KCHS BPA Excels at 2024 State Leadership Conference

For Immediate Release

The Kirtland Central High School Business Professionals of America (KCHS BPA) chapter showcased exceptional talent and commitment at the 2024 State Leadership Conference held from February 15th to 16th. Our students achieved remarkable success, receiving top honors, scholarships, and nominations while representing our chapter with pride and professionalism.

Special Recognitions
- Lynn Foster: Nominated to the New Mexico BPA Board for Region 1
- Owen Coleman: Drawing Winner – Workshop Participation

Top Scholarship Achievements
- Madison Medley: 1st Place with a $500 Scholarship from New Mexico Eastern University
- Justin Harrison: NM BPA Merit Scholarship – $1000

First Place Winners 🥇
- Justin Harrison: Administration Support Concepts, Digital Communication & Design Concepts, Digital Marketing Concepts, Parliamentary Procedures Concepts

Second Place Winner 🥈
- Hannahbah Sloan: Human Resource Management

Third Place Winners 🥉
- Skyler Woods: Digital Media Production
- Small Business Management Team: Justin Harrison & Emily Roanhorse
- Video Production Team: Patieya Curtis & Skyler Woods
- Website Design Team #1: Hannahbah Sloan & Aspen Veith

Fourth Place Winner 🏅
- Jayaliah Woody: Digital Marketing Concepts

Fifth to Tenth Place Achievements
- Rodzaiah Curtis & LeAnndra Austin: 5th Place – Website Design Team #2
- Kayla Badoni: 6th Place – Parliamentary Procedures Concepts
- Alayla Burnside & Ely Lee: 6th Place – Visual Design Team – Pilot
- LeAnndra Austin: 7th Place – Fundamental Spreadsheets Applications, 9th Place – Administration Support Concepts, 10th Place – Information Technology Concepts
- Zalainya Begay: 7th Place – Interview Skills, 8th Place – Health Administration Procedures
- Ely Lee: 9th Place – Payroll Accounting
- Jacob Martin: 15th Place – Health Insurance & Medical Billing – Pilot

E-Sports Achievement
- Caleb Kester, Canon Begay, and Phillip Horsley: Reached Round 2 of 4 at the National Level

Participation Highlights
Our students also demonstrated a strong presence across numerous categories:
- Banking and Finance, Fundamental Accounting: Canon Begay
- Basic Office System & Procedures: Alayla Burnside
- Business Law & Ethics: Rodzaiah Curtis
- C++ Programming, Computer Network Technology: Kaden Bee
- Computer Network Technology: Phillip Horsley, Caleb Kester
- Fundamental Accounting: Sophia Nez
- Graphic Design Promotion, Presentation Individual: Kayla Badoni
- Medical Coding: Jacob Martin, Tashiya Harvey
- Presentation Individual: Madison Medley
- Design Team – Pilot: Jubilee Herrera & Jayliah Woody

KCHS BPA’s incredible performance reflects the talent, dedication, and teamwork of our students. We are proud to celebrate their accomplishments and look forward to supporting them in their future endeavors. Congratulations to all participants and winners for your hard work and commitment to excellence!