Eight Montcalm Community College students recently earned high honors during the Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas.

More than 6,000 students competed at all levels from across the nation. All MCC students finished in the top 10 for their events.

Connor Clark, of Greenville, earned 10^th place in Basic Office Systems & Procedures; Morgan Mason, of Belding, placed 5^th in Fundamental Desktop Publishing, 5^th in Graphic Design Promotion and 6^th in Integrated Office Applications; Mary McQuarrie, of Ionia, earned 5^th place in Promotional Photography; Kyleigh Mills, of Greenville, placed 8^th in Interview Skills; Lindsey Olger, of Lakeview, placed 4^th in Graphic Design Promotion and 9^th in Interview Skills; Celena Rosset, of Edmore, earned 3^rd place in Ethics & Professionalism, and 3^rd place in Parliamentary Procedure Concepts; and Claire Scott, of Greenville, and Noelle Kyes, of Belding, placed 3^rd in Small Business Management Team.

BPA Advisors Bill Bishop, who is an MCC business instructor, and Kristen Diehl, MCC’s CIS lab coordinator, accompanied the students during the trip.

“It was a wonderful experience for all of the competitors,” Bishop said. “The students did a great job of representing MCC.”

Business Professionals of America is the leading Career Technical Student Organization for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields.