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Benson students earn recognition at Minnesota Business Professionals of America conference.

Benson, MN - 59 students from Benson participated in the annual Minnesota Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Leadership Conference in

Minneapolis, MN, March 8-10, 2018.

During the school year, approximately 1,800 Minnesota BPA student members take part in the organization’s competitive events program, allowing them to compete in nearly 60 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:

■ Mariah Ahrndt – Integrated Office Applications – 1st

■ Mariah Ahrndt – Database Applications – 1st

■ Grace Arnold – Digital Publishing – 1st

■ Josie Connelly – Integrated Office Applications – 4th

■ Henry Dammeyer – Advanced Word Processing – 3rd

■ Erin Dubbels – Advanced Office Systems and Procedures – 2nd

■ Erin Dubbels – Business Law and Ethics – 3rd

■ Madison Gelhar – Administrative Support Team – 2nd

■ Jacquelyn Hanson – Advanced Spreadsheet Applications – 2nd

■ Jacquelyn Hanson – Administrative Support Team – 2nd

■ Olivia Hoffman – Digital Publishing – 2nd

■ Stacy Johnson – Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications – 4th

■ Brenna Knutson – Advanced Office Systems and Procedures – 4th

■ JayEven McGee – Computer Security – 5th

■ Leah Molden – Advanced Word Processing – 1st

■ Sarah Rosenbrook – Advanced Spreadsheet Applications – 5th

■ Matilyn Short – Administrative Support Team – 2nd

■ Katelyn Tolifson – Administrative Support Team – 2nd

■ Cassidy Vergin – Advanced Spreadsheet Applications – 3^rd

The following students earned Honorable Mention include:

■ Gracie Mulder – Fundamental Word Processing

■ Addison Doscher – Digital Publishing

■ Grace Arnold, Addison Doscher, Emma Heinzig, Olivia Hoffman – Video Production Team

This May, Stacy Johnson, Grace Arnold, Olivia Hoffman, Henry Dammeyer, Mariah Ahrndt, Josie Connelly, Erin Dubbels, Brenna Knutson, JayEven McGee, Jacquelyn Hanson, Cassidy Vergin, Sarah Rosenbrook, Madison Gelhar, Matilyn Short, Katelyn Tolifson, Addison Doscher and Gracie Mulder will travel to Dallas, TX to compete with 5,500 top students from across the United States at the 52nd Annual National Leadership Conference – the pinnacle of BPA competition.

ABOUT MINNESOTA BPA:

Business Professionals of America is the leading Career and Technical Student Organization for high school students pursuing careers in business

management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields. The mission of Business Professionals of America is to

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

enhances the preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect

to business and promote competition.

The Minnesota Secondary Association is part of a larger organization comprised of over 34,000 members from 23 United States and Puerto Rico. For more information about Minnesota BPA, please visit www.mnbpa.org.