Students in Ms. Perry’s Business Office Assistant program and Mr. Walls’ Multimedia Specialist program had an impressive number of wins, earning 76 awards and medals at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Leadership Conference held in Tulsa.

            MATC students placed in each competition with the following results:

Administrative Support Concepts:

            Michael Ozment, Adult/Byars, 5^th place postsecondary

Bricen Hemesley, Noble, 7^th place secondary

Administrative Support Team:

            Gracie Hearon, Adult/Blanchard, 2^nd place postsecondary

            Emily Kessler, Adult/Lexington, 2^nd place postsecondary

Advanced Interview:

            *Laney Workman, Bridge Creek, 1^st place secondary

Advanced Office Systems & Procedures:

            Kyleigha Rog, Homeschooled/Elmore City, 2^nd place secondary

            Jennifer Velasco, Purcell, 6^th place secondary

Advanced Word Processing:

            Emily Kessler, Adult/Lexington, 2^nd place postsecondary

            Gracie Hearon, Adult/Blanchard, 6^th place postsecondary

Basic Office Systems & Procedures:

            Arleth Rocha, Adult/Pauls Valley, 7^th place postsecondary

Digital Communications & Design Concepts:

            Samuel Yates, Pauls Valley, 3^rd place secondary

            Colten Barbee, Adult/Noble, 3^rd place postsecondary

Digital Marketing Concepts:

            *Bricen Hemesley, Noble, 1^st place secondary

            Rebecca Lawson, Blanchard, 4^th place secondary

            Samuel Yates, Pauls Valley, 8^th place secondary

            Trenton Griggs, Adult/Purcell, 5^th place postsecondary

            Emily Kessler, Adult/Lexington, 6^th place postsecondary

Digital Media Production:

            Kendall Edelen, Adult/Washington, 3^rd place postsecondary

            Kraig Cunningham, Noble, 7^th place secondary

Financial Math & Analysis Concepts:

            Bricen Hemesley, Noble, 3^rd place secondary

            Emily Kessler, Adult/Lexington, 3^rd place postsecondary

Fundamentals of Web Design:

            Neftali Baquera, Adult/Noble, 2^nd place postsecondary

Graphic Design Promotion:

            Scarlett Fountain, Newcastle, 7^th place secondary

            Colten Barbee, Adult/Noble, 3^rd place postsecondary

            Derek Stewart, Adult Paoli, 8^th place postsecondary

Intermediate Word Processing:

            Jennifer Velasco, Purcell, 4^th place secondary

            Sarah Spratt, Adult/Lexington, 7^th place postsecondary

Management, Marketing and Human Resources Concepts:

            Samuel Yates, Adult/Purcell, 2^nd place postsecondary

            Bricen Hemesley, Noble, 4^th place secondary

Meeting and Event Planning Concepts:

            Bricen Hemesley, Noble, 4^th place secondary

Promotional Photography – National Showcase Top Ten:

            Naftali Baquera, Adult/Noble

            Colton Barbee, Adult/Noble

            Kendall Edelen, Adult/Washington

            Trenton Griggs, Adult/Purcell

Parliamentary Procedure Concepts:

            Angelica Carrasco, Adult/Lindsay, 3^rd place postsecondary

            Gracie Hearon, Adult/Blanchard, 4^th place postsecondary

            Michael Ozment, Adult/Byars, 6^th place postsecondary

            Emily Kessler, Adult/Lexington, 7^th place postsecondary

            Kendra Carson, Purcell, 8^th place secondary

Podcast Production (team event):

            Kraig Cunningham, Noble, 3^rd place secondary

            Bricen Hemesley, Noble, 3^rd place secondary

            Zane Stover, Lexington, 3^rd place secondary

            Samuel Yates, Pauls Valley, 3^rd place secondary

            Tenton Griggs, Adult/Purcell, 5^th place postsecondary

            Karah ‘Kat’ Silk, Adult/Blanchard, 5^th place postsecondary

Project Management Concepts:

            Gracie Hearson, Adult/Blanchard, 4^th place postsecondary

            Emily Kessler, Adult/Lexington, 8^th place postsecondary

User Interface Design Using Adobe XD (team event):

            *Katy Cornforth, Washington, 1^st place secondary

            *Keira Starns, Purcell,1^st place secondary

            *Laney Workman, Bridge Creek, 1^st place secondary

Video Production (team event):

            Lane Mayhew, Bridge Creek, 5^th place secondary

            Alanna Miller, Lindsay, 5^th place secondary

            Jakob Shea, Washington, 5^th place secondary

            Alexis ‘Alex’ Speerbrecher, Paoli, 5^th place secondary

Visual Design (team event):

            Colten Barbee, Adult/Noble, 4^th place postsecondary

            Greg Meiser, Adult/Blanchard, 4^th place postsecondary

            Derek Stewart, Adult/Paoli, 4^th place postsecondary

            Macey Dehart, Paoli, 8^th place secondary

            Landen Goldston, Newcastle, 8^th place secondary

            Madelyn ‘Winnie’ Hawley, Purcell, 8^th place secondary

            Cameron Holloway, Lexington, 8^th place secondary

Virtual Branding (team event) – National Top Ten:

            Neftali Baquera, Adult/Noble, AM Team

            Kendall Edelen, Adult/Washington, AM Team

            Trenton Griggs, Adult/Purcell, AM Team

            Karah ‘Kat’ Silk, Adult/Blanchard, AM Team

            Colton Barbee, Adult/Noble, PM Team

            Greg Meiser, Adult/Blanchard, PM Team

            Derek Stewart, Adult/Paoli, PM Team

Website Design (team event):

            *Neftali Baquera, Adult/Noble, 1^st place postsecondary

            *Kendall Edelen, Adult/Washington, 1^st place postsecondary

            Lillian Calixto Ornelas, Purcell, 3^rd place secondary

            Scarlett Fountain, Newcastle, 3^rd place secondary

            Rebecca Lawson, Blanchard, 3^rd place secondary

            Mid-America rounded out the awards by being the recipient of the Silver Level Star Chapter Award, and Kyla Perry, Business Office Assistant instructor was named as the Advisor of the Year.

            Students Neftali Baquera, Katy Cornforth, Kendall Edelen, Bricen Hemesley, Kiera Starns, and Laney Workman who won 1^st place in their contests will now have the opportunity to compete at the BPA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California April 26^th through 30^th.

To find out more about these career fields and other services offered at Mid-America Technology Center visit www.matech.edu.