On January 9, 2019, the Region 9 Business Professionals of America (BPA) Chapters convened at Rochester Community and Technical College for their annual competition. This is the first year Blue Earth Area has had a BPA Chapter. Nineteen high school students chose to participate in this new student activity. The faculty advisor is Ms. Holly Christian.
These 19 students competed in 6 individual and 3 Team competitions with over 200 other students from 9 other schools in the region. Sixteen BEA students earned places to advance to the State competition in March 7-9 in Minneapolis. From state competition, students have the opportunity to advance to Nationals in Anaheim, CA in May.
Individual
Banking & FInance
Angelica Lopez
Business Law & Ethics
Carson Anderson
Callie Stevermer
Fundamental Accounting
Gaven Bruellman
Luke Carr
Payroll Accounting
Erik Anderson
Gaven Bruellman
Luke Carr
Team
Financial Analyst Team
Hunter Bleess
Hannah Johnson
Caitlin Rorman
Callie Stevermer
Parliamentary Procedure
Eric Becker
Jack Frundt
Matt Krause
Alyssa Ripley
Olivia Stewart
Serina Wirth
Natalie Huse