Fifteen students from Washington High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter were among the nearly 7,000 attendees representing 800 school chapters who attended the 2025 BPA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, May 7-11.
While in Orlando, students vied for top honors in BPA’s Workplace Skill Assessment Program competitions, which cover the areas of business administration, digital communication and design, finance, health administration, information technology, and management, marketing, and communication. Conference participants also attended leadership development workshops, received awards for community service activities, and elected BPA’s 2025–2026 national student leadership team.
Participants also had opportunities to network with other BPA members and business leaders, visit famous attractions in the region, and participate in several community service activities honoring the Special Olympics, BPA’s national service project.
For a full list of Washington Demons who participated, visit this story at KCIIRadio.com.
The students from the Washington High School BPA chapter who attended the National
Leadership Conference were:
Ellie Farmer
• Integrated Office Applications
• Administrative Support Team
Carys Miller
• Administrative Support Team
Grant Whisler
• Advanced Desktop Publishing
• Administrative Support Team
Brittany Madrigal
• Administrative Support Team
Josh Anderson
• Advanced Desktop Publishing
• Fundamental Desktop Publishing
Carson Brown
• Administrative Support Team
Jax Whisler
• Advanced Desktop Publishing
Johan Recendez
• Advanced Desktop Publishing
Nelly Martinez
• Health Administration Procedures
• Health Insurance & Billing
Ella Greiner
• Intermediate Word Processing
• Administrative Support Team
Ruby Witthoft
• Administrative Support Team
• Fundamental Desktop Publishing
Ruby Brown
• Health Administration Procedures
Rayden Faulkner
• Administrative Support Team
Sophie Robinson
• Leadership Academy/Open Events
Claire Robinson
• Leadership Academy/Open Events