Six Portage High School students will compete at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Competition after qualifying at the Regional Leadership Conference on December 10th at Kankakee Valley High School.
PHS BPA earned 24 top-10 finishes at the regional event. For all but one student, this was their first time competing in a BPA contest.
The students who qualified for state and their events are:
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Sean Bogseth (Economic Research)
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Aidan Lineberry (Computer Security, Python Programming)
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Cayley Markos (Entrepreneurship, Fundamental Word Processing)
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Kyle Mann (PC Configuration, Cisco Networking)
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Delfino Vasquez (Computer Security)
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Anna Zurek (Business Law)
BPA has schools in 26 states and offers over 90 different events. These contests turn classroom business topics into fun competitions where students show what they’ve learned and achieved.