C.P.H.S. Business Professionals of America attended the state leadership conference in Indianapolis March 10, through March 12, where they competed individually and in teams in 20 different events. Over 1,000 students and teachers from all over the state of Indiana came together to compete at the downtown Marriott Hotel, Indianapolis Convention Center, and JW Marriott Hotel in approximately 50 different business events. The theme of this year’s conference is dream bigger.
“Students who competed in the state leadership conference this year were pushed to dream bigger and compete for the top spots in their events. “B.P.A. students love to compete for the top awards against their peers from other schools in the state,” stated Advisor, Mary Bachnak. “It’s not just about the competitions though. It’s also about working together, networking with others, and having fun in business.”
The following students competed in the state leadership conference: Luke Billeck (Economic Research Team), Hannah Carter (Presentation Management Team), Lauren Costello (Presentation Management Team and Advanced Interview Skills), Blake Counts (Business Law and Ethics Test), Rachel Cuza (Legal Office Procedures Test), Andy Demo (Parliamentary Procedure Team), Megan Drenth (Global Marketing Team and Personal Finance Test), Evan Georgas (Parliamentary Procedure Team), Allison Herkey (Fundamental Word Processing and Basic Office Systems and Procedures Tests), Mitchell Holderby (Financial Analyst Team), Drew Holok (Financial Analyst Team), Tatiana Maa (Economic Research Team), Ken Michaels (Parliamentary Procedure Team), Grace Olah (Global Marketing Team and Intermediate Word Processing Test), Alycia Pappenheim (Presentation Management Team and Digital Publishing), Nick Phillips (Extemporaneous Speech and Interview Skills), Billy Pouch (Parliamentary Procedure Team), Jacob Quasney (Fundamental Accounting Test and Financial Analyst Team), Tristan Runick (Parliamentary Procedure Team), Nicole Sapper (Fundamental Accounting Test and Financial Analyst Team), Nathan Sherman (Parliamentary Procedure Team), Katelyn Spurlock (Presentation Management Individual), Trina Vargo (Fundamental Accounting Test and Human Resource Management), Tyler Visak (Parliamentary Procedure Team), Alexia Wojciechowski (Presentation Management Team and Digital Publishing), and Matt Wyand (Parliamentary Procedure Team).
Of these students, the following received awards in their respective events: Hannah Carter, Lauren Costello (individual and team), Megan Drenth (individual), Allison Herkey, Mitchell Holderby, Drew Holok, Alycia Pappenheim (individual and team), Jacob Quasney (individual and team), Nicole Sapper, Katelyn Spurlock, and Alexia