22 students from Century participated in the annual Minnesota Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Leadership Conference held March 14-16, 2024 at the Minneapolis Hyatt Regency with more than 1,100 members competing.
During the school year, 1,800 Minnesota BPA student members took part in the organization’s competitive events program, allowing them to compete in nearly 70 events focused in the areas of finance, business administration, management information systems, digital communication & design, and management, marketing & communication. The competitions are designed to prepare students to succeed and assesses real-world business skills and problem-solving abilities. After qualifying earlier this year, regional winners put their talents to the test during the State Leadership Conference.
Students receiving state recognition include:
Colin Chen – Medical Coding – 1st
Anje Gasner – Business Law and Ethics – 5th
Armita Kazemi – Fundamentals of Web Design – 4th
Ana Milosevic – Economic Research Individual – 1st
Ana Milosevic – Economic Research Team – 2nd
Maxwell Oftedahl – Python Programming – 4th
Peter Schuler – Fundamental Accounting – 2nd
Ria Shah – Economic Research Team – 2nd
Danielle Wang – Advanced Desktop Publishing – 1st
William Yan – Personal Financial Management – 4th
Ethan Zhang – Advanced Accounting – 1st
This May, Ana Milosevic, Danielle Wang, Peter Schuler, Ethan Zhang, Armita Kazemi, William Yan, Anje Gasner, Colin Chen, Maxwell Oftedahl, and Ria Shah will compete with thousands of top students from across the United States at the 59th Annual National Leadership Conference – the pinnacle of BPA competition. Members will travel to Chicago, IL in May.