TORCH AWARDS OVERVIEW
The number of Torch categories that are available for students to complete activities.
What is Seven?
The category which is missing of the 7 Torch Awards categories-Patriotism; Love, Hope and Faith, Cooperation; Service; Friendship and Leadership
What is Knowledge?
The colors that represent BPA
What is red, white and blue
A BPA chapter aligned with the goals and mission of Business Professional of America is concerned with this
What is Service?
An integral part of Business Professionals of America. The goal of the program is to provide all business students with the opportunity to demonstrate workplace skills learned through business education curricula. Students prepare for and compete in contests in over 90 categories, under five Assessment Areas
What is the WSAP (Workplace Skills Assessment Program)?
The number of levels of recognition available to students who participate in Torch awards.
What is 4?
5, 10, 15, 20 are significant to the Torch Awards in this way.
What is the worth of each activity?
We are met in a spirit of friendship and goodwill as we prepare for careers in a world-class workforce. We work together to develop professionalism and leadership through Business Professionals of America and pledge our loyalty to our nation.
What is the BPA pledge?
To encourage and recognize local chapters for their involvement and development of safety programs chapters may earn this award
What is the Safety Awareness Award?
Information missing when reading about the competition students will be able to obtain.
Through our WSAP program, students will be able to:
What is receive recognition?
Students who accumulate 50 points in each category may be awarded this torch award
What is Statesman?
Attend a school board meeting is worth 10 points in this category.
What is Patriotism?
The BPA emblem includes four points of emphasis and stands for Ambition, Leadership, Socialability, and Poise. The quill and inkwell represent this in business occupations.
What is stability?
BPA's nationally recognized organization in which they support
What is Special Olympics?
Students prepare for and compete in contests in over 90 categories, in this number of assessment areas.
What is five?
Resumes for Torch awards must be submitted by this date in 2020
What is March 25th?
The number of points available for attending a Fall Leadership Conference.
What is 10?
BPA was first known as the Office Education Association and officially formed in this year.
What is 1966?
To encourage local chapters to become actively involved in community betterment, school improvement, and election-year activities; to encourage local chapters to develop ways of involving their members in these kinds of activities; and to recognize chapters for their involvement in engaged citizenry. Chapters may earn this award.
What is the Community Service Award?
Event number for Fundamental Accounting
What is 100?
A student earning 70 points in each category will receive recognition in this location
What is National Leadership Conference?
The category in which you may earn points by assisting in planning a combined meeting with a different division of BPA
What is Cooperation?
The location of the very first National Conference
What is Greenlake, Wisconsin?
To recognize outstanding chapters who have successfully recruited members to their chapters, adding to the overall strength and size of our organization. This type of award is available
What is the Membership Explosion Award?
Event name that allows student to demonstrate and apply fundamental knowledge of the banking industry. This entry-level event tests the contestant’s knowledge of bank operations, bank services, loans, credit administration, and customer service.
What is Banking & Finance?