Here is all the information you ll need to make your plans for BPA State Competitions on March 12

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1 Here is all the information you ll need to make your plans for BPA State Competitions on March 12 and 13, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY! In order for the trip to be a success, there are some guidelines that students must follow. Of course, students should be on their best behavior at all times school rules/conduct code apply to the entire time we are gone. Attendance at all conference activities and appropriate attire is required. You have the responsibility of letting Mr. Clark, Mr. Yerigan, or Ms. Johnson know your whereabouts at all times. Remember we are a group and we must act like a group not individuals. If there are any problems, we will contact your parents immediately to discuss arrangements for your pick up. We will be returning to Northwest High School around 5:00pm on Friday, March 13. BE ON TIME: Students should report to the Northwest Career Center Lobby at 6:30am Thursday, March 12. Be sure to have your luggage with you. Remember that all bags are subject to search before boarding the bus. Our bus will leave promptly at 6:45a.m. with or without you. DON'T BE LATE! LUGGAGE: Students are allowed one overnight suitcase medium size only! Any hanging clothes must be in a garment bag or covered with a garbage bag. Students MUST bring business attire for their competitions and the awards ceremony. Jeans/casual clothes may only be worn in the hotel rooms, shopping, etc. Business attire must be worn for ALL Competitions and the Awards Ceremony. You will be sharing a seat on the bus with your bags. Save room for yourself! MATERIALS: REMEMBER TO BRING ALL MATERIALS NEEDED FOR YOUR COMPETITION! If this includes textbooks, laptops, printers, projectors, etc., remember that YOU are responsible for these items at all times on the trip (you lose them, you pay for them). Make sure any files you need to use are saved ON A FLASH DRIVE (then remember to bring your flash drive) not on a computer at school or on your H drive. Advanced/Fundamental Accounting: Cheat Sheet, Textbooks, Calculator (ACT Guidelines), Pencils Advanced Interview Skills: Resume, Cover Letter, Application, Portfolio (submit materials online by 2/25) Advanced Word: Style Guide and Cheat Sheet Basic Office Systems: Style Guide and Cheat Sheet Banking & Finance: Cheat Sheet, Textbooks, Calculator (ACT Guidelines), Pencils Broadcast News Production Team: 1 Laptop, Projector, Video, Entry Form (submit video online by 2/25) Entrepreneurship: 1 Laptop, Projector, Business Plan, Entry Form (submit plan online by 2/25) Financial Analyst Team: 2 Laptops, Portable Printer, Projector, Cheat Sheet, Textbooks, Entry Form Fundamental Desktop Publishing: Cheat Sheet Fundamental Spreadsheets: Cheat Sheet, Formula Sheet, Textbook (optional) Graphic Design Promotion: Logo and Flyer Designs, Entry Form (submit designs online by 2/25) Medical Office Procedures: Style Guide and Cheat Sheet Personal Financial Management Concepts: Calculator (ACT Guidelines), Pencils (nothing else) Small Business Management Team: 1 Laptop, Projector, Handouts (optional), Entry Form Video Production Team: 1 Laptop, Projector, Video, Entry Form (submit video online by 2/25) MEALS: Butler Tech will be paying for your meals on the trip, but only if you choose to eat with the group (if you choose to go out for food by yourself or with other students, you will be paying for yourself). You will probably want to bring additional spending money for drinks and snacks. ROOM RULES: Room assignments will be enforced. You must be in your assigned room at curfew (midnight) and stay there without guests. Teachers will be doing periodic room checks throughout the night we will keep one key to the room. There are to be NO MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN YOUR ROOMS FOR ANY REASON AT ANY TIME! Mr. Clark, Mr. Yerigan, and Ms. Johnson will immediately drop you from your competition and call your parents to come and pick you up. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS. If you are in a team event, this will penalize the team. This may also result in the disqualification of our entire school in competitions. Students may socialize in the hallway, in the lobby, or in the food court area. SCHOOL RULES: This is a school conference and school rules apply. Smoking is not allowed in your rooms or at the conference whether you are 18 or not. Alcohol and drug possession/use will not be tolerated by the school or by BPA and it may result in the disqualification of our entire school in competitions. All required

2 prescription and over the counter medications MUST be arranged for in advance through the school nurse. ALL MEDICATION WILL BE HELD AND ADMINISTERED BY A TEACHER. PHOTOS: Look for the photographer during the day on Thursday and ask him to take your picture. There is a really nice slide show at the Awards Assembly on Friday and we want you to be seen! PHONES: DO NOT use the telephone in your room for anything except calls to other rooms in the hotel. All local and long distance calls should be made from cell phones. YOUR ROOM WILL BE CHARGED FOR LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE CALLS AND EVERYONE IN YOUR ROOM WILL BE PERSONALLY CHARGED FOR THIS. And if you want to use your cell phone, make sure that your carrier will not charge you roaming charges for calls from Columbus! BE SAFE: Most importantly, remember that Columbus is a big city... BE SAFE. Do not go outside of the complex alone. Travel in small groups! Use the buddy system. When you are not at the official functions, remove your name tag! GETTING HOME: We plan on returning to Northwest around 5:00pm on Friday. Please be sure you have a way home from the Career Center! If you will be picked up at school, plan on calling your ride from the bus to let them know when we will arrive. Remember that Mr. Clark, Mr. Yerigan, and Ms. Johnson will need to wait for you to be picked up. Please be courteous and do not make us wait for too long! If you are planning to ride home with your parents, you must submit a signed note from your parents by Wednesday, March 11. Students may only ride home with a parent or guardian not friends or a classmate's parents. A follow up phone call will be made to verify this travel request. BE THINKING ABOUT NATIONALS: The National Leadership Conference is in Anaheim, California from May 6 to May 10. Check your calendars! If you win at State, you must decide BEFORE YOU LEAVE Columbus whether or not you will be attending Nationals. Thursday, March 12, :30am: 6:45am: 9:45am: 10:00am: 10:30am: 10:45am: All events, with the exception of the Awards Ceremony, will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Overnight accommodations will be at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Students arrive at Northwest Career Center Bus departs for Columbus, OH (stop for breakfast on the way) Arrival at the hotel in Columbus Registration / Check In / Pick up badges & check event times Opening General Session (Regency Ballroom) Torch Ceremony (Regency Ballroom) COMPETITION TIMES RANGE FROM 11:15am TO 7:00pm (see below) 9:00pm 11:30pm: Entertainment (Hayes/Garfield Rooms) Midnight: Curfew Friday, March 13, :30am 8:30am: Breakfast in hotel food court 9:00am: Check out of hotel; load bus 9:30am: Bus departs hotel 11:00am 1:00pm: Awards Ceremony Grove City Church of the Nazarene, 4770 Hoover Rd, Grove City, OH (PARENTS WELCOME!) 2:00pm National Contestants Meeting * 2:30pm (approx): Bus departs Columbus 5:00pm (approx): Return to Northwest Career Center Note: If we have National qualifiers, these students can review their tests and/or read the judge's comments after the awards ceremony concludes.

3 1. Jenna Ahr Banking & Finance 2. Rodney Allen Advanced Interview Skills 3. Safa Azad Medical Office Procedures 4. Russell Baldrick Entrepreneurship 5. Nick Spaulding Financial Analyst Team 6. Mylan Baldwin Advanced Word Processing 7. Trevor Barton Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications 8. Austin Bierman Fundamental Desktop Publishing 9. Kobe Brown Basic Office Systems & Procedures 10. Ashley Caldwell Fundamental Accounting 11. Michelle Chau Small Business Management Team 12. Aaron Clark Advanced Accounting 13. DeAirrez Daniels Financial Analyst Team 14. Ceairrah Duffy Financial Analyst Team 15. Kyler Famble Graphic Design Promotion 16. Marisa Fears Small Business Management Team 17. Zach Garrison Personal Financial Management Concepts 18. Jared Givens Banking & Finance 19. Maya Gulliford Small Business Management Team 20. Tommy Hancock Video Production Team 21. Will Haussler Video Production Team 22. Maria Koehlke Fundamental Accounting 23. Keleigh Lape Video Production Team 24. Bria Mapp Broadcast News Production Team 25. Savannah Martin Broadcast News Production Team 26. Marilyn Oduogu Small Business Management Team 27. Matt Paluga Financial Analyst Team; State Officer As State Qualifiers, all of you are able to take Open Events while at SLC. If you score 80% or higher on the test(s), you will be recognized on stage at the Grand Awards Ceremony. Mr. Clark Grading Payroll Accounting (1:35pm 3:35pm) Mr. Yerigan Grading Fundamentals of Web Design (3:30pm 5:30pm) Ms. Johnson Grading Keyboarding (6:50pm 8:50pm) Advisor Room 1 Mr. Clark Advisor Room 2 Mr. Yerigan Advisor Room 3 Ms. Johnson Boys Room 4 Austin Bierman Rodney Allen Mylan Baldwin Boys Room 5 Jared Givens DeAirrez Daniels Nick Spaulding Boys Room 6 Kobe Brown Russell Baldrick Trevor Barton Kyler Famble Boys Room 7 Tommy Hancock Will Haussler Aaron Clark Zach Garrison Girls Room 8 Jenna Ahr Ceairrah Duffy Ashley Caldwell Maria Koehlke Girls Room 9 Michelle Chau Marisa Fears Maya Gulliford Marilyn Oduogu Girls Room 10 Keleigh Lape Bria Mapp Savannah Martin Safa Azad State Officer Room Matt Paluga

4 Students, advisors and chaperones must follow the dress code. It is recommended that all guests follow established dress code policy. Members not dressed in required attire will not be able to participate in any session or any competitive event. Members not adhering to the Professional Dress Code will not be allowed on stage. Professional Dress Code Required for the following events: Opening General Session, all Competitive Events (judged, nonjudged, and open), Torch Awards Ceremony, and Awards Sessions. Men: Dress slacks, dress shirt, and tie Suit, dress shirt, and tie Sport coat, coordinated dress slacks, dress shirt, and tie Dress shoes and dress socks are required with all of the above. This excludes all denim for any of the above. Women: Pant or skirt suit Dress skirt or dress slacks with coordinated blouse and/or sweater Business professional dress Dress shoes or dress sandals with heel are required with all of the above. This excludes all denim for any of the above. Casual Dress Code The following casual dress is appropriate for the dance and other non competitive event activities. Men: Sportswear (jeans), pants and shirt, T shirt, and shorts Footwear required with all of the above Women: Sportswear (jeans), pants, and shirt, T shirt, and shorts Footwear required with all of the above. Unacceptable Dress The following are unacceptable during BPA activities: strapless, spaghetti straps, tube tops, halter tops, midriff tops spandex, lycra, or transparent clothing cutoffs or ragged clothing clothing with inappropriate words and pictures Swim suits must be covered with appropriate attire while in any area except the swimming pool or designated area.

5 OPENING GENERAL SESSION AND TORCH CEREMONY 10:30am 11:00am (Regency Ballroom) JUDGED EVENTS: Appointment Times TBD *** check in 10 minutes before appointment time WE WILL RECEIVE EXACT APPOINTMENT TIMES PRIOR TO SLC Financial Analyst Team 11:00am 6:00pm Small Business Mgmt 11:45am 6:30pm Graphic Design Promotion 12:00pm 6:30pm Video Production Team 12:00pm 7:00pm Broadcast News Production 12:00pm 6:30pm Entrepreneurship 12:00pm 6:30pm Advanced Interview Skills 12:00pm 5:30pm TESTED EVENTS *** check in 10 minutes before testing time ALL TIMES ARE PRELIMINARY Advanced Word Processing 11:45am 1:35pm Fundamental Accounting 11:45am 1:35pm Fundamental Desktop Pub. 1:40pm 3:30pm Basic Office Systems 1:40pm 3:30pm Fundamental Spreadsheets 1:40pm 3:30pm Advanced Accounting 1:40pm 3:30pm Banking & Finance 4:40pm 5:40pm Medical Office Procedures 5:30pm 6:50pm TEACHER GRADING ASSIGNMENTS *** check in 10 minutes before testing time ALL TIMES ARE PRELIMINARY Mr. Clark: Payroll Accounting 1:35pm 3:35pm Mr. Yerigan: Fund. Web Design 3:30pm 5:30pm Ms. Johnson: Keyboarding 6:50pm 8:50pm MEALS/ENTERTAINMENT Lunch: TBD (we will have a few lunch times to accommodate the different schedules) Dinner at Max & Erma s: 7:00pm 8:30pm Entertainment: 9:00pm 11:30pm (Optional) Curfew: Midnight