INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

SPRING BLOOD DRIVE

1

COMMUNITY SERVICE

(HOMELESS KIT)

1

2017 REGION

LEADERSHIP

CONFERNCE

2

2017 STATE

LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE

2

2016-2017 BPA VARISTY

AWARD RECIPIENTS

3

2017 NATIONAL

LEADERSHIP

CONFERNECE

3

THANK YOU

EMPLOYERS!! 4

18 MAY 2017

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

Spring Blood Drive

By: Bella Her and Lida Vang

During the spring blood drive Tartan High school was able to gather forty plus pints of blood. Though we did not reach our goal, the drive was a big suc-cess. This event is truly important because it helps provide and help those people that might need blood because of tragic accidents. All throughout the day, we had BPA students helping the nurses and donors, making sure they were feeling good and that the nurses were relieved. We also had BPA students help set up and take down the equipment before and after school. BPA is a proud supporter of the American Red Cross organization, and we hope to continue this legacy through-out the years and we also hope that people will continue to do-nate and save lives.

Tartan High School ~ Oakdale, MN

Business Professionals

of America 2016-2017

SPRING BLOOD DRIVE AND TUBMAN HOMELESS KIT

Tubman Homeless Kits By: Kira Rivers For our community service pro-ject this Spring we decided to make Homeless kits and will be handing them out to individuals on the street! We got a grant that came on a Visa gift card and Cooper Felipe and I went to the dollar store and bought almost $300 worth of materials including things like socks, soap, toothbrushes, etc.. We then spent a whole class time making and organizing the kits. It to-taled out to be almost 50 kits! We will then donate half to a local outreach center, Harriet Tubman Center East, and then personally hand out the rest to individuals on the street in Minne-apolis. Overall, the experience was su-per rewarding and made a great impact on our community. On May 23rd we delivered some of the kits to the Har-riet Tubman Center East.

By: Adam Revoir This year’s Minnesota Business Professionals of America Region 2 Conference was once again held at Century College on Thursday January 5th. Fifteen out of twenty-one competitors came home with plaques (instead of medals, this year all qualifiers got plaques). Tartan placed twenty-four times at Regions! Eight stu-dents placed in two or more events, and special props to Lida Vang for earning three plaques. All members received the Diplomat Torch Award which is given out at the Regional level for earning thirty points in each Torch Award category. In addition to members receiving a certificate of the Diplomat Torch Award, they were also given their own mini candle.

2017 STATE LEADERESHIP CONFERENCE

BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA 2016-2017

2017 REGIONS

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By: Adam Revoir This year Tartan had twenty members attend the State Leadership Conference that was held for three days (March 23-25) at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Min-neapolis. All members received the Statesman Torch Award which is given out at the State level for earning fifty points in the seven categories of the Torch Award program. In addition to members received a certificate, pin, and lanyard. Also this year at State Tartan BPA was named 2017 Chapter of the Year, and this is the first time ever Tartan was awarded this award. Tartan had six State finalist (Madisyn C., Salena L., Amanda R., Adam R., Hue Chi V., and Jasmine Z.C.) This year Tartan had three National finalist and they were: Madisyn Chang, Salena Lor, and Hue Chi Vang.

Ten members from Tartan BPA chapter attended this year’s National Leadership Conference which was held in sunny and hot Orlando, Florida. During the four day conference Tartan had two members that competed in two competitive events because they were state qualifiers.

Nine members received the Ambassador Torch Award, given out at the National level for earning sev-enty points in all seven categories of the Torch Award program. The members received a certificate, pin, mini badge sticker (that you put on your ID badge), and a medal. The Ambassador Torch Award is BPA’s highest honor for students involved in their community.

This year’s local President Adam Revoir had the opportunity to represent Minnesota as one of the ten voting delegates. As a voting delegate Adam got to work with the other voting delegates from Minnesota to vote for the 2017-2018 National officers for Business Professionals of America.

Tartan earned the Outstanding community service for all of the community service activities Tartan has accomplished this school year. Adam Revoir was awarded the Bronze Presidential Service Award, for his 120+ hours of community service. He was also one of the few BPA members that was named a BPA student certified member.

2017 NATIONALS

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2016-2017 TARTAN BPA VARISTY LETTER RECIPIENTS

By: BPA Officer Each year members are eligible to receive a varsity– letter for their performance in BPA. This year Mrs. Kapaun is honored to be able to award all, twenty, BPA members a varsity-letter. In order to receive an BPA varsity-letter during the current BPA year students have to either advance on to Nationals in their chosen event, or they have to earn seventy points in the seven Torch Award categories (also qualifies them to earn the Ambassador Torch Award). Students can also earn a letter by earning the States-men's Torch Award which is awarded at the state level for having fifty points in the seven Torch categories. This year all of the second year BPA members will be once again re-ceiving an varsity-letter for BPA. Congratulations to all of this year’s BPA varsity-letter recipients, for their incredible performance this year!!

1st year letter winners

Emilee Bryant Muajfeng Cha Madisyn Chang Samantha Deutsch-man AnBella Her Preston Lee Brandon Lindner Matthew Moua Kira Rivers Ethan Thao Lida Vang Norine Vang Toukos Vang

2nd year letter winners

Cooper Felipe Daydra Fosdyck Malyna Lee Dylan Link Salena Lor Amanda Reed Adam Revoir Hue Chi Vang Jasmine Zientara Carvelli

“We are met in 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 pledge our loyalty to our nation.”

At Business Professionals of America, we are commit-

ted to developing the best possible career and technical education organization for students in the United

States. The measure of our success will be the percep-

tion that alumni of Business Professionals of America are highly competent and skilled workforce profession-

als who enable business and industry to maintain the economic vitality and high quality of life associated

with our celebrated United States of America.

By: BPA students

Thank you Employers, we hope this year went

by smoothly for you all. We wish you nothing

but happiness and good health for 2017! We are

so grateful to have you be a part of our Business

Professionals of America organization.

THANK YOU!!

The Business Professionals of America Pledge

Thank you to our employers and their business!! Business Student Supervisor Merit Chevrolet Emilee Bryant Bruce Maples ANB Western Bank Madisyn Chang Anna Heitland Olive Garden Sami Deutschman Steve Caribou Coffee Einstein Bagels Cooper Felipe Tia Tuner ANB Western Bank Daydra Fosdyck Anna Heitland Anchor Bank, NA AnBella Her Kim Olson ANB Western Bank Malyna Lee Debbie Jurisch Carmike Oakdale 20 Theatre Preston Lee Daniel Skakal Target/Starbuck Brandon Lindner Connor Har-old Target Dylan Link Andrew F. Warner’s Stellian Salena Lor Lynette Fohrenkamm Merit Chevrolet Amanda Reed Terri Sanford Bear Alarms, Inc. Adam Revoir William Revoir Sandcastle Child Care Kira Rivers Wendy Jackson BPA Cookie Store Hue Chi Mrs. Kapaun ANB Western Bank Lida Vang Debbie Jurisch BPA Cookie Store Jasmine Zientara– Carvelli