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F.A.Q.

Here are some commonly-asked questions about our organization.

Ø            What is BPA?

Ø            Who can join BPA?

Ø            What does a member of BPA do?

Ø            What does it cost to be in BPA?

Ø            When are the state conferences?

Ø            When is region competition?

Ø            Where is national competition this year?

Ø            When does BPA meet?

BPA stands for Business Professionals of America.  BPA is a national

organization of students who might be interested in business careers and

leadership training.

Any student, grades 9 - 12, who is enrolled in a business class now or last

year may join BPA.

Members of BPA learn leadership skills, participate in service projects,

compete against students from other schools in a variety of areas including

job interview, speech, computer applications, computer graphics, digital

media, computer programming, entrepreneurship, and team events like website

development and small business management.

Dues for the year include state dues of $7 and national dues of $10.  These

dues must be paid in September.  In addition, state conference registration

and hotel fees must be either earned by working in the concession stand or

the school store, or paid by the student.  These fees are around $65 for the

fall conference and about $110 for the spring conference.  These conferences

are NOT mandatory to attend.

The state fall leadership conference is at the Sheraton South Hotel in

Bloomington, MN from October 11-12, 2009.  The state spring leadership

conference and competition is at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis from

March 10-12, 2010. See our list of dates for more info.

Region competition is at Century College in White Bear Lake in January. See our list of dates for more info.

National competition is in Anaheim, CA this year from May 4-9, 2010.  The

cost to the student is defrayed somewhat by the income of the concession stand;

however usually is between $350 and $500. See our list of dates for more info.

The local chapter of BPA has meetings at least once a month, usually on

meeting day, around the 15th of the month, during the school day.

Occasionally there will be meetings before or after school for committees,

new members, or teams.