Sandy Creek High School's Future Business Leaders of America chapter had 24 students competing at the FBLA Region 9 Leadership Conference on Jan. 24, and several took top honors and will head to the 2017 State Leadership Conference March 12-14 in Athens. They are: Megan DeErrico, first place, graphic design; Amber Sullivan, second place, personal finance; Kiara Alston and Meredith Raines, second place, public service announcement; Vincent Bartolomei and Hannah Zeiler, second place, hospitality management; Phaidra Buchanan, fourth place, economics and fourth place, business calculations; Paul Buchanan, fourth place, journalism; Nathan Brown, Cole Neely and Hannah Zeiler, fourth place, sports and entertainment management; and David Zeiler, 17th place, intro to IT. Other students who brought home awards include Andrew Spencer, third place, future business leader; and Rachel Hartfield, fifth place, client services. Melanie Duncan, business education teacher, is the school's FBLA advisor.