Campus News
BPA Spring Leadership Conference
2/22/15
Students from Minnesota West attended the Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2016 Spring Leadership Conference in Rosemount, MN on February 18-20, 2016.
Jackson Campus chapter members: Treylynn Bannister, Ian DeVine, Aaron (AJ) Giese, Chase Koch, Nathan White, Ben Ahlstrand, Michael Woodring, Lee Hunder, Bryce Reetz.
Granite Falls Campus chapter members: Mark McClain, Preston Meyer, Jeshua Thao, Kristin Quist, Markus Quist, Grady Meendering, Esmeralda Hernandez, and Madolyn Jensen.
Minnesota West students joined over 130 other conference delegates from across the state to participate in general sessions and competitive events.
The students were accompanied by their advisors, Terri Pelzel., Jackson Campus, and Pam Jensen, Granite Falls Campus.
The culmination of the conference was the awards session. Students placing in the top five in individual events or in the top two of team events will be eligible to attend the National Leadership Conference in Boston, Massachusetts May 5-9, 2016.
The following is a listing of the students placing in the top 10 in the competitive events:
Minnesota West BPA State Results
Computer Network Technology
2nd Michael Woodring - Jackson Campus
3rd Treylynn Bannister - Jackson Campus
5th Preston Meyer - Granite Falls Campus
7th Lee Hunter - Jackson Campus
8th AJ Giese - Jackson Campus
PC Servicing and Troubleshooting
2nd Michael Woodring - Jackson Campus
4th Treylynn Bannister - Jackson Campus
10th Nathan White - Jackson Campus
Network Administration Using Microsoft
1st Mark McClain - Granite Falls Campus
2nd Treylynn Bannister - Jackson Campus
4th Preston Meyer - Granite Falls Campus
5th Michael Woodring - Jackson Campus
7th Jeshua Thao - Granite Falls Campus
8th AJ Giese - Jackson Campus
9th Ben Ahlstrand - Jackson Campus
Systems Administration using CIISCO
1st Michael Woodring - Jackson Campus
3rd Mark McClain - Granite Falls Campus
4th Benjamin Ahstrand - Jackson Campus
Computer Security
1st Michael Woodring - Jackson Campus
3rd Nathan White - Jackson Campus
4th Preston Meyer - Granite Falls Campus
5th Treylynn Bannister - Jackson Campus
6th Lee Hunter - Jackson Campus
7th Jeshua Thao - Granite Falls Campus
10th Chase Koch - Jackson Campus
JAVA
4th Nathan White - Jackson Campus
5th Lee Hunter - Jackson Campus
7th Chase Koch - Jackson Campus
Computer Programming Concepts (OPEN)
7th Chase Koch - Jackson Campus
8th Nathan White - Jackson Campus
Information Technology Concepts (OPEN)
1st Michael Woodring - Jackson Campus
8th Lee Hunter - Jackson Campus
10th Treylynn Bannister - Jackson Campus
Fundamentals of Web Design
9th Chase Koch - Jackson Campus
10th Nathan White - Jackson Campus
Network Design Team
2nd Kristin Quist, Markus Quist, Jeshua Thao, Mark McClain - Granite Falls Campus
Ethics & Profesionalism
3rd Ian Devine - Jackson Campus
Parliamentary Procedure Concepts (Open)
6th Ben Ahlstrand - Jackson Campus
Video Production Team
Grady Meendering, Esmeralda Hernandez, and Jeshua Thao - Granite Falls Campus
Statesman Torch Awards
Madolyn Jensen - Granite Falls Campus
Mark McClain - Granite Falls Campus
Treylynn Bannister - Jackson Campus
Business Professionals of America is a national organization for high school, college, and middle school students preparing for careers in business and information technology. The organization’s activities and programs complement classroom instruction by giving students practical experience through application of the skills learned at school. Business Professionals of America acts as a cohesive agent in the nation-wide networking of education and business and industry. BPA is contributing to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills.