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Warsaw students competed at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) Regional Competition, with 30 students qualifying for the BPA State Leadership Conference.
Among those qualifiers, three students earned state spots in multiple events and several others placed as state reserves (should additional openings become available). Students competed across a wide range of BPA events including accounting, finance, business law, technology, health administration, digital media and presentations, according to a news release from Warsaw Community Schools.
During the Small Business Management Team event, Warsaw teams earned both first and second place. The second-place Warsaw team finished just half a point behind the winning team. BPA competition rules allow only one team per school to advance in team events, preventing the second Warsaw team from advancing to state.
Individual Test Event State Qualifiers (Top five qualify for state; sixth through 10th serve as reserves)
Fund Accounting (100): Allyson Hoffhien, first; Valeria Alonso, third; Cale Meridew, fifth.
Reserves: Dominic Manwaring, eighth; Oren Henn, ninth.
Advanced Accounting (110): Evan Schneider, second; Sam Shapiro, third; Daisy Leyva Solis, fourth.
Banking and Finance (145): Edward Grandon, second; Preston Park, third.
Personal Financial Management (165): Edward Grandon, fourth.
Reserves: Griffin Williman, sixth; Yahir Mendez, seventh.
Fund Word Processing (200): Daisy Leyva Solis, first.
Basic Office Systems & Procedures (220): Breanna Lotz, third; Randy Hatfield, fourth.
Fund Spreadsheet Applications (230): Randy Hatfield, first.
Legal Office Procedures (245): Lillian Price, first; Ian Parrott, fourth; Jaryn Coon, fifth.
Business Law & Ethics (265): Jaryn Coon, first; Griffin Williman, second; Trey Pattison, third; Xitlaly Xique, fifth.
Reserve: Lillian Price, seventh.
Device Configuration & Troubleshooting (305): Danica Moore, second.
Spreadsheet Applications (415): Shane Fitzgerald, second.
Health Insurance & Medical Billing (605): Reserve: Jessica Xique, sixth.
Health Administration Procedures (610): Rushabh Gorhe, third; Isaac LaRue, fifth; Reserve: Jonatan Vega-Palacios, sixth.
Individual Judged Event State Qualifiers (Top three qualify for state; fourth through sixth serve as reserves)
Economic Research: Matthew Vander Bie, third.
Digital Media Production: Jackson Weaver, first; Breydon Shaub, third.
Presentation – Individual: Xitlaly Xique, first; Reserves: Graphic Design Promotion – Treyson Gochenour, fifth; Extemporaneous Speech – Lillian Books, sixth.
Team Judged Event State Qualifiers
Small Business Management Team: Grant Boren, Ben Corson, Austin Klingaman, first;
Second Warsaw Team: Maelle Hauck, Rushabh Gorhe, Keaton Kuhn, Breydon Shaub (second, by 0.5 point)
Presentation Team: Charlie Norton, Yahir Mendez, Ian Parrott, Matthew Vander Bie, first.
“These BPA Regional results reflect our students’ dedication, preparation, and professionalism,” said Ben Barkey, Warsaw Area Career Center principal. “We are proud of how Warsaw represented itself and are excited to see our qualifiers compete at the BPA State Leadership Conference.”
BPA is sponsored by Steven Kuhn and Thomas Meier.
