Our Broadcasting & Video Production, Business Professional & Office Technology and Marketing & Entrepreneurship students recently competed in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) regional competition. BPA is the leading Career Technical Student Organization for students pursuing careers in business management, information technology (IT), office administration and other related career fields. BPA has more than 43,000 members in over 2,300 chapters in 23 states. The Ohio chapter boasts over 9,500 members in 19 regions. Dozens of students from area schools participated in this year’s regional competition, which took place virtually and at Lorain JVS in Oberlin, Ohio. The purpose of these events is to give students the opportunity to demonstrate the skills they have mastered in finance, business administration, management information systems, digital communication & design, and management, marketing & communication.
In all, 22 Business Professional & Office Technology students qualified to compete at the state level in Columbus on March 9-10, 2023. In addition, 25 students enrolled in our Marketing and Entrepreneurship and Broadcasting and Video Production satellite programs, located at Berea-Midpark, placed in the top 20 in their National BPA events and earned a chance to present their projects to a panel of judges later this month. Below is a summary of the participants who placed in their events and qualified to compete at the next level.
Business Professional & Office Technology (located at Polaris)
| Place | Student | School | Year | Competing at State? |
| Payroll Accounting |
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| 1st | Logan Gomez | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | * |
| 2nd | Dylan Kekic | Brooklyn | Jr. | Yes |
| 3rd | Mohammed Al Bandr | North Olmsted | Jr. | Yes |
| Banking & Finance |
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| 1st | Braeden Mueller | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | Yes |
| 2nd | Mason Fiorilli | North Olmsted | Sr. | Yes |
| 3rd | Riley Wilson | Brooklyn | Sr. |
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| Financial Analyst Team |
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| 1st | Jessica Wolanin | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | * |
| 1st | Rachel Delap | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | * |
| Economic Research Individual |
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| 1st | Addison Loescher | Fairview | Jr. | Yes |
| 2nd | Luke Norris | Olmsted Falls | Jr. |
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| 3rd | Jessica Paracsi | Fairview | Jr. |
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| Personal Financial Management |
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| 1st | Dhiraviya Rajubettan | Strongsville | Jr. | Yes |
| 2nd | Riley Wilson | Brooklyn | Sr. | Yes |
| 3rd | Braeden Mueller | Olmsted Falls | Jr. |
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| Financial Math & Analysis Concepts - Open |
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| 1st | Jessica Wolanin | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | n/a |
| 2nd | Rachel Delap | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | n/a |
| 3rd | Tess Blain | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | n/a |
| Fundamental Word Processing |
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| 1st | Jessica Paracsi | Fairview | Jr. | Yes |
| 2nd | Anya Dobos | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | Yes |
| Intermediate Word Processing |
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| 1st | Veera Patel | Berea-Midpark | Jr. | * |
| 2nd | Alondra Calderon | Berea-Midpark | Jr. | Yes |
| 3rd | Adriana Cortes | Berea-Midpark | Sr. | Yes |
| Advanced Word Processing |
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| 1st | Samantha VanHove | Strongsville | Jr. | * |
| 2nd | Rachel Delap | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | * |
| Integrated Office Applications |
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| 1st | Tess Blain | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | Yes |
| Basic Office Systems & Procedures |
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| 1st | Addison Loescher | Fairview | Jr. | * |
| 2nd | Dhiraviya Rajubettan | Strongsville | Jr. | * |
| 3rd | Anya Dobos | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | * |
| Advanced Office Systems & Procedures |
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| 1st | Rachel Delap | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | Yes |
| 2nd | Samantha VanHove | Strongsville | Jr. | * |
| 3rd | Ryleigh Schmitz | Berea-Midpark | Sr. | Yes |
| Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications |
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| 1st | Logan Gomez | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | Yes |
| 2nd | Shelly Allen | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | * |
| 3rd | Katherine Klammer | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | * |
| Database Applications |
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| 1st | Tess Blain | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | * |
| Administrative Support Concepts - Open |
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| 1st | Cole Fernkorn | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | n/a |
| 2nd | Dhiraviya Rajubettan | Strongsville | Jr. | n/a |
| 3rd | Tess Blain | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | n/a |
| Fundamental Desktop Publishing |
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| 2nd | Shelly Allen | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | Yes |
| Entrepreneurship |
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| 1st | Madison Hinton | Berea-Midpark | Sr. | Yes |
| 2nd | Tess Blain | Olmsted Falls | Sr. |
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| 3rd | Mohammed Al Bandr | North Olmsted | Jr. |
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| Interview Skills |
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| 1st | Katherine Klammer | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | Yes |
| Extemporaneous Speech |
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| 2nd | Dhiraviya Rajubettan | Strongsville | Jr. |
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| 3rd | Logan Gomez | Olmsted Falls | Sr. |
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| Presentation Individual |
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| 1st | Samantha VanHove | Strongsville | Jr. | Yes |
| Presentation Team |
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| 1st | Olivia Callahan | Brooklyn | Jr. | Yes |
| 1st | Veera Patel | Berea-Midpark | Jr. | Yes |
| Meeting and Event Planning Concepts - Open |
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| 1st | Addison Loescher | Fairview | Jr. | n/a |
| 2nd | Tess Blain | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | n/a |
| 3rd | Mason Fiorilli | North Olmsted | Sr. | n/a |
| Management, Marketing, and Human Resource Concepts - Open |
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| 1st | Mason Fiorilli | North Olmsted | Sr. | n/a |
| 2nd | Logan Gomez | Olmsted Falls | Sr. | n/a |
| 3rd | Luke Norris | Olmsted Falls | Jr. | n/a |
| Health Leadership/Special Topics |
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| 1st | Julie Beshara | Strongsville | Jr. | Yes |
√ Competing at SLC on March 9-10, 2023
* These students placed 1st or 2nd in more than one competition. BPA only allows students to advance in one competition at SLC (with the exception of “open” events). Therefore, they chose to compete in their other competition.
Broadcasting & Video Production
(Polaris satellite program located at Berea-Midpark High School)
Virtual Branding Team Competition
Each team below had to create items to promote a three-day Comic Con event. Items included a 30 second promo video, billboard, ticket, stickers, app mockup and a website.
- Brayden Cupach, junior and Ilyanna Egans, senior
- Bradley Hiros, junior and Laila Farsane, senior
- Aiden Crittle, freshman, James Ratajczak, freshman, Lucas Roberts, freshman and Connor Stemm, sophomore
- Ava Burlison, sophomore, Courtney Knapik, sophomore and Ava MacCarthy, sophomore
- John Ellam, senior, Karielys Massa, senior and Madison Mattila, senior
Marketing & Entrepreneurship
(Polaris satellite program located at Berea-Midpark High School)
Virtual Multimedia and Promotion Team Competition
Each team below had to create a video with the following prompt: the chamber of commerce has asked your team to create a 3:00 - 5:00 minute promotional video to attract new businesses to your area.
- Willow Tallentire, senior and Jack Stanaszek, senior
- Austin Shaw, senior, Joel Petrie, senior, and Renee Lapurga, senior
- Makenzi Bowers, freshman, Brody Wolf, freshman, Corbin Johnson, freshman and Giovanni Gardner, sophomore
Virtual Multimedia and Promotion Individual Competition
Create a 1:00 - 2:30 minute video for a festival happening in your area.
- Chawasorn Pornpiboon, junior
- Brianna Champion, senior
Congratulations to our regional winners! Good luck at the state compe