The 2023 National Leadership Conference was held April 26-30, 2023 in Anaheim, California. This conference is known as the ultimate event for our student members.

The following Montana Members finished in the top ten at NLC 2023:

1st Place:

Treyson Tuss, Great Falls High School, Personal Financial Management

Paul Bergin, Melstone High School, Advanced Office Systems & Procedures

Toby Mark, Hardin High School, Python Programming-Pilot (S) - IT Specialist Python

Cullen Lauver/Brayli Reimer/Angelina Podkonjak/Stran Lytton, Red Lodge High School, Video Production Team

Melina LaPlante, Hellgate High School, Human Resource Management

Christian Fenton/Louden Leenhouts/Chet Hill, St Regis Junior High, 2D Animation Team

Karas Dirnberger, Washington Middle School (Missoula) Social Media Marketing Campaign Team

Remi Dietz, Lincoln Middle School, Promotional Photography, ML

Ayden Descharm/Payton Tsosie/Braydon Wolf Chief, Box Elder Junior High, Start Up Enterprise Team

Asha Gregoire/Branden Roach/Davis Bodnar/Heath Montgomery, Washington Middle School, Financial Portfolio Management Team – ML

Ada Calhoun/Olivia Hamilton/Eva Murray, Anaconda Junior High School, 2D Animation Team, ML

2nd Place:

Sean Kunau and June LePage , MT Virtual Chapter PS, Broadcast News

Nolan Verrill/Titan Russell/Kaden Price/Foster Smith, Helena High School, Software Engineering Team

Kaden Price, Helena High School, Java Programming

Kyla Pertuit, Billings West High School, Ethics and Professionalism

Faith You, Hellgate High School, Prepared Speech

Olivia Greuter, Superior High School, ICD-10-CM Medical Diagnostic Coding

Brayden Hammond, Simms Junior High School, Entrepreneurship Exploration

Santana Wells, Box Elder Middle School, Virtual Multimedia and Promotion Individual – ML

Mikaylee Houle/Kortsin Parker/Martay Rosette, Box Elder Middle School, Virtual Multimedia and Promotion Team-ML

Louden Leenhouts/Easton Gillette, St. Regis Junior High, 2D Animation Team-ML

3rd Place:

Treyson Tuss, Great Falls High School, Banking and Finance

Tyson Hanson, Meagher County High School, Integrated Office Application/MSO Specialist

Kaden Price, Helena High School, C# Programming (S) - IT Specialist Software Development

Matthew Roberts, Helena High School, Java Programming

Kazee Trower, Scobey High School, Fundamental Desktop Publishing

Isa Caballero, Harlowton High School, Interview Skills

Ada Calhoun/Eva Murray, Anaconda Junior High School, 2D Animation Team-ML

David Morsette, Box Elder, Middle School, Virtual Multimedia and Promotion Individual – ML

Ashya Blythe, Lincoln Middle School, Promotional Photography

4th Place:

Gabriella LaVoie, Helena High School, Virtual Multimedia Promotion

Mathew Roberts, Helena High School, C# Programming (S) - IT Specialist Software Development

Hailey Fiske, Broadview Schools, Advanced Desktop Publishing

Ayla Janzen, Twin Bridges High School, Presentation Management Individual (S)

Chet Hill, St. Regis Junior High, Graphic Design Promotion-ML

Elijah Barnett Lincoln Middle School, Extemporaneous Speech

Marci Neill, Stanford Junior High School, Prepared Speech

Bella Stein, Bainville Junior High School, Promotional Photography

Foster Smith, Helena High School, Java Programming

5th Place:

Cecelia Chapman, Jefferson High School, Presentation Management Individual (S)

Jazmyn Goosen/Hayley Hatfield/Cayden Short/Olivia Martello, CMRussell High School, Small Business Management Team

Kodiann Lynn/Carsten Brooks/Ezra Leach, Simms High School, User Experience Design Team Adobe XD

Cameron Schanz, Broadview Schools, Advanced Desktop Publishing

Nolan Verrill, Helena High School, C++ Programming

Sophia Rosenthal, Washington Middle School, Digital Citizenship

Aiden Mills, Washington Middle School (Missoula) Graphic Design Promotion-ML

Remi Dietz, Lincoln Middle School, Human Resource Exploration

Hudson Rohrer/Laura Zietzke/Austin Naude/Kylie Harrison, Simms High School, Network Design Team

6th Place:

Brooke Thorp/Jessa Rasmussen/Natalie Fisher, Meagher County High School, Administrative Support Team

Laynee Elness/Jayda Southworth/Ella Shultz/Ethan Carlstrom, Winifred High School, Small Business Management Team

Jaeda Paul, Plevna High School, Medical Terminology Concepts

Branden Roach, Washington Middle School (Missoula) Spreadsheet Applications

Christian Fenton/Louden Leenhouts/Chet Hill, St. Regis Junior High, Digital Game Design Team-ML

Grace Standley/Gracie Zbinden, Simms Junior High School, Website Design Team-ML

Hailey Smith, Lincoln Middle School, Human Resource Exploration

7th Place:

Zach Himsl, Flathead High School, Promotional Photography

Kaitlyn Reimer/Peyton Njos, Red Lodge High School, Visual Design Team

Carmen Katzenberger, Harlowton High School, Entrepreneurship (S) - Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB)

Elijah Barnett Lincoln Middle School, Entrepreneurship Exploration

Haedyn Wills, Bainville Junior High School, Promotional Photography-ML

8th Place:

Kaden Price, Helena High School, C# Programming (S) - IT Specialist Software Development

Zachary Foss, Ennis High School, Human Resource Management

Jetta Briggs, Columbus High School, Meeting & Event Planning Concepts

Avery O'Connor/Iva Setinc/Cadence Brown, Baker Middle School, Administrative Support Team-ML

Hailey Smith/Remi Dietz, Lincoln Middle School, Presentation Management Team

Reagan Long, Shields Valley, Promotional Photography

Kaitlyn Reimer/Peyton Njos, Red Lodge High School, Virtual Branding Team

Jordyn Zarske, Lincoln Middle School, Promotional Photography-ML

9th Place:

Ethan Crawford, Billings Senior, Virtual Multimedia Promotion

Sayre McElroy, Cascade High School, Virtual Multimedia Promotion

Simon Gugler, Flathead High School, Promotional Photography

Katilyn Reimer/Peyton Njos, Red Lodge High School, Virtual Branding Team

Abi Grotbo/Brendan Miller/Taylor Ferretti, Capital High School, Financial Analyst Team

Robert Knotts, Lambert High School, Device Configure and Troubleshooting (S) - IT Specialist Device Configuration and Management

Brooke Filek/Shelby Simkins/Mae Grosenbaugh, St. Regis High School, Small Business Management Team

Nathan Bohn/Nicholas Cooper/Harper Grosenbaugh, St. Regis Junior High, Introduction Video Production-ML

Amelia Adams/Ruby Adams/Oliver Clayton, Washington Middle School (Missoula) Visual Design Team-ML

Ella Fryberger/Casey Gorence, Simms Middle School, Presentation Management Team-ML

10th Place:

Alaura Olszewski, Flathead High School, Computer Network Technology

Blake Lobdell, Circle High School, Digital Communication & Design Concepts

Ashley Kim, Hellgate High School, Health Administration Leadership-Special Topics