Newport high schooler wins national event

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cooper Ericksen, a student at Newport High School, placed first in the nation in the highly competitive Computer Applications event at the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference, this year June 29–July 2 in Anaheim, California. An incoming senior, Ericksen is the first student from Newport to ever compete at the national level for FBLA, marking a historic achievement for the high school.

“There were so many other students there,” Ericksen said.