Texas Merit Scholar Study Guide

National BPA Theme

"Capture the Moment!"

BPA Tagline

"Giving purpose to potential"

Vision

"To be an innovator in Career Education, providing our members with opportunities for growth through education, competition, community service, and personal development"

Goals

The Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) has been adopted as the strategic direction for a certification program, competitive events, leadership, and direction for interaction with business, career/job preparation, and workplace competencies.

Texas BPA University / Texas BPA Leadership Academy

-These are sessions at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) that help provide information on skills and activities that BPA has to offer from running for State Officer, dress for success, and more.

-These sessions are usually led by members of our Texas Leadership team.

Competitive Divisions

Associate, Secondary, Post-Secondary

Competitive Categories

Finance, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Digital Communications & Design, Management, Marketing & Communication, Health Administration

WSAP

Workplace Skills Assessment - name of our competitive events program

What is the WSAP for?

provides overview and information of events & their topic

What is the Style & Reference Manual?

provides formatting specifications and examples on how documents should be created, this would help you find out how to write letters, reports, etc.

What are the three different types of events?

virtual, judged, and non-judged events

How can a student compete if their school does not have a chapter?

they can compete as part of Texas BPA Virtual Secondary and Post-Secondary chapters

Open Events

Financial Math & Analysis Concepts, Administrative Support Concepts, Computer Programming Concepts, Information Technology Concepts, Business Meeting Mgmt. Concepts, Mgmt. Meeting and Human Resources Concepts, Parliamentary Procedures Concepts, Digital Marketing Concepts, Medical Terminology Concepts

How many delegates per chapter?

2

Officer positions available

President, Vice President, Secretary, Historian, Reporter, Parliamentarian, Sgt. at Arms.

Officer Application Process

application, interview, skills test, campaign rally, and speech

State President

Anwitha Kumbham

State Vice President

Melanie Guerrero

State Secretary

Neha Veermani Mydhily

State Historian

Nadia Ramirez

State Reporter

Sydney Mendoza

State Parliamentarian

Rudhran Sathish

State Sgt. at Arms

Lucas Garcia

When was BPA established?

1966 as the Office Education Association

What year did BPA change its name?

1988, OEA to BPA

How many states is BPA in?

25 states + Puerto Rico. It also has chapters in China, Haiti, and Peru

BPA Headquarters

Columbus, Ohio

How many areas in Texas?

5

BPA Colors

Navy blue signifies the success achieved through leadership and professionalism. Tan represents the bountiful fields of opportunity in America. Red symbolizes the friendship obtained through teamwork in our organization.

BPA Emblem

The four points of the BPA shield stand for Ambition, Leadership, Sociability and Poise. The shield itself stands for honor and dignity and the importance of business in America. The stripes represent education, citizenship, loyalty, patriotism, competency and dependability. The bar represents the service provided by employees in business occupations. The quill and inkwell represent the stability of business occupations through the ages and the torch represents worthy goals.

Torch Awards Categories

leadership, service, cooperation, knowledge, friendship, love, hope, faith, and patriotism

Torch Awards Levels

Executive (Local: 10 pts. per category), Diplomat (Regional: 30 pts. per category), Statesman (State: 50 pts. per category), Ambassador (National: 70 pts. per category)

Texas BPA Newsletter

Texas Tibits

National BPA Newsletter

The Source

BPA Week

It is the second full week of February in coordination with Career and Technical Education (CTE) month

Official BPA Blazer

navy blue and has the logo on the left side

What side is the name tag worn?

right side of the jacket

Where is the highest torch award pin worn?

placed on the right lapel

Where is the national merit pin placed?

right lapel

Where is the annual membership pin placed?

left lapel

Where is the officer pin placed?

right lapel above the nametag

BPA Board of Directors

Kelly Munro (Area 1), David Ibarra (Area 2), Brooke Martin (Middle Level), Kalwenda Lott (Middle Level), Beverly Trollinger (Area 3), Lisa Telchnik (Area 4) Melissa Luter (Area 5), Brandon Crowson (Business Rep.), Mirando Federico (Business Rep.), Stephanie Burnam (Associate), Carolyn Carrier-Williams (Post Secondary), George Ozuna (Business Rep.), Georgia Mayo (Secondary Regional), Jennifer Sanchez (Student), Delanee Olivarri (Student)

BPA State Advisor

Diana Weber

BPA Officer Coordinator

Susan McKrell

BPA Competitive Events Coordinator

Phyllis Kostka

BPA Meeting Planner

Robin Goff

BPA Judges Coordinator

Sharon Shuler

BPA Cares

national program and a state program that recognizes a chapter's community service throughout the year

BPA Cares national service project

help and support the special olympics

Business Pledge Meaning

The field for which we prepare our students; emphasizes that we educate our members to work efficiently, not only in an office setting, but also in a wide variety of business situations

Professionals Pledge Meaning

Our students indicate they join Business Professionals of America to take advantage of a wide variety of professional development opportunities

of America Pledge Meaning

Symbolizes pride in our country and its free enterprise business system

BPA Pledge

We are met in a spirit of friendship and goodwill as we prepare for careers in a world-class workforce. We work together to develop professionalism and leadership through Business Professionals of America and pledge our loyalty to our nation

BPA Scholarships

The top two Texas BPA scholarships honor Mildred Woerndel and Vickie Thomas

BPA Logo

The Texas BPA logo has the traditional BPA circle logo with Texas written at the bottom