The Jersey Shore Area School District students in the Future Business Leaders of America organization, along with three chaperones and one advisor, journeyed to Hershey for the annual State Leadership Conference — and they brought back “huge successes,” according to the news release.

At the conference, students got to attend workshops and network with other students. They also competed against other state schools in a variety of events that they chose for this year. The tests ranged from objective tests to performances.

Seven students placed in the top 10 in the state and one student placed in the top four, qualifying for the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta in late June.

The place winners and their respective events include:

• Andrew Greenwood, 10th place, business calculations

• Matthew Fravel, ninth place, client service

• Tracey Mucklemann, eighth place, entrepreneurship

• Garrett Kupres, seventh place, accounting II

• Team of Rachel Lorson and Elijah Bower, seventh place, American Enterprise Project

• Emily Stevenson, fourth place, business communication, national qualifier

FBLA is one of the many clubs in at the Jersey Shore Area middle and high schools that is aimed at helping and serving the community through student-led projects along with volunteering at local businesses and organizations. The club’s primary essence is to find the new leaders of this generation that are willing to stand up and take charge in the ever-changing world of business, the news release said.