Heights BPA students shine at state, 12 advance to nationals

Students from Hamilton Heights High School’s Chapter of Business Professionals of America (BPA) recently returned from the State Leadership Conference in Indianapolis. The Huskies excelled on the state stage placing in the top 10 in 17 events with 12 students qualifying for nationals.

• Olivia Cosand: 10^th, 190 Financial Math and Concepts
• Bella McDole: 1^st, 590 Meeting and Event Planning
• Hailey Hall: 9^th, 591 Management Marketing and Human Resource Concepts
• Katelynn Bishop: 6^th, 594 Digital Marketing Concepts
• Grant Cavanaugh, Enzo Christy, Landon Faubion, Drew Laitas: 6^th,160 Economic Research Team
• Kylie Hilton, Maddy Lustig, Zoe Pickett: 5^th, 455 User Experience Design Team
• Bekah Beechler, Brinley Flaherty, Anna Kauffman, Jessa Steffen: 6^th, 500 Global Marketing Team
• Julia Bearman, Sierra Bramel, Giselle Effing, Elyse Hurley: 3^rd, 510 Small Business Management Team
• Izzy Bailey, Addison Gilmore, Drew Hilton, Gwendolyn Pritsch: 5^th, 550 Parliamentary Procedure Team
• Lizzy Smith: 4^th, 420 Digital Media Production
• Hailey Hall: 2^nd, 535 Human Resource Management
• Gwendolyn Pritsch: 1^st, 540 Ethics and Professionalism
• Katelynn Bishop: 4^th, 110 Advanced Accounting
• Taylor Morrison: 3^rd, 125 Payroll Accounting
• Anna Kauffman: 3^rd, 600 Medical Coding
• Tessa Hartwick: 8^th, 605 Health Insurance and Billing
• Olivia Cosand: 6^th, 610 Health Admin Procedures

Members of Hamilton Heights High School Chapter of Business Professionals of America (BPA) are pictured heading into the general session at the State Leadership Conference in Indianapolis. Twelve students qualified to compete at the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla., in May. (Photo provided)

“I am so proud of the hard work I have seen among BPA students this year,” said Austin Nicole, Business Department Head Teacher, Work-based Learning Coordinator, and BPA Advisor. “Hailey Hall, chapter president, has done a great job leading our chapter of 70 students. This combination has led to great professional growth across the board for freshmen through seniors. Let’s finish the year strong and get some hardware at NLC!”

This year’s conference is expected to bring together delegates from across the country to vie for top honors in business and information technology skills competitions, attend leadership and professional development workshops, receive awards for community service activities and elect BPA’s 2025-26 national student leadership team.

The 2025 BPA National Leadership will take place May 7 to 11 in Orlando, Fla. The opening session (May 7) and awards sessions (May 11) will be streamed live at bpa.org/nlc.

About Business Professionals of America
BPA is the nation’s leading CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organization) for students pursuing careers in business management, information technology, finance, accounting office administration, and other business-related career fields. With 52,000 members in over 1,800 chapters across 25 states and Puerto Rico as well as international presence in Canada, China, Peru, and South Korea, BPA is a co-curricular organization that supports business and information technology educators by offering co-curricular exercises based on national standards.