Students to compete nationally in June
ST. HELENS, OR (April 18, 2013) — Three student tellers employed by St. Helens Community Federal Credit Union (SHCU) earned top honors at the Future Business Leaders of America’s (FBLA) state competition held earlier this month in Portland, Oregon. Melanie Naillon, Jake Stafford and Parker Snook finished first place in their respective competition categories among students statewide and will compete at FBLA’s national conference this June in Anaheim, California.
“Congratulations to Melanie, Jake and Parker for their outstanding performance at the state competition for Future Business Leaders of America,” said President and CEO Brooke Van Vleet. “Our high school tellers are bright, enthusiastic, and we are especially proud of the way these three students are representing our credit union and community.”
The FBLA National Leadership Conference in June is the culmination of an eight month program for the local students. In October, they participated in an event at the Oregon Leadership Institute, where they attended professional workshops, and learned about career fields and business skills from guest speakers. From there, they competed in regional and state competitions against other qualifying FBLA students from more than 50 Oregon schools. Melanie, who attends St. Helens High School, finished first place at state for Hospitality Management. Jake and Parker attend Scappoose High School and finished first place for Banking and Financial Systems.
SHCU operates two high school branches—one at St. Helens High School and one at Scappoose High School—that are staffed by students. All three student tellers work at their respective high school branch and also serve at the credit union’s other local branches.
The credit union is helping Melanie, Jake and Parker with personal fundraising efforts and will also contribute financially to help cover their cost of attending and competing at the national conference.
About St. Helens Community Federal Credit Union
St. Helens Federal Community Credit Union (SHCU) is a not-for-profit, member-owned financial cooperative serving residents in Columbia County and Sauvie Island, Oregon since 1938. Additional information about SHCU is available at www.shcu.org.