The Delaware Area Career Center is proud to recognize 47 outstanding students who competed in the 2025 Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Leadership Conference in Columbus on March 10. These students demonstrated excellence in business, technology, digital media, and leadership skills—earning top state placements in a wide variety of competitive events.

See a full album of photos here.

Business Professionals of America is a national career and technical student organization that prepares students for careers in business, marketing, information technology, and related fields. Participation in BPA challenges students to apply real-world skills in areas such as public speaking, software development, design, video production, and programming. Competitions like these empower students to build confidence, leadership, and career-readiness.

Congratulations to the following DACC students for their accomplishments at the BPA State Conference. These students will compete at the national level on May 8th:

Hayden Burchfield – 330 C# Programming – 1st Place
Haven Lavender – 335 C++ Programming – 1st Place
Daniel Leeman – (435) Website Design Team – 1st Place
Paisley Seum – (435) Website Design Team – 1st Place
Malia Ransom – (345) SQL Database Fundamentals – 1st Place
Joshua Sermon – Digital Media Production – 1st Place
Jada Blitchington – WEB SITE DESIGN TEAM – 435 – 1st Place
Luke Bennett – Computer Animation Team – 1st Place
Antonio Rodriguez – Computer Animation Team – 1st Place
Natalie Vrancken – Computer Animation Team – 1st Place
Brodie Westrick – Computer Animation Team – 1st Place
Nicholas DeVault – Video Production Team – 2nd Place
Michael Kromhout – Video Production Team – 2nd Place
Abigail Camealy – VIDEO PRODUCTION TEAM – 430 – 2nd Place
Brandon Fisher – VIDEO PRODUCTION TEAM – 430 – 2nd Place
Tanner Brua – UX Design – 3rd Place
Lucina Clark – UX Design – 3rd Place
Lillian Hohenbrink – User Experience Design Team – 3rd Place
Harini Anantoji – V04 Web Application Team – Top 10
Michael Paisie – V04 Web Application Team – Top 10
Tanner Brua – Graphic Design – Top 10
Meredith Balek – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Malea Givens – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Lillian Hohenbrink – Virtual Branding Team – Top 10
Charlie Shellenbarger – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Ella Trzpit – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Arie Cheung – Virtual Multimedia Promotion Team – Top 10
Chase Fletcher – Virtual Multimedia Promotion Team – Top 10
Garrett Fuller – Virtual Multimedia Promotion Team – Top 10
Frank Gaughen – Virtual Multimedia Promotion Team – Top 10
Mackenna Hamner – Virtual Multimedia Promotion Team – Top 10
Gabrielle Kane – Virtual Multimedia Promotion Team – Top 10
Ash Li – Software Engineering Team – Top 10
Jacob Neighbors – Virtual Multimedia Promotion Team – Top 10
Addison (Leviathan) Dawson (Rhydian) – Software Engineering Team – Top 10
Evelyn Bull – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Morgan DeWitt – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Blake Harter – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Jonas Humpleby - Linux Operating Systems - Top 10
Tyler Jacobs – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Logan Koegler – Software Engineering Team – Top 10
Cecelia Max-Dixon – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Jillian McDonald – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Jasmyn Moran – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Anya Patel – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Christopher Pomponio – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Sophie Sneeringer – 2D Animation Team – Top 10
Samikchya Subba – 2D Animation Team – Top 10

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Delaware Area Career Center Students Earn Top Honors at 2025 BPA State Leadership Conference