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Clague Business Pro team qualifies for National Leadership Conference

Saanvi Kulkarni, Managing Editor
April 2, 2025
The Clague BPA team qualified for the National Leadership Conference, which will be taking place May 7 - 11.
Yang Zhang
The Clague BPA team qualified for the National Leadership Conference, which will be taking place May 7 – 11.

On Tuesday, March 18, Clague principal Kyron Harvell sent an email to all Clague students and families congratulating the Clague Business Professionals of America (BPA) team. The team brought back 17 medals at the State Leadership Conference (SLC), qualifying for the National Leadership Conference (NLC) in May. 

“This is a remarkable achievement,” BPA advisor Yang Zhang said. “It is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students! We are very proud of them.”

Administrative Support Team first place: Methuja Don, Kiya Rostamian, Aarav Tirumali

Presentation Team first place: Priyam Chowdhury, Siddharth Nochur Sivaramakrishnan, Ishaan Wasnik

Business Fundamentals first place: Ella Tang

Video Production Team first place: Michael Grbic, Henry Zhang, Zimou Zhang

Extemporaneous Speech first place: Kiya Rostamian

Financial Literacy first place: Claire Wei

Presentation Team second place: Aadya Desai, Lucy Liu, Jayani Tavane, Claire Wei
Digital Game Design Team second place: Dubem Akabogu, Amit Vuppala
Business Communication Skills Concepts second place: Akshanth Jayakumar

Financial Literacy second place: Siddarth Nochur Sivaramakrishnan

Business Communication Skills Concepts third place: Claire Wei

Extemporaneous Speech third place: Zimou Zhang

Prepared Speech third place: Amit Vuppala

Financial Literacy third place: Caleb Nixon

Entrepreneurship Exploration third place: Ishaan Wasnik

Graphic Design Promotion third place: Caleb Nixon

Spreadsheet Application third place: Akshanth Jayakumar

Word Processing third place: Dhananjay Prasad

Financial Literacy fourth place: Jude Roberts

Digital Citizenship fourth place: Aarav Tirumali

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Saanvi Kulkarni
Saanvi Kulkarni, Managing Editor
Saanvi is currently in eighth grade and this is her second year on the Cougar Star. She’s part of Science Olympiad, plays the piano and does karate. In her free time she likes to listen to music, read, and write. Saanvi’s favorite book, though it’s always changing, is “The Wrath & The Dawn” by Renee Ahdieh and her favorite ice cream flavor is Apple Pie A La Cold Stone from Cold Stone.