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Highland Community College Atchison Technical Center Business Students Will Travel to Anaheim for Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference

published February 28, 2019

Business technology and engineering graphic technology students from Highland Community College Technical Center (HCCTC) attended the Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Leadership Conference February 14 - 16, 2019 in Wichita.

 

“Students were tested in different business-related areas and were able to take the skills they build in coursework to the next level,” noted Carrie Miller BPA Advisor and Instructor of Business at HCCTC.

 

HCCTC Chapter members that attending were: Kinsey Boller (Horton), Madelyn Bruning (Everest), Marsha Beurman (Oskaloosa), Alicia Halling-Smith (Severance), Alanda Jamvold (Troy), Kaelyn Kimmi (Everest), Hannah McCaully (Leavenworth), Tara Palmateer (Everest), Samantha Spilman (Atchison), Deeghan Weishaar (Atchison), and Carrie Miller, Advisor/Business Instructor.

 

Student placings in events include: Administrative Support Team 1^st (Kimmi, Palmateer, Spilman, Weishaar); Banking and Finance 1^st (Beurman); Fundamental Desktop Publishing 2^nd (Jamvold); Fundamental Spreadsheet 1^st (Beurman); Graphic Design Promotion 1^st (Jamvold); College Accounting 1^st (Boller); Intermediate Word Processing 1^st (Kimmi), 2^nd (Boller); Basic Office Systems and Procedures 1^st (Bruning); Integrated Office Applications 1^st (Palmateer); Advanced Office Systems and Procedures 1^st (Kimmi), 2^nd (Boller), 3^rd (Weishaar); Business Law and Ethics 1^st (Weishaar); Medical Office Procedures 1^st (Spilman), 2^nd (Halling-Smith); Interview Skills 1^st (Halling-Smith), 2^nd (Beurman); Advanced Interview Skills 1^st (Spilman).

 

Students that placed first in their events will travel to Anaheim, California to the attend BPA National Leadership Conference, “Together We Create,” May 1-5, 2019. Joining thousands of students from across the nation, they will participate in national level business skills competitions.

 

BPA is a national organization for high school & college 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. BPA is contributing to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills.

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