Student President Darya Mason recognized for leadership
Produced by: Dan Napolitano

On March 22, 2025, St. John's Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America competed at the FBLA State Leadership Conference at Kean University. The student team won a total of 16 awards at the state level with all team members invited to advance to the national competition in Dallas, Texas. Chapter President Darya Mason received an honorable mention award for best chapter leader award within the New York FBLA division.
St. John's chapter competed in categories including "Foundations of Marketing," "Foundations of Management," "Marketing, Sales, and Communications case competition," "Foundations of Communications," and "Technology and Computer Science case competition."
Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with more than 200,000 middle school, high school, and college members worldwide. FBLA inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. The association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. For more information, visit fbla.org.
Those interested in following the future competitions of FBLA are encouraged to follow @StJohns.FBLA on Instagram.
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