BPA Regional and
State Screening
Business Professionals of America is a (CTSO) Career Tech Student
Organization. This organization is nationwide and allows students to
develop skills if interested in the business field. Business
Professionals of America is a good collaboration between workplace and
students. Special Olympics is an event that BPA promotes. A Night in
Hollywood was created to highlight not only the athletic side of
students but also their creative side. This event helped fund $7,082
which gave back to Special Olympics.
Regional screening starts off with the schools from Region 3 coming to
Greenville CTC if students qualify (Add 6 schools). In order to qualify
for competition a student needs to have a 2.25 GPA. Anyone who
qualifies makes a speech and presents the speech in front of two
judges, presents the speech in front of a camera, takes a test about
Business Professionals of America, and the student has to go through an
interview. When a student qualifies for a top 12 position for Region 3
the student is told the next day. After all of the candidates were
chosen for Region 3, their speech was shown to the other Region 3
classes, and then the classes voted for what students should receive a
position.
State screening also has certain qualifications. The needed
qualifications were a 2.5 GPA. Also when going to state the students
need a prepared speech. This speech will be presented in front of three
judges and then they will interview the student after the student
presents their speech. During state there will be a test and an essay
the student has to take. State qualifiers will be called the night of
screening if they qualify for a state position. If the student gets an
opportunity to run for a state position he or she will go to Columbus
to campaign and present their speech in front of state BPA members.
Last years estimated membership was 7,600 people.
Representing Greenville Supply Chain Management for the 2015-2016 year
Haylee Hanes and Addie Hart are running for a state position. Haylee
Hanes’ campaign manager is Logan Tabler and Addie Hart’s campaign
manager is Kayla Arnold. These two young women will be campaigning
against 10 other students throughout the state. If elected as a state
position they will represent BPA for the state of Ohio.
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