FBLA Members Honored at Commissioner's Recognition
The Nebraska Department of Education hosted the Commissioner’s Recognition for Student Excellence in Career Education on November 19 in the Rotunda of the State Capitol. Governor Dave Heineman and Commissioner of Education Dr. Roger Breed presented the awards to the national winners in each of Nebraska’s career student organizations.
Ashley Quiring, a senior, received an award for placing first in the nation in Accounting II. This event is composed of two parts: an objective test and an application test. The objective test consists of accounting principles and practices for sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations and included questions on financial statements, corporate accounting, ratios and analysis, accounts receivable and payable, budgeting and cash flow, cost accounting and manufacturing, purchases and sales, journalizing, income tax, payroll, inventory, plant assets and depreciation, departmentalizing accounting, ethics and partnerships. The application test consists of preparing problems for financial statements, bank reconciliation, payroll, trial balance, journalizing, inventory, depreciation and adjusting and closing entries.
Kaitlyn Quiring, a sophomore, received an award for placing first in the nation in Word Processing I. This event is composed of two parts: an objective test and a production test. The objective test consists of keyboarding application knowledge, document formatting rules and standards, basic keyboarding terms and concepts, grammar, punctuation, spelling and proofreading. The production test is 60 minutes. It consists of basic keyboard knowledge and the production of letters, memorandums, reports, tables, resumes and material from rough draft and unarranged copy.
A reception at the Governor’s Mansion followed the Awards Ceremony. Also attending the Commissioner’s Recognition were Lonnie Quiring, Brad Best, Tim Carr and Kristy Most.