Baker, Burnt River High students qualify for state business skills contest

The competition included 360 students from Baker, Burnt River, Condon, Elgin, Imbler, Grant Union, Helix, Heppner, La Grande, Ontario, Pendleton, Union, Vale and Nyssa high schools. They competed on the campus of Eastern Oregon University, BHS teacher Toni Zikmund said in a press release. The event also included 22 judges, 16 advisers, and other volunteers.

Only the top 10 finishers qualify for state, but some others may qualify if one of the original 10 decides not to compete in that event at state, Zikmund said.

The Oregon State Business Leadership Conference will be April 7-9 at the Double Tree Hotel, Lloyd Center in Portland on April 7-9.

Mallory Bailey, this year’s Future Business Leaders of America state president, won the Sports Management contest. Her sister, Amanda Bailey, placed first in Computer Applications. And the Baker team of Horn, Duman and Trees finished first in the Global Business division.

Here are the other Baker and Burnt River students who qualified for state:

•Business Calculations: Rachell Knadle, Baker, ninth.

• Computer Applications: Rachell Knadle, Baker, third; Kylie Kitzmiller, Baker, fourth; Jenna Green, Baker, sixth.

• Introduction to Business: Amanda Bailey, Baker, fourth.

• Marketing: Rachel Roach, Baker, sixth; Tonita Britt, Baker, 10th.

•Desktop Publishing Teams: Alise Koontz and Celina Kezerle, Burnt River, ninth.

• Job Interview: Victoria Wirth, Baker, sixth.

• Management Decision-Making: Tonita Britt, Baker, fifth.

• Public Speaking I: Rachel Roach, Baker, sixth.

• Word Processing I Test: Devon Galiszewski, Baker, third; Kelsie Geddes, Baker, fourth; Jessilyn Sayers, Baker, sixth.

• Word Processing II Test: Aly Ogan, Baker, seventh; Ellie DeLong, Burnt River, ninth; Shan Bruland, Baker, 10th.

• Business Procedures: Justus Wise, Burnt River, third.

• Entrepreneurship: Kevin Fraiser, Baker, eighth.