UTPB Hosts Business Professionals Of America Regional Conference
The Regional Conference for Business Professionals of America was hosted by UTPB on Friday, January 27, 2012.
The conference offered 60 contests to more than 300 participants providing the opportunity for high school students to showcase their business skills and qualify for the state level conference in Dallas February 29-March 3. The conference emphasizes business workforce education and training which members of Business Professionals of America have received at their respective schools.
Rey Lascano, Melinda Martinez, Carlos Finol, and (others) from UTPB coordinated the conference with competition in the areas of Financial Services, Administrative Support, Information Technology, and Management/Marketing/Human Resources. Judges included volunteers from UTPB - Shirley Davenport, Prakash Pai, Tony Love, Roy Mendoza, Olga Coe, Gayla Vanzandt, Jack Ladd, and Leslie Toombs; from CBS7 - Billy Pon, Jose Gaona, Catherine Collins and Krista Escamilla; from area schools - Robyn Lisenbee, Becky Ervin, Marsha Hamrick, and Shirley Blevins; Kassi Free with the Department of State Health Services; and area businessmen - Kody Amos, Robbie Bratcher, Thomas and Lisa Robertson, Bryan Pauler, Jamie Berryhill, and Jeff Russell.
Business Professionals of America is a national organization for students preparing for careers in business and office occupations. The organization’s activities and programs complement classroom instruction by giving students practical experience through application of the skills learned at school. Business Professionals of America acts as a cohesive agent in the nationwide networking of education and business and industry, and is contributing to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills.
BPA has more than 51,000 members in over 2,300 chapters in 23 states and is a “co-curricular” organization that supports business and information technology educators by offering curriculum based on national standards.
“This organization offers practical business world applications that provides students with leadersip opportunities,” said P. J. McCollum, BPA coodinator and co-regional advisor. “It allows students to give back to their community through service projects and offers opportunities to continue through college.”
Individuals and teams winning first place are:
Broadcast News Production Team
Advanced Technical Center
Business Meeting Management
Matt Barth Central High School
C++ Programming
Brandon Mitchell - Central High School
Computer Animation Team
Central High School
Computer Network Technology
Adrian Cordova - Lamesa High School
Database Applications
Gregory Acosta - Pecos High School
Desktop Publishing
Toddrick Lopez - Balmorhea High School
Digital Media Production
Leah Medlin - Lamesa High School
Economic Research Project-Individual
Cody King - Advanced Technical Center
Economic Research Project-Team
Miles High School
Entrepreneurship
Marisa Kent - Robert E Lee High School
Extemporaneous Speech
Cody Bean - Central High School
Financial Analyst Team
Robert E Lee High School
Financial Math & Analysis
Jerick Matta - Pecos High School
Fundamental Accounting
Kaleb Pereira - Central High School
Fundamental Spreadsheet
Alexis Coker - Central High School
Fundamental Word Processing Skills
Lindsay Snyder - Central High School
Fundamentals of Web Design
Annabell Losoya - Lamesa High School
Global Marketing Team
Robert E Lee High School
Graphic Design Promotion
Bethany Nieto - Central High School
Human Resource Management
Mark Hand - Lamesa High School
Information Tech. Concepts-Open
Justin Salgado - Pecos High School
Insurance Concepts
Miranda Vasquez - Robert E Lee High School
Integrated Office Applications
Kim Vu - Central High School
Interview Skills
Kolt Moreland - Lamesa High School
JAVA Programming
Daniela Benitez - Robert E Lee High School
Keyboarding Production
Mark Lang - Central High School
Legal Office Procedures
Shelbi Parks - Lamesa High School
Medical Office Procedures
Josephine Darpolor - Pecos High School
Mgt/Mkt/HR Concepts
Marisa Kent - Robert E Lee High School
Network Design Team
Central High School
Parli Pro Written Team Event
Dailynn Mondragon - Balmorhea High School
Parliamentary Procedure Team
Lamesa High School
Payroll Accounting
Trent Sidle - Robert E Lee High School
PC Servicing & Troubleshooting
David Rabenaldt - Midland Senior High School
Prepared Speech
Sterling Eckert - Lake View High School
Presentation Management-Individual
Sarah Falcon - Central High School
Presentation Management-Team
Miles High School
Small Business Management Team
Central High School
Systems Administration Using Cisco
Matt Barth - Central High School
Video Production Team
Lamesa High School
Web Application Team
Lake View High School
Web Site Design Team
Lamesa High School
