Brazosport High School had 12 students compete at the Business Professionals of America Regional Leadership Conference for Area 5, Region 4 on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Brazosport College. Sydney Mendoza helped preside over the event as the co-regional president. Rafael “Angel” Pina represented the Texas officer team as the current Associate-Vice President of the Texas Association of BPA.
The students did an amazing job. Below is how each student placed.
Individual Events:
Ayla Calvillo: 1st place-Fundamental Accounting
Laysha Bejarano: 1st place-Administrative Support Research Project
Ashley Blanco: 1st place-Health Research Presentation
Deja El-Amin: 1st place-Payroll Accounting
Angel Pina: 1st place-Presentation Individual
Aileen Blanco: 2nd place-Advanced Office Systems & Procedures
Sydney Mendoza: 5th place-Banking & Finance
Natalya Vallejo: 7th place-Payroll Accounting
Team Events:
Edward Acosta, Jazmin Brooks, Tabatha Pelata, & McKenzie Smith: 1st place-Broadcast News Production Team
Ayla Calvillo & Angel Pina: 1st place-Small Business Management Team
Sydney Mendoza & Natalya Vallejo: 2nd place-Small Business Management Team
Open Events:
Ashley Blanco: 3rd place-Health Administration Concepts
Jazmin Brooks: 3rd place- Financial Math & Analysis Concepts
Angel Pina: 4th place-Management, Marketing & Human Resources
Tabatha Pelata: 6th place-Financial Math & Analysis Concepts
Natalya Vallejo also ran for 2024-2025 Regional President. She did not win, but ran a professional campaign. We are proud of her efforts!
All students have qualified in at least one of their events to compete at State Leadership Conference February 28-March 2 in Corpus Christi, TX. If you see these students, please congratulate them on a job well done!