Stephenson High School-BPA

05/14/2026

Senior Awards 💙 These three students are truly remarkable. We’re going to miss them.

Here’s to the next chapter in your lives!

05/10/2026

We are incredibly proud of this group of students. The National Leadership Conference was filled with unexpected disappointments. Due to an unintentional human error, the Parliamentary Procedure Team did not advance to the finals round, thus they did not have the chance to compete for a spot in the top 10.

This team meets from October through May to study, present, and perfect their parliamentary skillset. They have poured countless hours into the Stephenson BPA program and have performed at the Regional, State, and National levels receiving numerous 1st place awards.

By no fault of their own, this year, our team did not have the opportunity to compete in finals. We appreciate Business Professionals of America’s prompt response to our concerns and their due diligence in compiling a review.

The judge of the team’s preliminary round relayed to our State Advisor that she was amazed by our team’s skills, abilities, and knowledge of parliamentary procedures, commenting that she was excited to see them the next day in finals and show the other judge how refined they are. Unfortunately, errors were made somewhere along the way and we were not listed in the finals.

We are devastated, however the results of the awards do not reflect on the team’s incredible abilities and performance.

We see this reflected in the awarding of the individual Parliamentary Procedure Concepts Open Test with the following awards:

1st-Faith Cappaert
2nd-Avy Priebe
3rd-Luke Olson
4th-Olivia Cappaert

A notable highlight of the trip was the recognition of Gabriella Putnam as an Ambassador Torch Award Recipient. Gabi worked diligently to complete the requirements for this award and we are so proud of her accomplishment!

We are grateful for the opportunity to attend the National Leadership Conference and for the many individuals and businesses from our community who contributed towards the expenses of our trip.

Many lessons have been learned. These real life experiences cause us to be reflective and grow as individuals and as a team.

How we respond to unfortunate situations like this speaks volumes and shows true character.

05/10/2026

Awards Ceremony Livestream

We are incredibly proud of our students!💙

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05/09/2026

Downtown Nashville

05/07/2026

Competition Day for the Stephenson Parli Pro Team! We are incredibly proud of these students!


Parli Pro Members: Aunna Havelka, Avanlea Priebe, Olivia Cappaert, Luke Olson, Addison Kakuk, and Faith Cappaert

Coach: Kelly Kim

05/07/2026

NLC Day 1:

Travel to Nashville.
Sabotage Escape Room.
Met up with BPA Alumnus.
Registration.
Opening Ceremonies.

05/06/2026

We’re on our way!

05/06/2026

Tomorrow, seven Business Professionals of America students travel from Stephenson to Nashville, TN to compete at the National Leadership Conference.

Parliamentary Procedures Team/Individual: Faith Cappaert, Olivia Cappaert, Luke Olson, Avanlea Priebe, Addison Kakuk, and Aunna Havelka

Ambassador Torch Award Recipient: Gabriella Putnam

Advisors: Kelly Kim & Heidi Cummins

05/05/2026

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Welte for your generous donation and support of Stephenson's BPA Chapter. We appreciate your support and encouragement!