Published On: August 30th, 2015By Leticia Fehling

MacArthur High School’s Denisse Córdova Places in Top 10 at National FBLA Conference

The Generals are celebrating one of their own. Denisse Córdova shined at the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Future Business Leaders of America’s National Leadership Conference.

More than 8,500 students from across the nation competed at the conference. The competition took place June 29-July 2 in Chicago.

Students from MacArthur, Aldine and Victory Early College High Schools represented Aldine ISD.

Denisse finished 10h in the nation in the Introduction to Business Communication event.

To advance to nationals, students have to place at the state competition in the spring.

[icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Denisse is an overachiever. In 2014, she was an eighth grade student at [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Hambrick Middle School. That year, she took the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Exam. The AP exams target high school students. Colleges and universities receive AP scores each year. They use the AP exams to give students college credit or advancement placement. Colleges can also use the scores when they consider students for admission. Denisse accomplished a rare feat. [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]She earned the top score possible. Among the 1.5 million 11th and12th grade students that took an AP exam in 2014, only 285 received a perfect score.

She earned another distinction while at Hambrick. She earned the honor of [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Duke Scholar for her exceptional scores on the SAT. [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Duke University sponsors the Talent Identification Program. According to Dr. Martha Putallaz, Duke TIP works with academically talented students. Duke’s program guides Duke Scholars to reach their full potential. Putallaz is executive director of Duke TIP.

“As seventh graders, these students have achieved scores on the ACT or SAT rivaling those of half of all college-bound seniors who took the tests,” Putallaz.

Last school year at [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]MacArthur Ninth Grade School, Denisse competed in history fair. She placed second at the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]state competition in the Senior Individual Website event. This placed Denisse among the 21 AISD students that advanced to National History Day.

This school year, Denisse is a 10th grader at [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]MacArthur High School.

FBLA members have the competitive edge. They convene to compete in leadership events. They also learn new ideas about shaping their career future through workshops and exhibits. Student members consider the four-day national conference the pinnacle of the FBLA experience.

The association offers plenty to members. It has forged partnerships with industry leaders. They underwrite competitive events and scholarships for students achieving national ranking.