Riverside BPA participates in competition

The Riverside High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) Chapter recently participated in the BPA Region 16 Competition held on January 14, 2025, at Ohio Northern University.

The local chapter has 97 members. Riverside alone had 140 stage appearances, and 34 students qualified for the Ohio BPA State Leadership in Columbus this March.

The state qualifiers include: Brody Orsborne, Chloe Purtee, Morgan Shockey, Gabe Steineman, Lilly Huber, Allison Estep, Alex Thuel, Eli Kindle, Victoria Seeley, Gillian Knight, Brook Hunkler, Josh Caldwell, Brianna Brandyberry, Kirstyn Carpenter, Braylon Dunn, Reaghan McDaniel, Ashley Roach, Landon Purtee, Peyton Duckro, Makayla Hurley, Carter Kreglow, Levi Buchenroth, Jaxon Woods, Kara Klingler, Jorden Dunham, Jayden Hoffer, Jaidyn Jackson, Brice Kauffman, Zoey Ransbottom, Gavin Orsborne, Hayden McCully, Avery Perk, Caymen Courter & Kelsey Burt.

“We are incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication demonstrated by our BPA members,” said Lindsay Wyan & Michelle Suman, Advisors. “This competition provides valuable real-world experience and allows students to showcase their skills in various business disciplines.”

BPA is a national career and technical student organization that prepares students for leadership roles and careers in business and information technology.

Each Event recognized the top 10 competitors. The following is the breakdown of the RHS BPA’s students that made the top 10, earning a trip to the stage for recognition:

Fundamental Accounting
8^th Hayden McCully
Payroll Accounting
2^nd Gavin Orsborne
4^th Caymen Courter
Banking and Finance
1^st Gabe Steineman
3^rd Brody Orsborne
4^th Chloe Purtee
6^th Hayden Sanford
7^th Keira Manahan
8^th Jaxon Woods
Economic Research Individual
1^st Morgan Shockey
3^rd Grady Jenkins
4^th Alex Thuel
Economic Research Team
2^nd Shaye McGill, Lilly Zweibel, Zavier Herron
Personal Financial Management
1^st Gabe Steineman
5^th Carter Kreglow
Financial Math and Analysis Concepts – Open
4^th Hayden McCully
5^th Gavin Orsborne
6^th Jayden Hoffer
7^th Kelsey Burt
9^th Jaxon Woods
10^th Jaidyn Jackson
Fundamental Word Processing
7^th Grady Jenkins
9^th Kelsey Burt
Intermediate Word Processing
1^st Gavin Orsborne
2^nd Lilly Huber
4^th Jaidyn Jackson
5^th Allison Estep
6^th Kara Klingler
7^th Kirstyn Carpenter
Advanced Word Processing
1^st Brook Hunkler
2^nd Alex Thuel
3^rd Hayden McCully
Integrated Office Applications
1^st Jayden Hoffer
3^rd Kirstyn Carpenter
5^th Alex Thuel
7^th Carter Kreglow
Basic Office Systems and Procedures
1^st Eli Kindle
2^nd Josh Caldwell
3^rd Lilly Huber
4^th Victoria Seeley
5^th Gillian Knight
6^th Hayden Sanford
7^th Zoey Ransbottom
8^th Allison Estep
9^th Jaxon Woods
10^th Kelsey Burt
Advanced Office Systems and Procedures
1^st Jayden Hoffer
2^nd Brook Hunkler
Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications
2^nd Jayden Hoffer
4^th Alex Thuel
Advanced Spreadsheet Applications
5^th Brook Hunkler
Legal Office Procedures
1^st Lilly Huber
3^rd Jaidyn Jackson
5^th Josh Caldwell
Administrative Support Team
1^st Kirstyn Carpenter, Brianna Brandyberry & Braylon Dunn
Administrative Support Research Project
1^st Brook Hunkler
2^nd Ashley Roach
Administrative Support Concepts – Open
2^nd Carter Kreglow
4^th Brook Hunkler
5^th Avery Perk
6^th Hayden McCully
7^th Gavin Orsborne
9^th Josh Caldwell
10^th Jayden Hoffer
Fundamental Desktop Publishing
1^st Landon Purtee
2^nd Peyton Duckro
3^rd Makayla Hurley
4^th Chloe Purtee
5^th Kara Klingler
6^th Brianna Brandyberry
7^th Aairka Robinson
Digital Media Production
3^rd Morgan Shockey
Podcast Production Team
3^rd Aleliena Mazariegos-Hurley, Cole Schindewolf, Miah Carman
5^th Madalyn Lemly & Kenna Johnson
8^th Chloe Purtee, Makenzie Stotler, Addison Shoe
Visual Design Team
2^nd Kara Klingler & Emilee Robinson
5^th Chloe Purtee, Landon Purtee & Kiera Manahan
7^th Addison Shoe & Valerie Knight
Digital Communication and Design Concepts – Open
2^nd Carter Kreglow
4^th Brook Hunkler
5^th Avery Perk
6^th Hayden McCully
7^th Gavin Orsborne
9^th Josh Caldwell
10^th Jayden Hoffer
Global Marketing Team
3^rd Carter Kreglow, Maggie Beaty & Kirstyn Carpenter
Entrepreneurship
2^nd Jaxon Woods
Small Business Management Team
2^nd Alex Thuel, Kaitlyn Jackson & Mariah Williams
Interview Skills
2^nd Carter Kreglow
3^rd Whitney Leatherman
5^th Wyatt Popp
Advanced Interview Skills
1^st Brice Kauffman
2^nd Levi Buchenroth
Extemporaneous Speech
3^rd Shaye McGill
4^th Grady Jenkins
7^th Bryson Eaton
9^th Lily Zwiebel
Human Resource Management
1^st Jaxon Woods
2^nd Brook Hunkler
4^th Gillian Knight
Ethics and Professionalism
1^st Avery Perk
7^th Cayman Courter
Prepared Speech
1^st Kara Klingler
5^th Cayman Courter
6^th Aairika Robinson
7^th Demi Gonzalez
Parliamentary Procedure Team
1^st Jorden Dunham, Jayden Hoffer, Jaidyn Jackson, Brice Kauffman, Zoey Ransbottom, Gavin Orsborne, Hayden McCully, Avery Perk
Presentation Individual
3^rd Valerie Knight
7^th Courtney Richmond
Presentation Team
2^nd Eli Kindle, Gillian Knight, Ashley Roach & Allison Estep
4^th Brady Orsborne, Jony Godinez, James Beaty, Corbin Reed
Meeting and Event Planning Concepts – Open
1^st Jaidyn Jackson
2^nd Carter Kreglow
3^rd Kelsey Burt
4^th Lilly Huber
5^th Hayden McCully
7^th Valerie Knight
8^th Bre Brandyberry
9^th Brice Kauffman
Management, Marketing, and Human Resources Concepts – Open
2^nd Avery Perk
8^th Levi Buchenroth
9^th Valerie Knight
10^th Kelsey Burt
Parliamentary Procedure Concepts – Open
1^st Jaidyn Jackson
2^nd Hayden McCully
3^rd Gavin Orsborne
4^th Jayden Hoffer
5^th Brice Kauffman
6^th Levi Buchenroth
8^th Jorden Dunham
9^th Shaye McGill
Health Administration Procedures
2^nd Caymen Courter
3^rd Kelsey Burt
5^th Lilly Huber
Health Research Presentation
3^rd Kelsey Burt
4^th Miah Carmen
Health Administration Concepts – Open
1^st Shaye McGill
5^th Brice Kauffman