Congratulations to the 19 Carlsbad High School students who recently attended the 2023 Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference.
In competitive events, Mia Peacock placed 7th in Presentation Individual, Chantelle Uranga placed 7th in Interview Skills, and the team of Kynzie Dominguez, Brycena Lopez, Chantelle Uranga placed 10th in Podcast Production Team. Additionally, Domenique Hopinkah received the BPA Torch Award – Ambassador Level. This involves earning 70 points in each of seven Torch Award categories. Mia Peacock received an executive officer scholarship and was a top ten candidate in a professional campaign for a national officer position.
These are just a few of the highlights from Carlsbad’s visit to the National Leadership Conference this year. In addition to competing at Nationals, CHS BPA members participated in several BPA Acts of Service activities such as the Walk for Special Olympics, A Million Thanks letters to veterans, A Smile a Day thank you cards, coloring books for kids, the Special Olympics Chain of Love, and the American Red Cross Blood Drive. The high school chapter of BPA is led by advisor Terry Carrera, with Jason Romero serving as chaperone.
Congratulations to all of our BPA students. We are always happy to share information about our local youth that is provided to us.
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Congratulations as well to Carlsbad High School’s Damian Perez, who recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas. Perez was a key component of the Cavemen this year, who won the district title and the district tournament title. Perez was also named to the first team of the District 5-4A all-tournament team and he played in March’s 5A all-star basketball game in March in Gallup.
Perez will join a team that had a 19-13 overall record and a 10-5 record in Division II of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, according to the Carlsbad Current Argus.
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Additionally, Domenique Hopinkah was recently selected as the AAUW Student of the Month. Domenique plans on attending NMSU and majoring in Education. She is also a member of the softball team and BPA.
Congratulations to all of these outstanding Carlsbad students!
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The Cottonwood Day Use Area is one of Eddy County’s unsung gems. Located near Rattlesnake Springs, the area was all but destroyed by a fire a few years ago. Tracey Hughes and the Bureau of Land Management have led efforts to restore the area. Most recently, the Carlsbad Community Foundation’s Benjamin P. Duke fund provided funds to put up educational signs in the area. This is another exciting development for this beautiful part of our county.
Sincerely,
Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway