Middle schoolers
Middle schools can't offer CTE yet, so LOOP is how you get into FBLA early. Build a team, build an idea, and compete before high school.
A startup incubator run by high schoolers, for middle schoolers.
LOOP is Irvington FBLA's pathway for students without a CTE class. One hour a week, real teams, real competitions.
1 hr a week, after school
20+ middle schoolers at Horner
3-4 students per startup team
Two ways in
Irvington students without CTE
No CTE class in your schedule? LOOP gets you into FBLA anyway, with its own projects, competitions, and a seat at Minicon.
A season of LOOP
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Find a problem
Teams pick a real problem at school or in Fremont worth solving.
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Form a startup
Groups of 3-4 with a high school mentor who checks in every week.
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Build and test
Turn the idea into a prototype, a plan, or a service and test it with real people.
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Pitch at Demo Day
Present to local business owners, parents, and FBLA officers.
Real competitions, not worksheets
Paradigm Challenge
An international challenge where students design a product, project, concept, or service that tackles problems like waste, food security, and home fires.
Minicon
LOOP members compete at Minicon alongside the rest of Irvington FBLA.
Government Awareness
Write to elected officials, meet with them, and bring one in to speak at a chapter meeting.
Community Fundraiser
Plan and run a fundraiser for a local organization, from marketing to the final donation.
Your mentors compete at state and nationals.
50+State titles
30+National titles
200+Bay Section titles
Where LOOP leads
- Middle school
LOOP Incubator
Learn to build, pitch, and compete.
- 8th grade
Minicon
First real FBLA competition.
- High school
Irvington FBLA
Join through CTE or LOOP.
- Conferences
BSLC, SLC, NLC
Compete at section, state, and national level.
Bring LOOP to your middle school
LOOP runs at Horner Middle School today. If you're a teacher, parent, or principal at another Fremont middle school, we'd love to talk.
LOOP resources
Slides, worksheets, and competition guides go up here after the LOOP intro meeting.