Business Professionals of America (BPA)

Davis Places at National BPA

Wesley Davis and Jody Hanson from Comfrey High School competed in the National Business Professionals of America Secondary Competition in New York from May 9-12.  Twenty-two states were represented with 3,500 students competing in the various areas.

Davis and Hanson competed in the Workplace Skills Assessment Program of Fundamental Accounting. Davis was recognized at the awards ceremony for placing eighth.  There were 78 students that participated in this competition.

Their advisor, Donna Krueger, was pleased with both Davis and Hanson’s accomplishments in BPA this year.  “Wes and Jody worked hard to earn their way to Nationals, and having Wes place was a tremendous triumph for the end of the year.”

Davis, Hanson and Krueger would like to thank all the people and businesses who donated money towards making this trip a reality and an event that won’t be forgotten.

Thank you goes out to: Aaron Brixius, American Legion Auxiliary 244, American Legion Albin Johnson Post No 244, American Legion John Watson Post 257, Amy Lee, Choice Financial Savings Bank, Comfrey Area Pride, Comfrey Athletic Boosters, Comfrey Lions Club, Education Minnesota-Comfrey, F&M Bank, First United Church of Christ, Harvest Land Cooperative, Howard & Connie Johnson, Jean Swift, Judy’s Hair Fashions, Mitchell Bowman, REA, Southpoint Federal Credit Union, Sturm Seed, and miscellaneous freewill donations.

BPA Members Headed for Nationals

Two juniors will be representing Comfrey School at the National Business Professionals of America (BPA) in New York, New York, in May.  Wesley Davis and Jody Hanson placed third and fifth respectively in Fundamental Accounting at the State Competition held at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis March 8 & 9, 2007.

Davis and Hanson along with Jamie Sulflow are accounting students and members of BPA. The three earned their way to State by placing at the Region 8 competition back in January.  Their advisor, Donna Krueger, helped them prepare after school for the competition. They are excellent accounting students, but Krueger figured there would be accounting for corporations on the test, and the accounting class is just beginning that section of the text. The students worked hard to learn the new material.

Davis and Hanson’s hard work paid off as they now anxiously wait for the time when they can compete with students throughout the United States.  Krueger feels they have a good chance at placing at Nationals.

Comfrey is Headed to State BPA

On January 26, 2007, three Comfrey Accounting students earned their way to the State Competition while participating in the Region 8 Business Professionals of America (BPA) Competition held at the Minnesota West Campus in Granite Falls.  Wesley Davis placed first in Fundamental Accounting followed by Jody Hanson in second and Jamie Sulflow placing fifth.

Other business students who competed that day were Allison Lindgren, Sadie Kelly, and Carly Griffin.  The Comfrey members participated in Spreadsheets, Keyboarding, Banking & Finance, and Basic Office Systems & Procedures.  Comfrey was well represented in all these areas, getting so close to earning ways to State.  But it was the accounting area that Comfrey earned three of the five spots to advance on to State.

The State Competition will take place on March 8-10 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis.  Davis, Hanson, and Sulflow will be competing in Fundamental Accounting with other high school business students throughout the state.

BPA is the national student organization for students preparing for careers in business.  The organization consists of local chapters in secondary and post-secondary institutions all across North America.

The mission of BPA is to contribute to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills.

There are many valuable learning facets in BPA.  The Comfrey Chapter participates in the competitive events/conferences.  Their advisor is Donna Krueger.