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23-488: For more information, or for those wishing to view the district page, please go to the Redbank Valley School District page. The Redbank Valley School opened its doors for the first time for the start of the 1957-58 school term. For two years prior to the school's opening, the students were educated at the local Fire Hall, an automotive garage, and other facilities in the community of New Bethlehem. The school

46-724: A Regional conference is not required to continue to the next level. After Regionals, the competitor(s) would compete in their State Leadership Conference (SLC). This event is also provided by the individual state. If the competitor(s) accomplish a position in the top 5 of their event in their state, they qualify for the National Leadership Conference (NLC), provided by the National level. FBLA High School elects its nine national officers, and FBLA Collegiate elects its six national officers at each summer's national leadership conference. National officers are responsible for representing

69-405: A president, secretary, treasurer, parliamentarian, and five vice presidents representing each region. The FBLA Collegiate officer teams consist of a president, executive vice president, vice president of communication, vice president of financial development, vice president of membership, and parliamentarian. FBLA Collegiate is not segmented regionally. FBLA Middle School and FBLA High School divide

92-453: A state must have at least three local chapters. In a similar fashion to other closely related CTSOs, competition is an integral part of the operation of FBLA. These competitions are offered to all levels of membership in a wide variety of topics, such as Information Technology, Business, and Marketing. These competitions also range in the task, with some requiring on-the-spot and impromptu thinking, some being objective tests, and some requiring

115-529: A team or individual to create something beforehand to be judged. All academic divisions have separate conferences from one another, (with the names and purposes remaining the same), starting with Regionals, then the State Leadership Conferences (SLCs), and finally, the National Leadership Conference (NLC). Under normal circumstances, an individual or team must first compete in a Regional competition provided by their state. In some states, attendance at

138-453: Is an American career and technical student organization (CTSO) headquartered in Reston , Virginia . Established in 1940, FBLA is a non-profit organization of high school ("FBLA High School"), middle school ("FBLA Middle School"), and college ("FBLA Collegiate”) students, as well as professional members ("FBLA Network"), who primarily help students transition to the business world. FBLA is one of

161-571: Is the March of Dimes , and the March of Dimes provides grants of $ 1,000 for local chapters and $ 2,500 for state chapters to promote their goals. FBLA was created by Hamden L. Forkner Sr. of Columbia University . Forkner, who also created the Forkner shorthand system, proposed that there should be one national organization to join the business clubs throughout the nation. The name "Future Business Leaders of America"

184-717: The Allegheny Plateau , the district rests on the southern boundary of the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors region. It is the largest district in its county by both population and land area. Redbank Valley athletes compete in the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference as part of PIAA's District IX in eight of its nine programs. With the second largest auditorium and performing arts stage in Clarion County (second to that of Clarion University ),

207-560: The 2017/2018 school year, RVSD offers the following extracurricular activities and programs. Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Football, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling Bible Club, Future Business Leaders of America , Future Farmers of America , Journalism Club, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Outdoor Club, Ski Club, Student Council, Broadcast Journalism, Show Choir, SPARK Club - Chapter of The Smile Project, AV Club, Robotics ( FIRST , BEST , VEX ) FBLA-PBL The Future Business Leaders of America , or FBLA ,

230-630: The PSSA's. Students in Grades 10-12 who wish to pursue a vocational trade can attend Clarion County Career Center if they wish to do so part-time. Redbank Valley participates in PIAA District IX (9). Redbank Valley School District Redbank Valley School District ( RVSD or Redbank) is a public school district in Western Pennsylvania . Spanning 165 square miles of the mountainous terrain of

253-481: The State Officer Team. Just like the national regional executive boards, there are small-scale boards in most regions, districts, and/or areas in most states. Finally, each chapter has its own officer team. Chapter offices vary by chapter. While most use a structure similar to that of the national officers, others use a corporate-style structure with offices such as CEO, CIO, etc. More information can be found on

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276-660: The United States into five administrative regions. These regions are Western, Mountain Plains, North Central, Southern, and Eastern. Each state has what is called a State Chapter, which has its own State Officer Team. The roles in each State Officer Team vary by state, but each usually consists of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Parliamentarian. Some also have Historians, Webmasters, and Reporters. Some states are then divided into regions, districts, or areas. These are often governed by an elected official who serves on

299-618: The borough of South Bethlehem and Redbank , Madison , and Mahoning Townships in Armstrong County, and the boroughs of New Bethlehem and Hawthorn and Redbank , and Porter Townships as well as a portion of Monroe Township in Clarion County. The district is part of the Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 region which serves approximately 20 school districts in north central Pennsylvania. Redbank Valley currently has three operational facilities. All built within 10 years of

322-415: The district hosts various school and community events throughout the year attracting thousands of attendees. The district's academics and student body have been frequently featured on national network news programs such as CBN's The 700 Club and ABC News Nightline . Other notable features include a large and active bible club, with nearly two-thirds of the student population attending throughout

345-640: The district's founding, they have been renovated to meet capacity limits, as the class size has increased (and later decreased). These schools include both the repurposed elementary buildings, now the Redbank Valley Intermediate School (3-5) and the Redbank Valley Primary School (K-2). The third and largest of the schools is the Redbank Valley Junior/Senior High School, that combines grades 6-12. As of

368-457: The four divisions. FBLA High School is the largest division of FBLA with over 209,000 members. FBLA High School is separated into five regions: Eastern, Southern, North Central, Mountain Plains, and Western. International chapters are part of the Eastern Region. To charter an FBLA state chapter, a state must have at least five local chapters. Currently, the states of Georgia and Missouri have

391-420: The largest membership. FBLA Collegiate, formerly known as Phi Beta Lambda , is the collegiate division of FBLA with about 10,000 members. FBLA Collegiate can be found in traditional four-year colleges, community colleges, and career training programs. FBLA Collegiate has its own National Leadership Conference (NLC) before FBLA Middle School and FBLA High School's NLC. To charter an FBLA Collegiate state chapter,

414-407: The largest student organizations in the United States, with more than 200,000 members, and the largest career student organization in the world. Local FBLA chapters are often connected to their school's business education department, and most advisers are business education teachers. FBLA is one of the top 10 organizations listed by the U.S. Department of Education . FBLA's national charity partner

437-683: The national FBLA website . Future Business Leaders of America is one of the largest student organizations in the United States. FBLA is composed of four divisions: FBLA Middle School, FBLA High School, FBLA Collegiate, and FBLA Network. Each academic division except for FBLA Middle School (the FBLA High School National Officers also represent FBLA Middle School) has their own National Officer team. Most states have an FBLA High School and FBLA Collegiate state officer team. Some states have FBLA Middle School state officer teams. The entire organization contains more than 250,000 members across

460-562: The two division national presidents. FBLA's membership is represented by the FBLA Middle School, FBLA High School and FBLA Collegiate divisions. FBLA High School and FBLA Collegiate each have different member-elected national officer teams. The national officers are elected by voting delegates at the annual National Leadership Conference (NLC) and installed during the Awards of Excellence Program. The FBLA High School officer team consists of

483-593: The year, and a state awarded chapter of Future Business Leaders of America . In addition, the school district is also the no. 23 employer in the county with over 100 employees, while maintaining the largest general budget expenditures and reserve fund of all county school districts. Redbank Valley School District is located primarily in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania with the district offices and all three schools located in Clarion County, Pennsylvania . It serves

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506-509: Was renovated during the summer of 1996, at which time, the nearby Redbank Creek overflowed its banks, causing moderate damage to the school. The school was featured on ABC's Nightline during the presidential election of 2016. It was again featured on ABC's Nightline after the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. Students at Redbank must complete 25 credits of coursework, which included the state-mandiated Graduation Project and score sufficiently on

529-662: Was selected in 1940 and two years later the first chapter was created at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee . In 1958, PBL (now FBLA Collegiate) was founded with the first chapter at the University of Northern Iowa . In 1979, the Alumni Division (now FBLA Network) was founded. The organization is governed by its board of directors, which consists of the CEO, business leaders, state educators, business education teachers, and

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