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Middle School
Regional Leadership Conference
MS RLC

January 24, 2026

Wisconsin Rapids

West Bend

Regional Leadership Conferences for middle school students take place on the fourth Saturday in January at two different host locations across the state. 

Blue Panda

Blue Panda Registration

$25 per person

Opens on December 1 and will close December 12 @ 4 PM

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Registration Instructions

MS North is held at Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School

Conference Host: Connie Hoernke, constance.hoernke@wrps.net

MS South is held at West Bend High School

Conference Host: Allison Holtzer, aholtzer@wbsd-schools.org

Policies

CHAPERONE
POLICY

12:1 for all registered students who will be in attendance as of the cancellation deadline. After the cancellation deadline has past, chapters must follow the 12:1 regardless of how many students get on the bus the morning of RLC. Failure to bring the correct number of chaperones will have the chapter face disqualification of all competitors.​

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

The RLC will take place on the fourth Saturday in January, there is no "snow day" in place due to the level of planning for the event by the host school. If a school cannot travel, the state office will require a written statement by the principal or district administrator and placement to advance to SLC is:

1. Online Test Scores

2. Prejudged event materials (without a presentation component)

All results are final at the conclusion of the awards ceremony

TECHNOLOGY POLICY

  • No technology or AV equipment will be provided to competitors by the host school. 

  • Each student competitor is responsible to provide their own device. This includes objective testing which will be completed online.

  • No projectors will be allowed by competitors.

  • All technology guidelines set by the state and national office, and listed in the competitive event guidelines, must be followed.

  • WIFI is not guaranteed for all performance events.

MATERIALS
POLICY

  • Pencils are the responsibility of the student to provide.

  • Calculators are NOT allowed by any competitor.

  • Prejudged projects will NOT be available to students or judges on the day of RLC.

  • Public Speaking rooms are not guaranteed to have lecterns

DRESS CODE POLICY

Wisconsin FBLA follows the Dress Code set by the national office.

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