BPA

Business Professionals of America

Welcome to a new school year.  This year is looking stronger than ever and continues to grow! Congratulations to the following officers for the 2008-2009  school year.

Presidents
Andrew Manks
Ajai Muwwakkil
Intern: Blake Campbell

Vice President
Erika Willrodt
Intern: Emily Hansen

Secretaries
Brittany Skulski
Morgan Ball
Intern: Madison Brown-Lee

Treasurer
Arielle Hinkle
Intern: Chelsea Jackson

Historians
Leslie Hooks
Rachel Maxcy
Aaron Malveaux

Parliamentarians
Caroline Adams
Spencer Laufer
Lauren Reese

Meetings
Meetings will be held in S120 at 9am on late start Thursdays.

Induction
Date: October 16, 2008
Location: Fuddruckers
32 members took the BPA oath and an additional 18 members inducted the following week in a closed meeting.

Rockets Fieldtrip
The Rockets Career Day was held on October 9, 2008.

Fundraisers
Christmas Ornaments
Date: November – December 2008
Thanks for supporting BPA by buying a Westside Christmas ornament!

King of Westside
Date: February 12, 2009  
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Auditorium

Competition
Regionals: January 24, 2009 Clear Brook High School
State: March 5-7  Austin, Texas
Nationals:  May 7-9  Dallas, Texas

Community Service Project
Dress For Success  -BPA members collected suits and work attire and donated them to Dress for Success!

 

 

 

Archives
Congratuations to everyone who competed at the 2008 State Competition! The following students won and are either state qualifiers (SQ) or state alternates (SA)

Evan Carrillo – Advanced Accounting (SA)
Laneisha Johnson – Banking and Finance (SQ)
Maxwell Fanning – Banking and Finance (SA)
Winfred Fields, Amy Kelleh, Rachel Maxcy, and Brittany Skulski – Small Business Management Team (SA)
Rachel Maxcy – Human Resource Management (SQ)
Ajai Muwwakkil – Human Resource Management (SA)
Laneisha Johnson, Constance Robinson, Nina Shoaee, Amaka Ukawoko, and Evan Carrillo – Parlimentary Procedure Team (SA)

Social:
December 3, 2008 at Laser Quest