Regional Contest takes place in December. This will take place at Friends University in Wichita, KS. Until that time you have the time to get better and practice your Events. You can study last year’s events to see more of what it may be like. At Regionals you will compete against students from different schools around the Wichita area. Those placing in the top 4 will be qualified to go to state. Each event will be timed.

If you are a 2nd year BPA member there are some events that you can not compete in twice. (Locate the website at www.bpanet.org to be sure.) Good luck and do your best!

 

State Contest takes place in February. State BPA is held at the Hilton Hotel and Friends University. At State BPA you will compete against students from all over the state to qualify for Nationals! You have a pretty good idea on how the contest and competition works by the time you compete at State. Going to state is no different than Regionals. Just boost your game up because you are meeting with several new people with the same skills as you. So try harder and still do your best. Don’t make it hard on yourself; have fun. Dress to impress there’s nothing to lose!

The National Contest takes place in May. For judged events, the top two places qualify for nationals. For non-judged events, the top five places qualify for nationals. You will compete with all different kinds of students your age range. That’s a good way to make a lot of new friends. You compete in the same events that you competed in at Regionals and State. But that doesn't mean the fun stops! At Nationals there are scholarship opportunities and much much more!