Escanaba BPA helps students grow through leadership, professional development, service, and career-focused competitions. Members practice real workplace skills while representing Escanaba at regional, state, and national events.
Business Professionals of America is a career and technical student organization for students pursuing business, information technology, finance, accounting, office administration, and related career fields. Escanaba BPA brings that mission to students at Escanaba High School.
BPA gives students a structured way to grow confidence, build a stronger resume, compete in career-focused events, and connect with students who want to improve themselves.
Practice communication, public speaking, problem solving, teamwork, leadership, and project preparation in real competitive settings, in many different career clusters.
Start at the regional level, qualify for the state, and work toward the National Leadership Conference with students from across the country. Look forward to things like the chill atmosphere at regionals, the dance and dinner at states, and all of nationals.
Use BPA to strengthen resumes, scholarship applications, interviews, career goals, and your confidence in professional settings.
Escanaba BPA focuses on helping students become confident leaders, prepared professionals, and stronger candidates for future opportunities.
Members learn how to take responsibility, support a team, speak clearly, and represent their chapter well.
BPA gives students practice with deadlines, interviews, presentations, dress, communication, and professional expectations.
Students gain experience through travel, competitions, networking, recognition, service, and career exploration.
The 50th annual Region 5 Leadership Conference brought students from Upper Peninsula schools to Escanaba to compete and qualify for state.
Read storyPublic coverage showed Escanaba BPA members competing in objective tests, judged events, teamwork activities, and community-focused projects.
Read storyEscanaba BPA students prepared for national competition in Chicago after earning state-level placements and leadership opportunities.
Read storyEscanaba High School BPA members spoke to the Escanaba Rotary Club and represented the chapter in the community.
Read storyDates change each year, but the basic BPA season follows a clear path: join, prepare, compete, and advance.
Attend a meeting, talk with the advisor, and learn which events match your goals.
Study, rehearse, build projects, practice presentations, and prepare with your team.
Represent Escanaba at Region 5 and work toward qualifying for the state conference.
Top competitors move from regionals to state and then to the National Leadership Conference.
Use these links for chapter updates, competition information, and statewide BPA resources.
Escanaba High School Library
Monday during lunch
Stop by the Library during Monday lunch, talk with Tess Henderson, or check the chapter Instagram page for updates.
