December 2016 News
Academy BPA Students Advance to State Leadership Conference
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Fifteen Academy students who constitute a Business Professionals of America club participated in the BPA Region 9 contest at Hagerstown High School on Saturday, December 10. Members of the club qualified in ten different events to advance to the State Leadership Conference in March.
Qualifying Events
Students advance to the State Leadership Conference from these events. Some events take the top 6 places, others only the top 3 places. Some team events take the top 2 places.
| Event | Team Members | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| 150-Financial Analyst Team | Angela Cardwell, Ben Hiatt | 1st* |
| 155-Economic Research Individual | Ben Hiatt | 1st* |
| 160-Economic Research Team | Juliana Qin, Kole McGinn, Isaac Taylor | 1st* |
| 165-Personal Financial Management | Katherine Klamer | 2nd* |
| 205-Intermediate Word Processing | Katherine Klamer | 4th |
| 225-Advanced Office Systems & Procedures | Allison Johnson | 7th |
| 230-Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications | Isabelle Turner | 7th |
| 245-Legal Office Procedures | Allison Johnson | 1st* |
| 250-Medical Office Procedures | Juliana Qin Nikita Kumar Jakob Barbour Georgia Coffman | 6th* 7th 13th 16th |
| 265-Business Law | Hannah Komanapalli Isabelle Turner | 1st* 2nd* |
| 500-Global Marketing Team | Nikita Kumar, Ritika Mehta | 1st* |
| 515-Interview Skills | Georgia Coffman | 4th |
| 525-Extemporaneous Speech | Zackary Swoboda | 1st* |
| 535-Human Resource Management | Ritika Mehta | 1st* |
| * Advances to State Leadership Conference | ||
Open Events
These events open to anyone and not classified as advancing events yet each top 10 individuals receive medals and certificates.
| Event | Team Members | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| 190-Financial Math & Analysis | Hannah Komanapalli Jian Tao (Isaac) Taylor Zackary Swoboda Nikita Kumar Ritika Mehta | 1st 2nd 3rd 8th 9th |
| 390-Information Technology Concepts | Jian Tao (Isaac) Taylor Nicholas Shaw Nikita Kumar | 2nd 4th 9th |
| 391-Computer Programming Concepts | Hannah Komanapalli Nicholas Shaw Jian Tao (Isaac) Taylor | 1st 2nd 9th |
| 590-Business Meeting Management | Nicholas Shaw Hannah Komanapalli | 3rd 5th |
| 591-Management, Marketing & Home Resource Concepts | Nicholas Shaw Nikita Kumar | 1st 7th |
2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Ritika Mehta, senior, has been named a recipient of the 2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. The scholarship grants full tuition to any accredited public or private college/university in Indiana as well as covering fees and providing an annual stipend for required books and equipment. Ritika has a 4.0 grade point average, and she plans to study finance and marketing possibly at IU Kelley School of Business or Notre Dame.
Ritika is the daughter of Rajeev and Rashmi Mehta. She is a volunteer and youth coordinator for the South Asian Muncie Association (SAMA). For several years, she has organized activities for younger children and choreographed and performed dances for the annual SAMA event. This has been a compliment to her practice of Kathak (Indian Classical Dance) which she has done for six years. Ritika is also a member of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), Model United Nations, Academic Super Bowl, Environmental Club and Student Parliament. She has won multiple awards in the Science Olympiad and in essay contests.
In selecting Delaware County Lilly Endowment Community Scholars, consideration is given to student activities and achievements, community and civic service, academic ability, and the potential for leadership. Ritika was chosen out of an applicant pool of 76 impressive candidates from high schools across Delaware County. After the field of school nominees was narrowed to two, the finalists’ names were submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (ICI) for approval. ICI is a nonprofit corporation that represents 31 regionally accredited degree granting, nonprofit, private colleges and universities in the state. The scholarships are a result of a statewide Lilly Endowment initiative to help Hoosier students reach higher levels of education.