Students Earn Honors At State BPA Conference

Culbertson, Bainville and Froid students excel at state Business Professionals of America competition

Mar. 19, 2026 at 5:04pm

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Students from Culbertson, Bainville and Froid schools in Montana enjoyed success at the recent state Business Professionals of America (BPA) conference, earning numerous awards and qualifications for the national competition.

Why it matters

The BPA conference provides an opportunity for high school students to showcase their business and technology skills, preparing them for future careers. The strong performance of students from these rural Montana schools demonstrates their commitment to developing professional abilities and competing at a high level.

The details

At the state BPA conference, Culbertson students earned several top finishes, including second place for Felixe Becker in digital media production, second and eighth place finishes for Ayden Ator, and multiple top-10 placements for Ivy Colvin, Payton Labatte, Harper Anderson, Stella Fox, Cal Steppler, and Kalia Featherston. Culbertson's parli pro team also placed fourth. Bainville students also excelled, with Isabelle Anderson, CoraMay Theige, Rowan Wilson, and others earning awards in categories like administrative support, desktop publishing, and parliamentary procedure. Froid students Jordyn Breuer, Leah Murray, Vala Gregor, and others placed highly in business law, ethics, and office applications.

  • The state BPA conference was held last week.

The players

Felixe Becker

A student from Culbertson who earned second place in digital media production at the state BPA conference.

Ayden Ator

A student from Culbertson who placed second in SQL database and eighth in network administration at the state BPA conference.

Ivy Colvin

A student from Culbertson who placed second in Linux operating system and seventh in health administration concepts at the state BPA conference.

Isabelle Anderson

A student from Bainville who earned the statesman torch award, second place for administrative support team, sixth for integrated office applications, and third place for advanced desktop publishing at the state BPA conference.

Jordyn Breuer

A student from Froid who took first place in advanced office systems and procedures at the state BPA conference.

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The takeaway

The strong performance of students from rural Montana schools at the state BPA conference demonstrates their commitment to developing professional skills and competing at a high level, preparing them for future careers in business and technology.