Batavia High School students once again received national recognition in competitive business events and for their commitment to community service. Eleven Batavia Business Professionals of America (BPA) students attended the 2022 National Conference and Competition in Dallas, Texas May 3rd through May 8th. The students received several honors, trained and served as interns, and networked with peers.
The Batavia High School chapter received the Quality Chapter Distinction as one of BPA’s most involved and active chapters. At the Honor Awards session, the chapter accepted the Special Olympics Award for their commitment to supporting Ohio’s Special Olympics athletes. The chapter also received the Marketing and Public Relations Award and the Chapter of Excellence.
The students competed in business simulation events against students from across the nation. Events included Grace Brown in Health Administration Management; Austin Hensley in Administrative Support Research; Alanna Mansour in Human Resource Management; Jordan McGeorge in Advanced Office Systems; Skylar Musselman in Personal Finance; Hailey Slaughter in Word Processing; Cullen Watson in Economic Research Individual; Mason Weisbrodt in Insurance and Medical Billing; and Julia Wolfe in ICDM-10 Coding. Grace Brown placed in the Top 10 in the nation for her Health Administration Management presentation.
For the sixth year, Batavia students received the U.S. Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Ryan Edmisten and Avery Collier received their awards in person. Jordan Copenhaver, Austin Hensley, Alanna Mansour, Skylar Musselman, Madi Pawlaczyk, Cullen Watson, and Hanna Wiederhold received theirs at the Batavia Academic Awards along with U.S. Congressional commendations.
Ryan Edmisten, Alanna Mansour, Mikayla Rash, Cullen Watson, Hannah Wiederhold and Julia Wolfe also earned National Ambassador Awards for individual commitments to community service.
While she was not able to attend, Hannah Wiederhold was awarded one of three national NTHS scholarships.
Their advisor, Angie Kovacs, accompanied the students.
BPA is a national organization for high school students that include activities and programs that complement classroom instruction by giving practical experience and the opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom. All BPA members are enrolled in the Business Management Batavia High School satellite program offered through Great Oaks Career Campuses.