Grants Pass High School Future Business Leaders of America in conjunction with Hidden Valley FBLA will host the Rogue Umpqua Regional Skills Conference at Grants Pass High School Saturday February 7, from 8 am to 3 pm. 300 students from 15 schools around the region will come to vie for a spot at the State Business Leadership Conference.

Students will be participating in speaking events including, Public Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, and Job Interview. Students will also be taking objective tests ranging in subjects from Banking and Financial Systems, Marketing, Healthcare Administration, Hospitality Management, Computer Problem Solving, Securities and Investments, Risk Management, and much, much more.

Each event will send the top 10 students to the State Business Leadership Conference, which will be held April 9-11^th in Portland. At SBLC, over 1500 students will converge on the Lloyd Center Doubletree to vie for spots to attend the National Leadership Conference which will be held in Chicago, Illinois June 29-July 3.

The Rogue Umpqua Regional Skills Conference still needs volunteers to judge the public speaking events. The time commitment would be Saturday February 7, from 8 am to Noon. Lunch will be provided by Casa Amiga. For more information, please contact Kristi Dimmick at 541-660-7849.