Business
Professionals of America
What is it? Business
Professionals of America is a national organization
for students who are enrolled in business
and computer technology classes or who are
interested in pursuing a career in these areas.
Who can join? This
organization is open to anyone interested
in buisness or office careers. Members do
not have to be currently enrolled in a business
class.
What are the main activities?
The dates for events this year are:
Area 1, Region 2 Competitive events: January
26, 2008, Denton, TX
Results:
Connor Adams
3rd Information Concepts
4th Insurance Concepts
5th Presentation Management Team
Abbie Allen
2nd Global Marketing Team (state
qualifier)
Liz Bauer
1st Legal Office Procedures
(state qualifier)
3rd Administrative Support Concepts
3rd Management/Marketing/HR Concepts
Sarah Brazier
1st Administrative Support Concepts
3rd Economic Research (state
alternate)
6th Information Tech Concepts
Creighton Bundy
2nd Global Marketing Team
(state qualifier)
Aaron Fredericks
2nd Global Marketing Team (state
qualifier)
Nate Hartzfeld
7th Graphic Design Promotion
10th Information Tech Concepts
Ryan Johnson
1st Management/Marketing/HR Concepts
4th Information Tech Concepts
5th Presentation Management Team
7th Administrative Support Concepts
Vladimir Jovanovic
1st Economic Research Team
(state qualifier)
1st Information Tech Concepts
3rd JAVA Programming (state
qualifier)
6th Administrative Support Concepts
7th Insurance Concepts
9th Financial Math & Analysis
Andrea Keating
1st Economic Research Team
(state qualifier)
1st Database Applications (state
qualifier)
5th Information Tech Concepts
Dhruv Khande
1st Financial Math & Analysis
4th Fundamentals of XHTML (state alternate)
7th Information Tech Concepts
8th Management/Marketing/HR Concepts
Brandon O'Bar
5th Insurance Concepts
5th Presentation Management Team
David Oh
4th Financial Math & Analysis
5th Presentation Management
9th Management/Marketing/HR Concepts
State Leadership Conference: March
5-8, 2008, Dallas Adam's Mark Hotel
National Leadership Conference: May
7-May 11, 2007, Reno, NV
What is the purpose
of these activities? The activities
and competitive events of the organization
are designed to give students additional career
and technology training to extend what they
receive in the classroom. These activities
also offer the opportunity to experience leadership
and meet new people.
What types of competitive
events are there? There are competitive
events available for nearly every interest
and ability and they all focus on the types
of activities done in today's businesses.
There are numerous computer events including:
graphics, presentations, and programming.
Other computer events involve using specific
software and applications such as word processing,
spreadsheets and database. There are speaking
events and competitions in the accounting
area as well as many more events. Most are
individual competitions but there are some
team events such as parliamentary procedures,
financial analyst, presentation graphics and
website development.
What are my chances
of succeeding? Your chances of succeeding
are very good if you are willing to put in
a little extra time and effocrt into practicing.
What are the benefits
to me? You will have the opportunity
to belong to an organization where you can
practice the workplace skills you learn in
class in a competitive setting. You can receive
recognition for winning at competitions as
well as for participating in other awards
programs in business professionals of America.
Officers and members recieve leadership training
and have the opportunity for travel. Scholarships
are awarded and available for active members.
Also, being active in this orginization and
having a high grade point average will make
you eligible for the Career and Technology
National Honor Society. Perhaps the greatest
benefit is in the skills, leadership and friendship
that you will build. |
