Fairfield Reporter

Of the more than 60 students that competed at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) regional competition for the Eastland Career Center chapter, 40 of those students will be moving on to the next level. This includes 17 students that were tabbed first place in the region for their event.

In late January, students from across Region 14 gathered in one place to showcase their skills as part of the annual BPA local competition. The Eastland Career Center chapter had a highly successful showing which included 17 first-place finishes, 19 second-place finishes, 40 different state qualifiers, and 77 students that placed fifth or better in their respective events.

Programming & Software Development senior Adam Offord (Gahanna Lincoln) will compete in three different events at the upcoming state conference. 

Multiple students will move on to compete in two events at the state competition. Those students include junior Susmita Adhikari (Programming & Software Development, Reynoldsburg), junior Fatimata Baro (Medical Office, Groveport Madison), senior Fatoumata Diallo (Medical Office, Groveport Madison), senior Emily Erlich (Medical Office, Canal Winchester), senior Yakob Getu (Programming & Software Development, Whitehall Yearling), senior Skye Gordon (Medical Office, Liberty Union), senior Tina Johnson (Medical Office, Reynoldsburg), junior Ava Massie (Medical Office, New Albany-Plain Local), senior Tehya Norris (Medical Office, Fairfield Union), senior Audrey Singratsomboune (Groveport Madison), senior Fabrizio Manrique (Programming & Software Development, Groveport Madison) and senior Haley Wells (Medical Office, Hamilton Township).

State qualifiers will fine-tune their projects or presentations for the next level of competition, which will be held March 9, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Columbus. The awards ceremony will take place the following day at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

A breakdown of student placements can be found below.

Business Professionals of America (BPA) is the premier career and technical student organization for students pursuing careers in business management, information technology, finance, office administration, health administration, and other related career fields. With 45,000 members in over 1,800 chapters across 25 states and Puerto Rico, as well as an international presence in China, Haiti, and Peru, BPA is an organization that supports business and information technology educators by offering co-curricular exercises based on national standards. 

Name, Class, Home School, Program, Rank

Payroll AccountingAudrey Singratsomboune (Sr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 1st place ^Skye Gordon (Sr., Liberty Union) Medical Office, 2nd place ^Paige McNeely (Sr., Canal Winchester) Medical Office, 3rd place ^Tehya Norris (Sr., Fairfield Union) Medical Office, 4th place ^

Banking & FinanceAudrey Singratsomboune (Sr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 1st place ^

Personal Financial ManagementKaran Karra (Jr., New Albany-Plain Local) Programming & Software Development, 4th place ^Tsiyon Yonas (Jr., Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 5th place

Fundamental WordAshmita Timsina (Jr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 1st place ^Ava Massie (Jr., New Albany-Plain Local) Medical Office    , 2nd place ^Fatimata Baro (Jr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 3rd place ^Emily Erlich (Sr., Canal Winchester) Medical Office, 4th place ^Samiya Proctor (Jr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 5th placeHannah     Green (    Sr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 6th place

Intermediate WordAleya Gunn (Sr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 1st place ^Zakaria Aden (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) Medical Office, 2nd place ^

Advanced WordHaley Wells (Sr., Hamilton Twp.) Medical Office, 1st place ^

Basic OfficeHaley Wells (Sr., Hamilton Twp.) Medical Office, 1st place ^Tina Johnson(Sr., Reynoldsburg) Medical Office, 2nd place ^Ella Dean (Jr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 3rd place ^Fatoumata Diallo (Sr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 4th place ^Lanyia Perry (Jr., Pickerington North) Medical Office, 5th placeKatelyn Bishop (Jr., Reynoldsburg) Medical Office, 6th place

Fundamental SpreadsheetCaden Mesina (Jr., Teays Valley) Programming & Software Development, 1st place ^Susmita Adhikari (Jr., Reynoldsburg) Programming & Software Development, 2nd place ^Kaleb Philbrick (Jr., Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 3rd place ^Fabrizio Manrique (Jr., Groveport Madison, Programming & Software Development, 4th place ^Paige Ingram (Jr., Bexley) Programming & Software Development, 5th placeGraciana Zola (Sr., Groveport Madison) Programming & Software Development, 6th place

Database ApplicationsMoussa     Nikiema (Sr., Groveport Madison) Programming & Software Development, 1st place ^

Administrative Support TeamAva Massie (Jr., New Albany-Plain Local) Medical Office    , 1st place ^Kyla Saunders (Jr., Amanda-Clearcreek    Medical Office, 1st place ^

C# ProgrammingAdam Offord (Sr. Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 1st place ^Xander Mooney (Jr., Reynoldsburg) Programming & Software Development, 2nd place ^Jack Kennedy (Jr., Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 3rd place ^Christopher Kowalewski (Jr., Reynoldsburg) Programming & Software Development, 4th place ^Ethan Dyckes (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 5th placeAnmol Acharya (Jr., Reynoldsburg) Programming & Software Development, 6th place

C++ ProgrammingXander Mooney (Jr., Reynoldsburg) Programming & Software Development, 1st place ^Anmol Acharya (Sr., Reynoldsburg) Programming & Software Development, 2nd place ^Adam Offord (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 3rd place ^

Java ProgrammingAdam Offord (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 1st place ^Ethan Dyckes (Sr. Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 2nd place ^Fabrizio Manrique (Sr. Groveport Madison) Programming & Software Development, 3rd place ^Yakob Getu (Sr., Whitehall) Programming & Software Development, 4th place ^

Linux OperatingJack Kennedy (Jr., Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 5th place

Computer ProgrammingFabrizio     Manrique (Sr., Groveport Madison) Programming & Software Development, 2nd place

Fundamentals of Web DesignLogan Wilson (Sr., Whitehall) Programming & Software Development, 2nd place ^Yakob Getu (Sr.    Whitehall) Programming & Software Development, 3rd place ^Corey Davis (Sr., Reynoldsburg) Programming & Software Development, 4th place ^Keegan Ontko (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 5th placeGraciana Zola (Sr., Groveport Madison) Programming & Software Development, 6th place

Computer ModelingJesus Gomez Maza (Sr., Whitehall) Interactive Media, 2nd place ^

Video ProductionReagan     Ontko (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) Interactive Media, 5th placeHannah Shauck (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) Interactive Media, 5th place

Website Design TeamJeremy Corven (Sr., Pickerington North) Programming & Software Development, 4th placeRyan Kocher-Harper (Sr., Groveport Madison) Programming & Software Development, 4th placeLiam Mathis (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) Programming & Software Development, 4th placeLogan Wilson (Sr., Whitehall) Programming & Software Development, 4th place

Computer Animation TeamJerry Angus (Jr., Pickerington North) Interactive Media, 2nd place ^Ethan Carmichael (Jr., Canal Winchester) Interactive Media, 2nd place ^Jacob Caron (Jr., Hamilton Twp.) Interactive Media, 2nd place ^Dayanara Channakhon (Jr., Groveport Madison) Interactive Media, 2nd place ^

Podcast TeamTruth Brooks (Jr., Canal Winchester) Interactive Media, 3rd placeBrooklynn Childers (Jr., Groveport Madison) Interactive Media, 3rd placeEthan Frontuto (Jr., Reynoldsburg) Interactive Media, 3rd placeJerry Saunders (Jr., Groveport Madison) Interactive Media, 3rd place

Interview SkillsEmily Erlich (Sr., Canal Winchester) Medical Office, 2nd place ^Graciana Zola (Jr., Groveport Madison) Programming & Software Development, 3rd placeDalton Bartholomew (Jr., Groveport Madison) Programming & Software Development, 5th place

Advanced Interview SkillsSophie Coffenberry (Sr., Hamilton Twp.) Programming & Software Development, 3rd placeMicah Gilliam (Sr., Hamilton Twp.) Medical Office, 4th place

Extemporaneous SpeechJack Gill (Jr., Teays Valley) Programming & Software Development, 2nd place ^

Human Resource ManagementMadison Koogler (Sr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 1st place ^

Presentation IndividualSusmita Adhikari (Jr., Reynoldsburg) Programming & Software Development, 1st place ^

ICD10 CodingTehya Norris (Sr., Fairfield Union) Medical Office, 1st place ^

Health Insurance Medical BillingBriara Jackson (Sr., Pickerington Central) Medical Office    , 2nd place ^Aleya Gunn (Sr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 6th place

Health AdministrationSkye Gordon (Sr., Liberty Union) Medical Office, 1st place ^Fatoumata Diallo (Sr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 2nd place ^Tina Johnson (Sr., Reynoldsburg) Medical Office, 3rd place ^Fatimata Baro (Sr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 4th place ^Eva Rhodes (Jr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 5th placeAshmita Timsina (Jr., Groveport Madison) Medical Office, 6th place

^ denotes that the individual(s) will advance to the state competition in March

About Eastland-FairfieldEastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools is the seventh-largest career and technical education district, geographically, in the State of Ohio. We serve more than 5,000 students in 16 school districts throughout Franklin, Fairfield and Pickaway counties. Eastland-Fairfield provides more than 35 programs to over 1,600 high school and adult students. The district has two main campuses — Eastland Career Center in Groveport and Fairfield Career Center in Carroll, with satellite locations at four of our associate high schools: Gahanna Lincoln, Groveport Madison, New Albany, and Pickerington North. 

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