2008 BPA Regional Competition Held at IWCC

The first annual BPA Regional Competition was held on February 8, 2008 at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs. There were six schools in Area 13 who participated including Lewis Central, Sidney, South Page, Clarinda, Fremont-Mills, and Shenandoah. The students competed in various individual and team events in areas such as finance, information technology, administrative support, and management/marketing/human resources.

Listed below are the 2008 BPA Regional events and the top three place winners.

Fundamental Accounting
• 1st Place: Natalie Maher, Shenandoah
• 2nd Place: Chas Busch, Lewis Central
• 3rd Place: Jeana Jensen, Shenandoah

Advanced Accounting
• 1st Place: Arielle Huber, Lewis Central
• 2nd Place: Beau Williams, Clarinda
• 3rd Place: Stephanie Davids, Lewis Central

Banking and Finance
• 1st Place: Ashley Clouser, Lewis Central
• 2nd Place: Kara Cassidy, Fremont-Mills
• 3rd Place: Darren Keller, Fremont-Mills

Keyboard Production
• 1st Place: Rachael Buck, Sidney
• 2nd Place: Morgan Peterman, South Page
• 3rd Place: Chelsea Perkins, Shenandoah

Fundamental Word Processing Skills
• 1st Place: Stephanie Scrivner, Lewis Central
• 2nd Place: Taylor Goetz, Shenandoah
• 3rd Place: Sean Carruthers, Fremont-Mills

Web Site Design Team
• 1st Place: Trevan Hetzal, Sean Carruthers, and Tyler Ruse – Fremont-Mills

Global Marketing Team
• 1st Place: Adriene Hitchcock and Ashley Harris – Lewis Central
• 2nd Place: Chas Busch, Connie Smith, and Stephanie Scrivner, Lewis Central

Interview Skills
• 1st Place: Jake Ferguson, Lewis Central
• 2nd Place: Adriene Hitchcock, Lewis Central
• 3rd Place: Rachel Buck, Sidney

Human Resources Management
• 1st Place: Ashley Harris, Lewis Central
• 2nd Place: Brandon Foster, South Page
• 3rd Place: Alexa Whitehill, South Page

Prepared Speech
• 1st Place: Cassie Berry, Sidney
• 2nd Place: Meghan Harris, Lewis Central
• 3rd Place: Kelsey Thomas, South Page

Management/Marketing/Human Resources-Open
• 1st Place: Ashley Harris, Lewis Central
• 2nd Place: Meghan Harris, Lewis Central
• 3rd Place: Anna Linke, South Page

Financial Math and Analysis-Open
• 1st Place: Stephanie Davids, Lewis Central
• 2nd Place: Chas Busch, Lewis Central
• 3rd Place: Jake Ferguson, Lewis Central

Information Technology Concepts-Open
• 1st Place: Jimmy Briggs, Shenandoah
• 2nd Place: Kellyn Rodgers, Shenandoah
• 3rd Place: Bryan Wilson, Shenandoah