Fellow (L) and Madden (R).
Nine members of West Boca Raton High School’s chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America competed recently at the statewide competition in Orlando, and two of the budding business leaders did quite well.
Senior David Fellow, 19, took top honors in the computer problem solving category, and junior Joseph Madden, 17, placed third in the spreadsheet application competition.
Fellow will compete in the national competition in Anaheim, Calif. June 25 to 28 and said he gravitated toward technology at an early age.
“It was something that just came easy to me. The test at the competition was 100 questions, and I scored the highest out of the close to 40 competitors,” he said. Technology also appealed to Madden at an early age, and he said it had nothing to do with parental influence.
“When it comes to anything to do with computers, I usually teach them. During the competition, I had to create spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel in a certain time frame, and it was fairly easy,” he said.
Fellow is fairly certain about his career path, and Madden is still weighing options.
“I will begin attending Florida Atlantic University in August, and will be pursuing a career in information technology,” said Fellow. “I’m not really sure about the school I will attend, but I know I want to be an engineer for sure,” said Madden.
For more information about the Future Business Leaders of America, visit www.fbla.org.