BP's Got Talent! YAY Curtis!

Congratulations to Curtis for winning first place in the talent show! If you weren't there, Curtis sang Flake by Jack Johnson. He had the crowd into it and it even looked like he winked at Ms. Fiero. Way to go, Curtis! What did you guys think of the talent show?

Thanks to the alumni that were there! I saw Beth, Sarah, Shaun, Kevin, Melissa, Sam...and a bunch of others! :) Thanks for supporting! Dallas, here we come!

A special thanks to everyone who helped in large or small ways. You know it can't be done without a small army. Thanks, thanks, thanks!

A message from the president

Event Deadlines are quickly approaching and maybe you still have no idea where to start? Well, first of all you need to go to the events webpage (http://www.bpanet.org/events/_doc/2009/2009WSAPguidelines.pdf) and look at the events. There are plenty of them for everyone. All different shops and interests can find something for to suit your needs. There are group competitions, individual, judged, and computer events, for those who don't like to present in front of people. With over 50 events in all, I'm sure you'll be able to find something. One person can do up to 3 computer events and 2 judged events, with one being a team, but this isn't advised. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If it's your first year, maybe you just want to try one or two events. Just remember that you have to let Mrs. Sylvia or Mrs. Powers know what events you want to compete in by the next meeting, which is next Monday, November 24. This is because we can only take so many people for each event and if there's an over-book of people, we might have to have a small "in-school" competition for those who want to compete at states.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or email one of the officers!
Sarah, President.

Shout Out to our Southeastern Peeps!

Hello to Mrs. Clifford and the awesome students that we were introduced to today. My officers enjoyed being at your school and look forward to getting to know you better from now until states. Hopefully we'll be able to help you out as you assemble your new chapter!

I guess your first order of business would be to let Mrs. Clifford know if you want to join BPA and then she'll register you. After that, start preparing, preparing, preparing!

Feel free to read this blog - you might be able to get a lot of good information as well as some nonsense too! Thanks for being great hosts. We'll see you around!

Your Historian Here!

Hello everyone! Timmy here and being elected as the new Historian of the chapter means I have to create a newsletter for the chapter! But I do have one problem; I can't think of what to call it! I'm having a brain block and I need the chapter's help. So comment on this post if you have any ideas of what to call the chapter newsletter or even if you have any ideas on topics I could post on the newsletter. Much appreciated!

-Timmy.

Congrats!

I'd like to introduce your new officer team for school year 2008-2009!

President: Sarah F., Vice President: Mike W., Secretary: Stephen H. Treasurer: Chris C., Historian: Timmy! I am thankful for a terrific team this year. I knew we couldn't go wrong with the candidates we had!

In the meantime, I'm putting together a binder for each of the shops who have students in BPA. This binder has all of the contests (guidelines) in which you can compete. I suggest you look through the binder and pick a few that are of interest to you. If you have questions or want clarification, send an email or comment here! The seasoned students love to share their ideas and comments!

Good meeting today! Stay tuned......

Officer Candidates!

So, it's official. We have some pretty awesome candidates running for office this year! Our elections will be held at our regular meeting on Monday, September 29 at 2:30. Only those members who have paid dues should attend the meeting, as you are the only ones eligible to vote. Our officer candidates are:

President:

Sarah F.

Vice President:

Mike W.

Secretary:

Stephen H.

Treasurer:

Chris C.
Nick G.

Historian:

Paige D.
Timothy N.

These people will be compiling their speeches, and you will be able to hear from them Monday. Good luck to the candidates!

Blazing New Trails!

Welcome back everyone! I hope you had an enjoyable summer and are ready to BLAZE NEW TRAILS to get yourselves to Dallas! I wanted to let you all know that the new guidelines are posted. I should be having a meeting some time during the week of September 15. Try to recruit members from other shops because other students add so much to our chapter! I would also like you to start thinking about becoming chapter officers. We'll be having our elections just as soon as members pay their membership dues!

More later! P.S. That's Stephen at Lake Tahoe!