District Students Participate in BPA State Conference

Sixteen Christina School District students participated in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Conference on Friday, February 27.  Students participated in business skills competitions, workshops, and more.  The top 3 finishers in each competition will represent the State of Delaware at the 2009 National Leadership Conference in Dallas, TX, May 6-10. 

BPA is a national organization for high school, college, and middle school students preparing for careers in business and information technology.  The organization's activities and programs complement classroom instruction by giving students practical experience through application of the skills learned at school.

To learn more about BPA please visit: http://www.bpanet.org/public
 

Newark High School - Advisor:  Darren Tyson

Mike Bashkow - 1st Place, Human Resource Management Austin Biaselli - 2nd Place, Medical Office Procedures; 3rd Place, Insurance Concepts; 6th Place, Computer Network Technology Concepts Jason Huynh - 2nd Place, Small Business Management Team Aekta Patel - 2nd Place, Small Business Management Team Mit Patel - 5th Place, Financial Math and Analysis; 6th Place, Insurance Concepts Justin Reamer - 6th Place, Insurance Concepts Andrew Smith - 2nd Place, Small Business Management Team Greg Vacek - 6th Place, Banking and Finance Marissa Yarnall - 2nd Place, Small Business Management Team Linhai Zhu - 1st Place, Computer Network Technology Concepts; 1st Place, PC Servicing and Troubleshooting

Christiana High School - Advisor:  Delessa McNair

Adam Ramsaran - 4th Place, Presentation Management Ashanti West - 3rd Place, Presentation Management

Glasgow High School - Advisors:  Patrick Costigan & Sandi Fritzler

Iman Shamloul - 2nd Place, Economic Research Project Team Akoye Gamory Shantel Campbell Celine Nguyen

March 2009