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<p>Crestwood High School student Abbey Murphy placed first in accounting in the Future Business Leaders of America national competition held in Chicago.</p><p>Murphy, 18, of Mountain Top, competed against more than 200 students in Accounting I during the event that ran from June 27 to July 3, said Christy Laubach, business department chairperson at the high school.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re really proud of her,&#8221; Laubach said.</p><p>Murphy, who will be a senior, will be recognized Wednesday at a 10 a.m. ceremony at the high school with her parents, Scot and Mary and younger sister, Maggie.</p><p>Laubach said Murphy placed second in the FBLA&#8217;s regional competition and first in the state competition in Hershey before moving on to the national event.</p><p>Murphy&#8217;s father is an accountant and she plans to compete again next year at the Accounting II level, Laubach said. In addition to being president of the school&#8217;s FBLA chapter, Murphy also plays varsity softball and basketball and is the treasurer of the class of 2016.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Before capturing first place at the national level Abbey Murphy of Crestwood High School took first place in accounting at the state competition of Future Business Leaders of America in Hershey earlier this year. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/web1_AMurphy2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Before capturing first place at the national level Abbey Murphy of Crestwood High School took first place in accounting at the state competition of Future Business Leaders of America in Hershey earlier this year. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>

Crestwood student places first in Future Business Leaders of American national accounting competition