DULUTH, Minn. (February 29, 2024) – Students from Lake Superior College attended the Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2023-24 State Leadership Conference in Rosemount on February 22 and 23.
The culmination of the conference was the awards session. Students placing in the top five of individual events or in the top two of team events are eligible to attend the National Leadership Conference in Chicago May 10-14, 2024.
The following students placed in the competitive events:
Administrative Support Concepts – Jasmine Malone
Advanced College Accounting – Julian Moe
Banking and Finance – Nicholas DeVriendt/LeDoux and Justin Church
College Accounting – Nicolas DeVriendt/LeDoux and Justin Church
Computer Network Technology – Jovana Bouche
Computer Programming Concepts – Jovana Bouche
Computer Security – Jovana Bouche
Contemporary Issues – Blake Herrick and Jesse Mattson
Device Configuration & Troubleshooting – Jovana Bouche
Digital Communication Concepts – Jasmine Malone
Digital Media Production – Blake Herrick
Entrepreneurship – Brea Parrott
Financial Analyst Team – Nicholas DeVriendt/LeDoux, Justin Church and Jesse Mattson
Information Technology Concepts – Jovana Bouche
Intermediate Word Processing – Julian Moe
Linux Operating System Fundamentals – Jovana Bouche
Management/Marketing/HR Concepts – Brea Parrott
Meeting and Event Planning Concepts – Brea Parrott
Network Administration Using Cisco – Jovana Bouche
Parliamentary Procedure Concepts – Brea Parrott
Personal Financial Management – Nicholas DeVriendt/LeDoux
Prepared Speech – Blake Herrick
Lake Superior College chapter members Jovana Bouche, Justin Church, Nicholas DeVriendt/LeDoux, Blake Herrick, Jasmine Malone, Jesse Mattson, Julian Moe and Brea Parrott joined other conference delegates from across the state to participate in general sessions and competitive events. Their advisor, Lori Yecoshenko, accompanied the students.
Business Professionals of America is a national organization for middle school, high school and college students preparing for careers in business and informational technology. 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 nation-wide networking of education with business and industry. BPA is contributing to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic and technological skills.
