Area Students Compete In Business Professionals Of America (BPA) Regional Competition

Saco, Glasgow and Opheim students traveled to Lambert, Mont., on Jan. 15, to compete in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) Chapter Region 8 conference. In order to make the trip, students had to get up really early in the morning to load the bus at their school, get to Lambert, and then compete. While in Lambert competing, some students missed finals that had to be made up, while also continue with their extra curricular activities upon returning back to their town.

Saco School

The Saco Business Professionals of America Chapter had a successful showing at the Region 8 BPA Conference in Lambert, Jan. 15, bringing home five first-place plaques. Participants who traveled and competed were Keevan Malmend, Laytin Erickson, Chase Albus, Jake Brown, Isabella Guardipee, Jessa Erickson Emerson Downing and Royce Strobbe. All competitors have qualified to attend the State BPA competition in Billings in March.

They truly appreciate the generous sponsors whose support helped cover travel expenses and registration fees, making this achievement possible: Big Flat Electric, Blue Rock Distributing, First State Bank of Malta, FMDH, and Spencer Electric.

The students are excited for the upcoming state event and are grateful for the continued community support.

Opheim School

Billy Still, John Yeska and Maria Still - Broadcast News, second place

Billy Still - Management, Marketing, and Human Resource Management Concepts, fourth place

Billy Still - Parliamentary Procedure Concepts, sixth place

All students qualified for state in Billings.

Glasgow High School

Alexys Wittmeyer – Medical Coding, first; Health Administration Procedures, eighth

Riley Clampitt- Medical Coding, second

Haleigh Huntsman - Parliamentary Procedure Team, third

Laynee Simpson – Parliamentary Procedures Concepts Open Test, seventh; Parliamentary Procedures Team, third

Kolbi Ross – Parliamentary Procedures Team, third; Business Law & Ethics, eighth; Small Business Management Team, second; Health Research Presentation, fourth

Mayzie Yoakam – Legal Office Procedures, seventh; Meeting and Event Planning Concepts Open, eighth

Amelia Gilchrist – Business Law & Ethics, second; Administrative Support Team, fourth; Management, Marketing & Human Resource Concepts Open, sixth; Health Research Presentation, second; Health Administration Concepts, seventh; Economic Research Individual, second; Economic Research Team, second

Ryla Brown – Administrative Support Team, fourth; Fundamental Desktop Publishing, seventh

Molly Whitmer –Website Design Team, second

Mylee Rasmusan – Website Design Team, second

Guinevere Abern – Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications, first; Health Insurance & Medical Billing, second; Business Law & Ethics, tenth; Meeting and Event Planning Concepts Open, eighth

Rowen Kloker – Management, Marketing, Human Resource Concepts Open, tenth; Information Technology Concepts Open, seventh; Digital Marketing Concepts Open, third; Computer Security, seventh; Payroll Accounting, fifth; Personal Financial Management, first; Administrative Support Concepts Open, third; Basic Office Systems & Procedures, seventh; Banking and Finance, ninth; Financial Math & Analysis Concepts Open, first

Garrett Thompson – Integrated Office Application, ninth; Computer Programming Concepts, sixth

Kyler Whitman- Financial Math & Analysis Concepts, tenth; Payroll Accounting, third; Business Law & Ethics, seventh; Computer Security, ninth; and Information Technology Concepts Open, tenth

Bridger Wesely – Health Insurance & Medical Billing, ninth; Digital Marketing Concepts Open, sixth; Information Technology Concepts Open, fourth; Computer Security, fifth; Business Law & Ethic, fourth; Financial Math & Analysis Concepts Open, fifth; Payroll Accounting, eighth; Digital Communication & Design Concepts, sixth

Harlyn Brandt – Small Business Management, second; Parliamentary Procedures Team, third

Riley Evenson-Glasoe – Parliamentary Procedures Team, third; Advanced Office Systems & Procedures, tenth; Integrated Office Applications, sixth; Advanced Word Processing, seventh

Mary Dykema – Parliamentary Procedures Team, third; Digital Communications & Designs Concepts Open, fifth; Administrative Support Concepts Open, fifth; Economic Research Individual, first; Economic Research Team, second; Financial Math and Analysis Concepts Open, seventh

Abigail Kulczyk-Parliamentary Procedures Team, third; Integrated Office Applications, eighth; Business Law & Ethics, third

Emmah Mix - Advanced Spreadsheet Applications, first; Integrated Office Applications, fourth; Parliamentary Procedures Concepts Open, fifth; Parliamentary Procedures Team, third.