Several Delaware students earned achievements at this year's National BPA Conference.

Delaware students shine at National Business Competition in Orlando

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Delaware students made a powerful impression at the 2025 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference, held last month in Orlando, Florida. Competing against nearly 7,000 students from over 800 chapters across the country, Delaware’s delegation brought home a long list of top honors. In total, students from the First State claimed 12 national championships (first place), 13 second-place …

Photo from last year's Navigating Delaware Pathways summit which honored Superstars in Education and Training. (Photo courtesy of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce)

Delaware honors programs with ‘Superstars in Education and Training’ awards

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Business

The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and The Partnership, Inc. are recognizing outstanding programs that are shaping the state’s workforce with their annual Superstars in Education and Training awards. These honors highlight innovative educational programs that play a key role in developing the skilled workforce necessary to attract and retain businesses in Delaware. Since its inception in 1989, the awards …

Jennae Overton has been selected by the Business Professionals of America to serve as the president of the 2023-2024 State Officer Leadership Team.

Middletown student to lead Business Professionals of America

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Middletown High School junior Jennae Overton has been selected by the Business Professionals of America to serve as the president of the 2023-2024 State Officer Leadership Team. Overton believes she was a great candidate for the presidential role because of her involvement in her school newspaper, Future Farmers of America, golf and the Black Student Union. “Newspaper taught me to …

From left, Tyasia Cannon, MayEllen Clark, Caleb Odou, Chip Rossi (president of Bank of America Delaware), Timothy Nguyen, Samhitha Vallury.

5 First State teens named ‘National Student Leaders’

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Delaware Live, Education

Five Delaware junior and senior high school students have been selected as Bank of America Student Leaders. The Student Leader Program began in 2004 with the intent to help prepare students to enter the workforce through skills-building and leadership development. “The students are standout young adults who were selected for their involvement in standing up against inequality and injustice, as …