Pictured are Willowbrook students who competed in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) State event, which took place from March 1 to 3 at DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Oak Brook. They are (from left) junior Tomas Pelesinas, senior Sheharyar Ahmed, senior Taha Akhtar, senior Catherine Carey, senior Steven Cerda-Sanchez, senior Millie Zachariah, senior Ammar Waheed, senior Kiran Pentela and senior Ethan Rojek. Not pictured are sophomore Jack Carey and senior Nicholas Johnson. Below is a list of students who qualified to compete in the BPA National Leadership Conference in May.
Eight Willowbrook students have qualified to compete at the 2018 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference.
That event will take place from May 9 to 13 in Texas, and this year’s theme is “Dream Bigger.” Students who will compete are:
For more information about BPA, go to www.bpa.org. According to the website, “(BPA) is the premier CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organization) for students pursuing careers in business management, information technology, finance, office administration and other related career fields. With 45,000 members in more than 1,800 chapters across 25 states and Puerto Rico, BPA is a co-curricular organization that supports business and information technology educators by offering co-curricular exercises based on national standards.”