Students in the Franklin Monroe High School-MVCTC Business Satellite in Business Professionals of America (BPA) competed in Regional Competitive Events. Students competed in Open Events and State Bound Events. The following students placed in the Financial Math & Analysis Concepts contest – Ting Hao Zheng placed 1st, Clay Eikenberry placed 2nd, Darcy Denlinger placed 4th, and Chloe Brumbaugh placed 6th. The following students placed in the Management, Marketing, & Human Resources Concepts contest – Meredith Cook placed 1st, Amy Besecker placed 2nd, and Nathaniel Davis placed 5th.
For the State Bound Events the following students placed: Corina Conley placed 4th in Fundamental Accounting, Brooke Lavy placed 6th in Fundamental Accounting, Darcy Denlinger placed 2nd in Payroll Accounting, Clay Eikenberry placed 2nd in Banking & Finance, Ting Hao Zheng placed 4th in Banking & Finance, Simon Mote placed 1st in Fundamental Word Processing Skills, Chloe Brumbaugh placed 1st in Intermediate Word Processing Skills, Kim Fourman placed 4th in Intermediate Word Processing Skills, Belle Cable placed 3rd in Advanced Word Processing Skills, Chase Osterday placed 1st in Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications, Audrey Cable placed 2nd in Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications, Daniel Nottingham placed 5th in Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications; the team of Savannah Booker, Lydia Mikesell, & Stacey Reder placed 2nd in Web Site Design Team; Christiana Singer placed 1st in Interview Skills, Ethan Conley placed 2nd in Advanced Interview Skills, Amy Besecker placed 1st in Extemporaneous Speech, Nathaniel Davis placed 2nd in Extemporaneous Speech, Nicole Brocious placed 1st in Prepared Speech, Kaitlyn McNutt placed 2nd in Presentation Management – Individual, and Zack Wogoman placed 3rd in Presentation Management – Individual.
Amy Besecker, Nicole Brocious, Chloe Brumbaugh, Audrey Cable, Corina Conley, Darcy Denlinger, Clay Eikenberry, Simon Mote, Chase Osterday, Chrisiana Singer, and Ting Hao Zheng will be participating in BPA State Competitive Events on March 14-15, 2019 in Columbus, OH.
BPA is the premier Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology, and other related career fields.
BPA has 45,000 members in over 1,800 chapters in 25 states and Puerto Rico. BPA is a co-curricular organization that supports business and information technology educators by offering co-curricular exercises based on national standards.
As a co-curricular activity, Business Professionals of America has the ability to enhance student participation in professional, civic, service and social endeavors. Business Professionals of America members participate in these activities to accomplish its goals of self-improvement, leadership development, professionalism, community service, career development, public relations, student cooperation and safety, and health.