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CTSO 2026-27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CTSO | Career Technical Student Organization |
| FFA | CTSO associated with agriculture |
| FCCLA | CTSO associated with Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) |
| FBLA | Future Business Leaders of America |
| FBLA mission | To prepare and inspire students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society |
| FBLA purpose | Prepares students for careers, college, leadership, and business |
| FBLA 1937 | FBLA was conceptualized by Hamden Landon Forkner |
| FBLA 1940 | The name Future Business Leaders of America was selected |
| FBLA 1942 | The first high school chapter was established at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee |
| FBLA 1947 | Iowa became the first state FBLA chapter |
| FBLA 1958 | The collegiate division, PBL (Phi Beta Lambda), was created |
| FBLA 1994 | The Middle School division was established |
| FBLA 2022 | PBL became FBLA Collegiate |
| FBLA Middle School | A division that can include grades 5–9 |
| Rison Middle School FBLA | Rison's Middle School division includes grades 7–8 |
| FBLA Middle School competition | Members can compete at district, state, and national levels |
| FBLA High School | Grades 9–12 |
| Arkansas FBLA High School GPA requirement | At least a 2.0 GPA |
| Arkansas FBLA High School course requirement | Must have taken at least one business course |
| FBLA High School competition | Members can compete at district, state, and national levels |
| FBLA Collegiate | Open to anyone who is post-secondary |
| FBLA Collegiate competition | Members compete at state and national levels |
| FBLA professional activities | Guest speakers, business tours, job shadowing, networking, and career exploration |
| FBLA leadership activities | Officers, committees, meetings, public speaking, and teamwork |
| FBLA community activities | Service projects and school/community service |
| FBLA competition | Examples include accounting and marketing |
| Arkansas FBLA High School membership | 13,000+ members |
| Arkansas FBLA High School chapters | 300+ chapters |
| Arkansas FBLA Middle School membership | 4,000+ members |
| Arkansas FBLA Middle School chapters | 120+ chapters |
| First Arkansas FBLA chapter | Fort Smith High School |
| DECA | Distributive Education Clubs of America |
| DECA purpose | Prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, management, and entrepreneurship |
| DECA 1946 | DECA was established nationally |
| DECA charter states | Arkansas was one of 17 charter states |
| DECA Middle School | There is no DECA Middle School division |
| DECA High School membership worldwide in 2026 | 317,625 members |
| DECA High School chapters worldwide in 2026 | 4,510 chapters |
| DECA Collegiate membership worldwide in 2026 | 4,623 members |
| DECA Collegiate chapters worldwide in 2026 | 223 chapters |
| DECA Marketing | One of DECA's career areas |
| DECA Finance | One of DECA's career areas |
| DECA Hospitality & Tourism | One of DECA's career areas |
| DECA Business Management & Administration | One of DECA's career areas |
| DECA Entrepreneurship | One of DECA's career areas |
| DECA Personal Financial Literacy | One of DECA's career areas |
| DECA competition activities | Case studies, role-playing, prepared events, and online simulations |
| DECA leadership and service | DECA members participate in leadership and service activities |
| Arkansas DECA membership | 1,605 members |
| Arkansas DECA chapters | 31 chapters |