Odessa teams shine at nationals

Finally everything is posted at 3:05 a.m., and FBLA advisor Terry King and the other chaperones and helpers are so proud of the 21 students who have worked so hard to make this trip to the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The competition is crazy, with 100-120 teams in the various events and only 14-16 making it to the finals. At the end of the event, there were some very happy faces and some very sad ones.

These teams made it into the finals: the Community Service Project team of Brad Johnston, Tori Weishaar and Colton Hunt finished in first place; the Business Plan team of...