Bishop Noll Business Academy will be participating in the Business Professionals of America State Competition located in Indianapolis, Indiana through the dates March 15-17.

Many schools from Northwest Indiana such as Portage, Lake Central, Chesterton, Kankakee Valley, Crown Point, and Bishop Noll will be attending.

Bishop Noll students will be competing in, Microsoft Excel, Access, Presentation Management, Banking and Finance, Word, Administrative Support, and Extemporaneous Speech. They are preparing for the competition by practicing in their individual fields.

If they place top ten in the state they will advance to nationals in Anaheim, California on the dates May 6-10.

“ I think we will do well in the Computer events, Access and Administrative support.” says Mr. Ruiz

To become apart of the Business Academy students are required to take business coursework which includes Accounting, Business Law, Intro to Business and Personal Finance.