The students of the Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools Multimedia program continued its longstanding tradition of strong performances at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) competition. A total of 15 students will be advancing to state competition after taking top honors in their respective events at the BPA Region 14 conference held in late January.
Macy Erickson (Pickerington North) and Logan Crawford (Pickerington North) competed as individuals and each took first place in their events. Crawford took gold in the Fundamentals of Web Design competition while Erickson did the same in the Digital Media Production event.
Four different teams of students competed and took the top spot on the podium, stamping their tickets to the state competition in the process. Eastland-Fairfield will have teams representing the school at the state competition in the following events: Podcast Production, Visual Design, UX (user experience) Design, and Video Production.
For a list of all the top finishes among the Multimedia students, please see the list below.
The students and teams that recorded a first-place finish in their event will meet at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus on March 7 to take part in the 2024 State Leadership Conference. The Awards Day will be held the following day at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
The Multimedia program is housed at Pickerington High School North and is one of eight satellite programs offered to 11th and 12th-grade students by Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools. The EFCTS Pickerington North chapter is one of two BPA chapters sponsored by Eastland-Fairfield.
Website Design Team
1st Place - Hanan Adem, Sarah Tadres ^
2nd Place - Skyler Lowe, Abby Stanley, Kamaryn Reedus, Lucas Schalmo
4th Place - Jacob Hoffmann, Ian Ricker, Caleb Strong, Logan Crawford
Digital Media Production
1st Place - Macy Erickson ^
2nd Place - Jack Spear
4th Place - Ben Rector
Podcast Production Team
1st Place - Leah Duff (Bloom Carroll), Hannah Highley (Bloom Carroll) ^
Visual Design Team
1st Place - Claire Decker, Parker Dickerson (Canal Winchester), Gracie Crow ^
5th Place - Nathan Richert, Boston Cole, Jackson Hauser
Video Production Team
1st Place - Cai Watts, Keira Bryant, Marshall Wickman (Pickerington Central) ^
UX Design Team
1st Place - Caden Scarberry, Lincoln Purcell, Aidan Montei ^
Fundamentals of Web Design
1st Place - Logan Crawford ^
4th Place - Lincoln Purcell
5th Place - Caden Scarberry
Graphic Design Promotion
3rd Place - Travis Bettac
^ denotes that the student/team has advanced to the BPA state competition
All students listed are from Pickerington North High School, unless otherwise noted
About BPA
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.