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Delaware BPA Students Bring Home Honors from National Conference

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2023


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Last week 235 Delaware students were among about 6,500 middle-level, secondary-level and post-secondary level business students from 25 states, Puerto Rico, China, Haiti, and Peru who participated in the 2023 Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference held in Anaheim, California.

Students demonstrated professionalism during the conference and competed in 52 events in the categories of: management, marketing and communications, digital communications and design, management information systems, business administration, and finance. Delaware also had one student, Cara Huang, campaign for the Executive Officer Leadership Team.

Presentation of the BPA Cares Awards, Ambassador Torch Awards, service awards, and scholarships took place on Friday at the National Honor Awards Ceremony.  You can watch the live stream at www.thinkcybis.com/bpa-live/.

Students were recognized on Saturday at the Middle Level/Secondary Awards Finale.  You can watch the live stream at www.thinkcybis.com/bpa-live/.  Find a list of Delaware’s Top 10 winners below.

Special thanks to Delaware BPA’s Gold Sponsor, JP Morgan Chase (JPMC) and Board of Director Chair Rich Jester.  JPMC Managing Directors Glen McFarlane and Jamal Brown provided a $1,500 award to the 1st place Website Design Team from Newark Charter High School – Kinga Gul, Alanna Denault, Natalie Keach and Srujan Yamali and the $1,500 McFarlane Scholarship to Jennae Overton.

Thank you to sponsors, Mike Stanley of Wildwich Food Truck and Rob Schumacher of Schuprints Screen Printing for contributing to the purchase of state flags for all Delaware delegates.

BPA is a career and technical student organization for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields. For more information, please visit the BPA web site at www.bpa.org or contact Dr. Lisa Wilson, Delaware BPA state advisor, at lisa.wilson@doe.k12.de.us.

Top 10 awardees: High school

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Top 10 awardees: Middle School

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Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

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Delaware BPA Students Bring Home Honors from National Conference

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2023


Female BPA awardee stands holding a plague, smiling at the camera.

Last week 235 Delaware students were among about 6,500 middle-level, secondary-level and post-secondary level business students from 25 states, Puerto Rico, China, Haiti, and Peru who participated in the 2023 Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference held in Anaheim, California.

Students demonstrated professionalism during the conference and competed in 52 events in the categories of: management, marketing and communications, digital communications and design, management information systems, business administration, and finance. Delaware also had one student, Cara Huang, campaign for the Executive Officer Leadership Team.

Presentation of the BPA Cares Awards, Ambassador Torch Awards, service awards, and scholarships took place on Friday at the National Honor Awards Ceremony.  You can watch the live stream at www.thinkcybis.com/bpa-live/.

Students were recognized on Saturday at the Middle Level/Secondary Awards Finale.  You can watch the live stream at www.thinkcybis.com/bpa-live/.  Find a list of Delaware’s Top 10 winners below.

Special thanks to Delaware BPA’s Gold Sponsor, JP Morgan Chase (JPMC) and Board of Director Chair Rich Jester.  JPMC Managing Directors Glen McFarlane and Jamal Brown provided a $1,500 award to the 1st place Website Design Team from Newark Charter High School – Kinga Gul, Alanna Denault, Natalie Keach and Srujan Yamali and the $1,500 McFarlane Scholarship to Jennae Overton.

Thank you to sponsors, Mike Stanley of Wildwich Food Truck and Rob Schumacher of Schuprints Screen Printing for contributing to the purchase of state flags for all Delaware delegates.

BPA is a career and technical student organization for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields. For more information, please visit the BPA web site at www.bpa.org or contact Dr. Lisa Wilson, Delaware BPA state advisor, at lisa.wilson@doe.k12.de.us.

Top 10 awardees: High school

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Top 10 awardees: Middle School

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Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

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