligible to Attend the State Leadership Conference/Attendance Policy?
2026 State Leadership Conference Promotional Video
Upcoming SLC Competitive Events Dates
December 18 — SLC state-only chapter events registration opens via Blue Panda
December 19 — SLC state-only individual/team events registration/upload deadline via Blue Panda, by 11:59 pm (upload required for Business Plan, Digital Animation, and Digital Video Production; all others require registration only)
January 13 — SLC Qualifying Digital Video Production Presentations via Zoom
January 14 — SLC Qualifying Financial Statement Analysis/Website Design Presentations via Zoom
January 15 — SLC Qualifying Public Service Announcement Presentations via Zoom
January 20 — SLC Qualifying Supply Chain Management Presentations via Zoom
January 21 — SLC Qualifying Business Plan Presentations via Zoom
January 22 — SLC Qualifying Computer Game & Simulation Programming/Data Analysis Presentations via Zoom
January 27 — SLC Qualifying Digital Animation/Website Coding & Programming Presentations via Zoom
January 28 — SLC Qualifying Coding & Programming/Introduction to Programming via Zoom
January 29 — SLC Qualifying Career Portfolio/Mobile Application Development Presentations via Zoom
January 31 — Last day to announce state-only individual/team maximum Top 15 finalists
February 13 — SLC state-only chapter events registration/upload deadline via Blue Panda, by 11:59 pm (upload required for Community Service Project and Local Chapter Annual Business Report)
February 18 — SLC Qualifying Community Service Project Presentations via Zoom
February 25 — SLC Qualifying Local Chapter Annual Business Report Presentations via Zoom
February 28 — Last day to announce state-only chapter maximum Top 15 finalists
March 02-06 — SLC Computer Applications production test administered at home schools
March 06 — Business Ethics case study/Future Business Leader resume-letter/Job Interview resume/letter upload deadline via Blue Panda, by 11:59 pm
March 10 — SLC Computer Applications production test upload for judging deadline via Blue Panda, by 11:59 pm
General Schedule of Events
Information on 2026 SLC Open Competitive Events Offerings, Registration Times, and More Announced
click the link above for detailed information
Sunday, April 12
General Registration Open, 7:00-9:00 pm | Hersheypark Open | FBLA Fun Night | FBLA Information Desk Open | Hersheypark Ticket Pick-up Desk
Special Online Objective Testing Sessions for Events with Role Plays, 12:30-4:30 pm (see schedule below)
Special Online Objective Testing Session for Sunday Testers, 5:30-7:00 pm (by approval only / online application form link)
Online Objective Testing Schedule for Events with Role-Play Components:
Monday, April 13
Registration Open, 7:00 am | Online Objective Tests and Performance Competitive Events (all day/see schedule below) | Career Expo and Leadership Workshops, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Exhibits Open | FBLA Information Desk Open, 7:15 am-7:15 pm | Campaign Rally @ Giant Center, 6:30-8:30 pm | Opening General Session @ Giant Center, 8:30-10:30 pm (middle school awards announced/presented at the beginning of the Opening Session)
Tuesday, April 14
Registration Open, 7:00 am | Performance Competitive Events (all day/see schedule below) | Career Expo and Leadership Workshops, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm | Exhibits Open | FBLA Information Desk Open, 7:00 am-5:00 pm | Awards of Excellence Program @ Giant Center, 7:00-10:30 pm | NLC Orientation @ Giant Center, immediately following the Awards Program
Required Picture Identification Requirements & Check-in Process/Other Competitive Events Policies
Pennsylvania FBLA has a mandatory competitor requirement that picture IDs are required at the event check-in for high school students in grades 9-12. With thousands of competitors at the PA FBLA SLC, the ID is to maintain the integrity of the competitive events program by verifying that the competitor is truly the competitor and not an impersonator.
Students MUST bring a picture ID to be presented at check-in to receive their testing passcode OR to participate in the performance events0. The picture ID may be their school ID, their driver’s license, their passport. If the student does not have a picture ID, the following form must be used as an “alternate” to the picture ID. A school administrator must certify the student’s identity and approve an attached picture to the form. Another option if a school administrator is not available: use a notary.
NO PICTURE ID? For someone who doesn’t have a picture ID, use this form. This requires school administrator certification and a photo taken at school at attached to this form.
FORGOT YOUR PICTURE ID IN HERSHEY? For someone who arrives on site and forgot his/her picture ID, use this form. It requires certification by the chapter adviser or parent who must accompany the student to the testing/performance area.
Students MUST be wearing their PA FBLA SLC name badge at the time they check in to take the test. For Sunday testing, name tags for Sunday testers will be at the registration desk immediately across from the entrance to the objective testing center, which is the Blue Room of the Great American Hall (closest to the convention center entrance). On Sunday, name tags will be available starting at 11:00 am for those testing on Sunday.
THE CHECK-IN PROCESS for Objective Testing and Performances
1. Students will organize in the roped area outside the Hershey Lodge Blue Room, which is in the Convention Center Lobby.
2. Students must be in business attire, which complies with the PA FBLA Dress Code and includes his/her official conference name tag. Students must have their picture ID with them or have their school administrator approved alternate ID form.
- Pay CLOSE attention to the “unacceptable” dress code items. Dress code is NOT business casual; it is business professional. When in doubt, review your dress code selection with your adviser OR email the PA FBLA Competitive Events Coordinator, dselleck@pafbla.us, with a picture of what you may consider wearing for an opinion.
3. The student must have a writing instrument with them.
4. At the time testing is ready to begin, students will be called into the Blue Room to begin the check-in process. The students will funnel into the room through one specific entrance.
5. Once inside the room, the students will report to one of four tables based on the first letter of their last name. The tables will be: A-F, G-L, M-R, and S-Z. Each competitor checks in at table matching his/her last name. At that table, the students will:
- Present their picture ID (or alternate school administrator approved form) to the event staff. A photocopy of a picture ID is not acceptable. A digital picture on the student’s phone is not acceptable.
- Have their dress attire reviewed for compliance with the PA FBLA Dress Code. If the student is not in compliance with the dress code:
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- He/she may leave the room to alter his/her dress code to come into compliance and then return to the testing center, OR agree to take a 5-point deduction for a dress code violation that is not considered “egregious.”
- He/she will be asked to leave the testing center and return in compliance with the dress code OR not be permitted to take the test as a 5-point deduction will not be an option for an “egregious” dress code violation.
6. Once the student’s dress code compliance has been reviewed, the student will be given a 4×6 card that will include the student’s: (1) event ID, (2) username, and (3) passcode.
- The student will complete the required information and submit it as proof of attendance in the objective test center. The student will complete the following on the card:
(1) Printed full name, (2) Test Name, (3) Signature, (4) Date. ***The card MUST be turned into event staff as he/she leaves the room.
7. The student will be directed to exit the testing room via a specific door away from the testing center.
8. In order to receive the passcode, the student would have to be registered properly AND registration payment has been received. Advisers need to verify that payment has been received.
9. Students ARE NOT permitted to take any online objective test collaboratively in any event, effective with the 2022-2023 FBLA year, due to a change in guidelines announced by National FBLA.
10. Students ARE NOT permitted to use any resources when taking the online objective tests. Students ARE NOT permitted to use open notes, open web, open book. Any attempt to use any outside resource while taking the online test could results in disqualification and considered cheating.
11. Any event that requires a performance will require the student to come onsite to Hershey to participate “live” in the performance in front of the judges. There will be no exceptions or remote participation in these competitive events. It must be live, and students/advisers or parents must be prepared to have the students in Hershey for the published performance schedule. Provisions can be made for parents to bring the student to Hershey for the live competitive event and then leave. However, the student must be present at the published performance times OR be available to be sequestered for those events that require being sequestered. No exceptions will be made.
12. All performance events will be administered onsite at the State Leadership Conference. There will be no exceptions. There will be preliminary rounds on Monday, April 13, and final rounds on Tuesday, April 14. There will also be final rounds for certain events (with no preliminary rounds) either Monday or Tuesday.
13. Performance events check-in process:
- ID checks and dress code checks will take place for all preliminary rounds and final rounds.
- Events that are sequestered will have their ID check and dress code check when they arrive at the room where they are to be sequestered.
- For scheduled events that are not sequestered, ID checks and dress code checks will occur upon arrival at the performance room.
- Students must present a picture ID at the time of check-in, or an alternate form certified by a school administrator must be presented if the student does not have a picture ID. A photocopy of a picture ID is not acceptable. A digital picture on the student’s phone is not acceptable.
14. Any individual who is eligible to attend the SLC based on the above criteria AND pays the $130 registration fee is eligible and is permitted to attend the State Leadership Conference. There will be an extensive, robust leadership development program aligned with the Pennsylvania Career Education and Work Standards. Students who meet the criteria will receive documentation to place in the CEW portfolios at their home schools.
15. Preliminary- and final-round performance schedules are randomly generated through the competitive events program, Blue Panda. There are no changes to schedules that will be made based on requests for sporting events; other school activities; travel distance; or other personal or miscellaneous reasons. All competitors are expected to be in attendance at their published time. If a competitor’s event requires students to be “sequestered,” the student must be present in the holding room at the beginning of the competitive event and remain sequestered until his/her performance time is complete.
16. Any requests for online testing or performance accommodations based on a student’s disability must be documented by the chapter adviser in the “special needs” section of the student’s registration profile and must be supported by IEP or 504 documentation or medical documentation (example: extended time). Copies of that documentation, once entered into the special needs section, requires written documentation from a school’s special education official emailed to: Bruce Boncal, PA FBLA Executive Director, bboncal@pafbla.us, and Derek Selleck, PA FBLA Competitive Events Coordinator, dselleck@pafbla.us.
Pre-conference Testing Information
Pre-Conference Production Tests: March 02-06, 2026
The following events with production tests will be administered at home schools under the direct supervision of school staff prior to the State Leadership Conference: (1) Computer Applications. Tests must be uploaded via Blue Panda as a single PDF file asset no later than March 10, 2026, by 11:59 pm.
1. The test will be distributed to chapter advisers no later than March 1, 2026.
2. All tests must be uploaded to Blue Panda as an asset (a single PDF file) no later than March 10, 2026, by 11:59 pm.
3. There will no notification of winners in these events UNTIL the Awards Program on Tuesday night, April 13.
4. Students should download, print, and study the Production Test Reference Guide prior to taking the test. The guide may be used during the test.
2026 State Leadership Conference Competitive Onsite Online Objective Events Schedule
Students must be in compliance with the PA FBLA Dress Code to take the test. The dress code is found here.
Online Objective Testing
Students are to bring their own fully-charged laptop/tablet (Window, MacOS, Chrome, iOS, Android) to take their test. Phones are not compatible with the testing system. If using school equipment, the FBLA adviser/competitor must check with the school entity technical staff to make sure there are no security issues connecting to the Hershey Lodge Wifi or other school policies that would prevent the student from accessing the online test.
Sunday, April 12, 2026/Hershey Lodge: 05:30 pm – 07:00 pm — Blue Room
(1) Online Testing/Pre-registration Required (by approval only / online application form link)
Pennsylvania FBLA is offering a special 90-minute Sunday window to commuter students (those not staying onsite) and others to minimize time out of school and avoid previously scheduled conflicts. Online objective tests are a maximum of 50 minutes. To submit a request to test during the Sunday session, please complete this form. There must be a separate form for each competitor. Suggestion: have the student complete the form (one form per student).
Monday, April 13, 2026/Hershey Lodge: 08:00 am (subject to change/this is not a final schedule)
(1) Future Business Leader, (2) Accounting, (3) Advanced Accounting, (4) Advertising, (5) Intro. to Supply Chain Management
Monday, April 13, 2026/Hershey Lodge: 09:00 am (subject to change/this is not a final schedule)
(1) Agribusiness, (2) Business Communication, (3) Intro. to Retail & Merchandising, (4) Intro. to Parliamentary Procedure
Monday, April 13, 2026/Hershey Lodge: 10:00 am (subject to change/this is not a final schedule)
(1) Business Law, (2) Computer Problem Solving, (3) Cybersecurity, (4) Intro. to Business Procedures
Monday, April 13, 2026/Hershey Lodge: 11:00 am (subject to change/this is not a final schedule)
(1) Business Ethics, (2) Real Estate, (3) Human Resource Management, (4) Insurance & Risk Management
Monday, April 13, 2026/Hershey Lodge: 12:30 90 (subject to change/this is not a final schedule)
(1) Intro. to Business Concepts, (2) Intro. to FBLA, (3) Intro. to Information Technology, (4) Project Management
Monday, April 13, 2026/Hershey Lodge: 01:30 pm (subject to change/this is not a final schedule)
(1) Intro. to Business Communication, (2) Intro. to Marketing Concepts, (3) Journalism, (4) Networking Infrastructures
Monday, April 13, 2026/Hershey Lodge: 02:30 pm (subject to change/this is not a final schedule)
(1) Organization Leadership, (2) Personal Finance, (3) Data Science & AI, (4) Public Administration & Management
Monday, April 13, 2026/Hershey Lodge: 03:00 pm (subject to change/this is not a final schedule)
(1) Economics, (2) Healthcare Administration, (3) Securities & Investments, (4) Retail Management
2026 State Leadership Conference Performance Events Schedule
Students must be in compliance with the PA FBLA Dress Code to take the test. The dress code is found here.
State Leadership Conference Tentative Performance Schedules (Monday, April 13)
this list is subject to change based on the number of competitors, sections needed, and meeting room availability
- Broadcast Journalism
- (preliminary round groups A-C) (1:00 pm – 5:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Business Management
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (2:00 pm – 6:45 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 2:00 pm)
- Business Ethics
- (preliminary round groups A-C) (2:00 pm – 7:00 pm @ Hershey Lodge) (competitors must also complete the objective test Monday morning)
- Business Plan
- (final round) (1:00 pm – 5:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Career Portfolio
- (final round) (8:00 am – 11:45 am @ Hershey Lodge / practice session available with equipment available 6:30 am – 7:30 am)
- Community Service Project
- (final round) (8:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Event Planning
- (preliminary round groups A-C) (8:00 am – 01:00 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Financial Planning
- (preliminary) (8:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Future Business Educator
- (final round) (1:00 pm – 6:00 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Future Business Leader
- (preliminary round groups A-B) (1:45 pm – 5:15 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Graphic Design
- (preliminary round groups A-E) (8:00 am – 12:00 pm @ Hotel Hershey) (practice session available with equipment available 6:30 am – 7:30 am)
- Customer Service
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (8:00 am – 12:00 noon @ Hotel Hershey / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 8:00 am)
- Hospitality & Event Management
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (2:00 pm – 6:45 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 2:00 pm)
- Impromptu Speaking
- (preliminary round groups A-C) (2:00 pm – 6:45 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 2:00 pm)
- Introduction to Business Presentation
- (preliminary round groups A-E) (1:00 pm – 4:45 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Introduction to Programming
- (final round) (1:00 pm – 6:45 pm @ Hotel Hershey/ practice session available with equipment available 6:30 am – 7:30 am)
- Introduction to Public Speaking
- (preliminary round groups A-E) (10:45 am – 1:45 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Introduction to Social Media Strategy
- (preliminary round groups A-E) (2:15 pm – 6:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Job Interview
- (preliminary round groups A-D) (8:00 am – 11:30 am @ Hershey Lodge)
- Local Chapter Annual Business Report
- (final round) (8:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Management Information Systems
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (2:00 pm – 6:45 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 2:00 pm)
- Network Design
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 8:00 am)
- Public Speaking
- (preliminary round groups A-E ) (8:00 am – 10:30 am @ Hershey Lodge)
- Sales Presentation
- (preliminary round groups A-D) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Social Media Strategies
- (preliminary round groups A-D) (2:15 pm – 6:45 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Sports & Entertainment Management
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 8:00 am)
- Technology Support & Services
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm @ Hotel Hershey / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room by 1:00 pm)
- Visual Design
- (preliminary round groups A-D) (8:00 am – 12:15 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Website Design
- (final round) (8:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Hershey Lodge / practice session available with equipment available 6:30 am – 7:30 am)
State Leadership Conference Tentative Performance Schedules (Tuesday, April 14)
this list is subject to change based on the number of competitors, sections needed, and meeting room availability
- Banking & Financial Systems
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 8:00 am)
- Broadcast Journalism
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:45 pm @ Hotel Hershey) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Business Ethics
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:45 pm @ Hershey Lodge) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Coding & Programming
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Computer Game & Simulation Programming
- (final round) (8:00 am – 01:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Data Analysis
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:450 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Digital Animation
- (final round) (8:00 am – 11:45 am @ Hotel Hershey)
- Digital Video Production
- (final round) (8:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Entrepreneurship
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 8:00 am)
- Event Planning
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:00 noon @ Hotel Hershey) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Financial Planning
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Financial Statement Analysis
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Future Business Educator
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Future Business Leader
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:00 pm @ Hershey Lodge) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Graphic Design
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Impromptu Speaking
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 8:00 am) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- International Business
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 8:00 am)
- Introduction to Business Presentation
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:45 pm @ Hotel Hershey) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Introduction to Public Speaking
- (final round) (8:00 am – 11:30 am @ Hershey Lodge) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Introduction to Social Media Strategy
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Job Interview
- (final round) (8:00 am – 11:30 am @ Hershey Lodge) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Marketing
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 8:00 am)
- Mobile Application Development
- (final round) (8:00 am – 11:30 am @ Hotel Hershey)
- Parliamentary Procedure
- (final round) (role-play schedule) (8:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Hershey Lodge / competitors required to be sequestered and in holding room no later than 8:00 am)
- Public Service Announcement
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hotel Hershey)
- Public Speaking
- (final round) (8:00 am – 11:30 am @ Hershey Lodge) finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Sales Presentation
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Social Media Strategies
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Supply Chain Management
- (final round) (8:00 am – 1:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge)
- Visual Design
- (final round) (8:00 am – 12:00 pm @ Hershey Lodge) (finalists from Monday’s preliminary rounds will be published on the SLC conference app and on the PA FBLA website)
- Website Coding & Development
- (final round) (8:00 am – 1:30 pm @ Hershey Lodge / practice session available with equipment available 6:30 am – 7:30 am)
Onsite Performance Schedules
Monday, April 13/Hershey Lodge: (specific time slots/specific rooms will be published in mid to later March)
⇒ 08:00 am – 10:45 am: preliminary round performances (1) Public Speaking (groups A, B, C, D)
⇒ 08:00 am – 11:30 am: preliminary round performances (1) Job Interview (groups A, B, C, D)
⇒ 08:00 am – 11:45 am: final round performances (1) Career Portfolio
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:15 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Visual Design (groups A, B, C, D)
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:30 pm: final round performances (1) Sports & Entertainment Management*, (2) Network Design*
>>>*students must be present in the holding room no later than 7:45 am to be sequestered during the performances
⇒ 08:00 am – 01:00 pm: final round performances (1) Community Service Project, (2) Event Planning (groups A, B, C), (3) Local Chapter Annual Business Report, (4) Website Design
⇒ 10:45 am – 01:45 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Introduction to Public Speaking (groups A, B, C, D, E)
⇒ 01:45 pm – 05:45 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Future Business Leader (group A, B)
⇒ 02:00 pm – 06:45 pm: final round performances (1) Business Management*, (2) Hospitality & Event Management*, (3) Management Information Systems*
>>>*students must be present in the holding room no later than 1:45 pm to be sequestered during the performances
⇒ 02:00 pm – 06:45 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Impromptu Speaking* (groups A, B, C)
>>>*students must be present in the holding room no later than 1:45 pm to be sequestered during the performances
⇒ 02:15 pm – 06:30 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Introduction to Social Media Strategy (groups A, B, C, D, E)
⇒ 02:15 pm – 06:45 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Social Media Strategies (groups A, B, C, D)
⇒ 02:00 pm – 07:00 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Business Ethics* (groups A, B, C)
>>>*Business Ethics competitors must take their online objective test Monday morning.
Monday, April 13/Hotel Hershey: (specific time slots/specific rooms will be published in mid to late March)
shuttle service is provided between the Hershey Lodge and Hotel Hershey
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:00 pm: final round performances (1) Customer Service*
>>>*students must be present in the holding room no later than 07:45 am to be sequestered during the performances
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:30 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Graphic Design (groups A, B, C, D, E), (2) Sales Presentation (groups A, B, C, D)
⇒ 08:00 am – 01:00 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Financial Planning (groups A, B, C)
⇒ 01:00 pm – 04:45 pm: preliminary round performances (1) Intro. to Business Presentation (groups A, B, C, D, E)
⇒ 01:00 pm – 05:00 pm: final round performances (1) Technology Support & Services*
>>>*students must be present in the holding room no later than 12:45 pm to be sequestered during the performances
⇒ 01:00 pm – 05:30 pm: final round performances (1) Broadcast Journalism (groups A, B, C), (2) Business Plan
⇒ 01:00 pm – 06:00 pm: final round performances (1) Future Business Educator (groups A, B, C)
⇒ 01:00 pm – 06:45 pm: final round performances (1) Introduction to Programming
Tuesday, April 14/Hershey Lodge: (specific time slots/specific rooms will be published in mid March)
⇒ 08:00 am – 11:30 am: final round performances (1) Intro. to Public Speaking, (2) Job Interview, (3) Mobile Application Development, (4) Public Speaking
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:00 pm: final round performances (1) Future Business Leader, (2) Visual Design
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:15 pm: final round performances (1) Business Ethics
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:30 pm: final round performances (1) Sales Presentation, (2) Social Media Strategies
⇒ 08:00 am – 01:30 pm: final round performances (1) Computer Game & Simulation Programming, (2) Supply Chain Management, (3) Website Coding & Development
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:30 pm: final round performances (1) Banking & Financial Systems*, (2) International Business*, (3) Entrepreneurship*, (4) Marketing*,
>>>*students must be present in the holding room no later than 07:45 am to be sequestered during the performances
⇒ 08:00 am – 01:00 pm: final round performances (1) Parliamentary Procedure*
>>>*students must be present in the holding room no later than 07:45 am to be sequestered during the performances
Tuesday, April 14/Hotel Hershey: (specific time slots/specific rooms will be published in mid March)
shuttle service is provided between the Hershey Lodge and Hotel Hershey
⇒ 08:00 am – 11:45 am: final round performances (1) Digital Animation
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:00 pm: final round performances (1) Event Planning
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:30 pm: final round performances (1) Financial Planning, (2) Financial Statement Analysis, (3) Future Business Educator
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:30 pm: final round performances(1) Graphic Design, (2) Intro. to Social Media Strategy, (3) Public Service Announcement
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:30 pm: final round performances (1) Impromptu Speaking*
>>>*students must be present in the holding room no later than 07:45 am to be sequestered during the performances
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:45 pm: final round performances (1) Data Analysis
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:30 pm: final round performances (1) Coding & Programming, (2) Financial Statement Analysis, (3) Graphic Design, (4) Public Service Announcement
⇒ 08:00 am – 12:45 pm: final round performances (1) Broadcast Journalism, (2) Introduction to Business Presentation
⇒ 08:00 am – 01:00 pm: final round performances (1) Digital Video Production
Open Competitive Events Program
Open Competitive Events: administered the week of March 23-27, 2026.
1. Pre-registration will be required through Blue Panda. Details will be announced. The event titles are subject to change.
2. Only students registered for the State Leadership Conference may participate in the open competitive events.
3. Students may register for up to five different open events.
4. Participation in the open competitive events program is in addition to the student’s regular competitive event.
5. There will be a schedule of days when specific tests must be taken.
6. Passcodes will be made available to advisers to download no later than March 20, 2026.
7. The tentative list of events in this category this year (subject to change until registration opens):
| Behavioral Economics |
Career Readiness |
Consumer Skills |
| Corporate Social Responsibility |
Current Events |
Digital Media |
FBLA Guiding Principles
(Pledge, Ethics, Mission, Goals, Conduct) |
Financial Math |
Introduction to Financial Technologies |
| Financial Literacy |
Macroeconomics |
Microeconomics |
| Public Relations |
Social Media in Business & Society |
Social Media Marketing |
| Stock Market & Investments |
75 Years of Pennsylvania FBLA |
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Individual Performance Schedule Times/Locations
State Leadership Conference Performance Schedules (will be published as performance schedules become available)
Competitors must be in dress code compliance and must bring a picture ID with them to check-in.
2026 SLC — Onsite Conference FBLA ID Verification Form
- Banking & Financial Systems (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Broadcast Journalism (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C
- Business Management (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Business Ethics (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C
- Business Plan
- Client Service (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C
- Coding & Programming
- Community Service Project
- Computer Game & Simulation Programming
- Data Analysis
- Digital Animation
- Digital Video Production
- Electronic Career Portfolio
- Entrepreneurship (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Future Business Educator
- Future Business Leader (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B
- Graphic Design (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C — Group D — Group E
- Help Desk (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Hospitality & Event Management (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Impromptu Speaking (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C
- International Business (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Introduction to Business Presentation (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C — Group D — Group E
- Event Planning
- Introduction to Programming
- Introduction to Public Speaking (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C — Group D — Group E
- Introduction to Social Media Strategy (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C — Group D — Group E
- Job Interview (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C — Group D
- Local Chapter Annual Business Report
- Management Information Systems (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Marketing (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Mobile Application Development
- Network Design (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Parliamentary Procedure (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Public Service Announcement
- Public Speaking (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C — Group D — Group E
- Sales Presentation (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C — Group D
- Social Media Strategies (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C — Group D
- Sports & Entertainment Management (role play schedule/Top 15 finalists)
- Visual Design (preliminary round groups): Group A — Group B — Group C — Group D
- Website Coding & Development
- Website Design
