Business Professionals of America (BPA) serves as an innovator in career and technical education, providing members with opportunities for growth through education, competition, community service and personal development.

On May 8-13, the 2018 BPA National Leadership Conference took place in Grapevine, Texas with 14 Plano ISD students competing. Ten BPA students placed at the national conference.

First Place

• Warren Chen, Plano Senior High, Intermediate Word Processing

Second Place

• Walid Al-Baki, Plano Senior High School, Video Production Team
• Evan Hara, Plano Senior High School, Video Production Team
• Hermina Lapteacru, Plano Senior High School, Video Production Team
• Corey Li, Plano Senior High School, Video Production Team

Third Place

• Karen Chen, Plano Senior High School, Advanced Word Processing
• Karen Yang, Plano Senior High School, Legal Office Procedures

Top 10 Finalists

• Brandon Chen, Plano West Senior High, top 10 finalist, Personal Financial Management and Financial Math & Analysis
• Anu Khatri, Plano West Senior High, top 10 finalist, Business Law & Ethics
• Paritosh Suri, Plano West Senior High, top 10 finalist, Entrepreneurship

More information about the conference.