For Immediate Release

For additional information, please contact:
Brad Domitrovich, Communications and Public Relations
(830) 796-6204 Office ▪ (830) 688-9912 Cell ▪ bdomitrovich@banderaisd.net

Regional BPA Winners Advance to State

Bandera, Texas ● February 1, 2010

Top students from Bandera High School qualified at the Area 2 Region 2 conference meet on January 23, 2010 at O’Conner High School in Helotes. The following students placed and the top three in each category will be attending the Business Professionals of America 2010 State Leadership Conference, in Fort Worth, Texas, March 3 – 6, 2010.

1^st Place Winners:

• Karley Griffin              Advanced Word Processing

• Elijah Escobedo        Database Applications

• Katelyn Hayes           Desktop Publishing

• Jeremiah Robison    Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications

2^nd Place Winners:

• Sara Zavorka Keyboarding

• Taylor Hayes              Desktop Publishing

• Kelsey Dyes              Extemporaneous Speaking

• Josh Young                Prepared Speech

• JD Porterfield            JAVA Programming

• Rayne Hicks              Economic Research Team

• Erin Roder                 Economic Research Team

• Stacy Widner             Economic Research Team

• Lauren Lyssy             Economic Research Team

3^rd Place Winners:

• Colleen Werchan      Integrated Office Applications

• Mark Zimmerscheid  Graphic Design Promotion

• Jeff Jensen                Advanced Spreadsheet Applications

• Erin Roder                 Desktop Publishing

4^th Place Winners:

• Cassidy Gase           Keyboarding

• Stacy Widner             Advanced Word Processing

5^th Place Winners:

• Gabriel Salazar         Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications

• Cassie Lutz                Fundamental Word Processing

6^th Place Winners:

• Keeley Naico             Graphic Design Promotion

• Kayla Berger             Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications

Bandera High School chapter members will join over 2,500 other conference delegates from across the state to participate in state level business skill competitions, general sessions, and the state officer candidate campaigns and elections. Besides having the opportunity to excel, they’ll experience Fort Worth as they visit the city’s exciting sites.

“Students from the Texas Association’s Regional Leadership Conference have qualified to participate at the state level conference. The conference emphasizes business workforce education and training which members of the local chapter of Business Professionals of America at Bandera High School have received,” said chapter advisor, Colleen Lewis, who teaches computer applications at Bandera High School.

Business Professionals of America is a national organization for middle school, high school, and college 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.

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