Englewood, Ohio – Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) Business Professionals of America (BPA) students participated in the first ever virtual State Leadership Conference April 20-24, 2020.
Members competed against more than 900 conference delegates in state level business skills competitions.
Breanna Bettison (Business Ownership/Huber Heights), 1st Place, Business Meeting Management Concepts
Om Bhavsar (Computer Networking & Cyber Security/Vandalia-Butler), 1st Place, Server Administration Using Microsoft
Qian Cong Li (Computer Coding & Web Applications/ Miamisburg), 1st Place, C++ Programming
Clara Walton (Sports Management & Marketing/Valley View), 2nd Place, Digital Marketing Concepts
Aiden Houck Computer Networking & Cyber Security/Miamisburg), 2nd Place, Information Technology Concepts and 2nd Place, Network Administration Using Cisco
Kyle Bergen (Computer Networking & Cyber Security/ Northmont), 3rd Place, Information Technology Concepts
Yareth Rios (Business Ownership/Vandalia-Butler), 3rd Place, Advanced Spreadsheet Applications
Zakiah Le'Flore (Business Ownership/Carlisle), 3rd Place, Business Law and Ethics
David Clark (Computer Coding & Web Applications/Miamisburg), 3rd Place, C++ Programming
Jonathon North (Business Ownership/Bethel), 3rd Place, Extemporaneous Speech
Adam Woxman (Business Ownership/Eaton), 4th Place, Business Meeting Management Concepts
Carson Brown (Business Ownership/Milton-Union) 4th Place, Human Resource Management
BPA Torch Awards
The Business Professionals of America Torch Awards Program is designed to promote professionalism and leadership in both career development and personal growth. Students complete activities in the seven Torch categories: Leadership; Service; Cooperation; Knowledge; Friendship; Love, Hope, Faith; and Patriotism. There are four levels of Awards based on the amount of points earned – Executive (local), Diplomat (regional), Statesman (state) or Ambassador (National) Torch Award.
The following students earned State and National Torch Awards:
For more information about MVCTC, please visit www.mvctc.com.
For 49-years, MVCTC has been providing career technical education for 27 partner school districts encompassing five counties in Southwest Ohio. MVCTC is dedicated to providing training for in-demand jobs and college-readiness skills for high school and adult students across Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren Counties.