Tohatchi High School proudly celebrates the outstanding achievements of our Business Professionals of America (BPA) members at the 2026 New Mexico BPA State Leadership Conference. Our students demonstrated excellence, professionalism, and competitive spirit across judged, team, and objective test events.
This year’s results reflect not only talent, but also dedication, preparation, and perseverance. We are especially proud to recognize our National Qualifiers, who will advance to represent New Mexico at the National Leadership Conference.
🏆 NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
The following students earned top placements and qualified to compete at Nationals:
Advanced Word Processing
Madeline Pasquale – 🥇 1st Place
Advanced Office Systems and Procedures
Lauren Carviso – 4th Place
Anessa Johnson – 5th Place
Legal Office Procedures
Lauren Carviso – 🥈 2nd Place
Visual Design Team
Bailey Chato
Bobbi Yazzie
🥇 1st Place
Advanced Interview Skills
Jeffrey Leonard – 🥉 3rd Place
Extemporaneous Speech
Logen Benallie – 🥉 3rd Place
These students will proudly represent Tohatchi High School and the state of New Mexico on the national stage. We are incredibly proud of their achievement!
⭐ STATE FINALISTS
We also commend our State Finalists who demonstrated strong performance in highly competitive events:
Fundamental Word Processing
Jeffrey Leonard – Finalist (6th)
Business Law and Ethics
Seqoya Sam – Finalist (7th)
Graphic Design Promotion
Kaililah Mitchell – Finalist (5th)
Visual Design Team (Team 3)
Kali Tahe
Geralena Martin
Raiden Vandervere
Finalist (6th)
Extemporaneous Speech
Mason Nabahe – Finalist (6th)
Ethics and Professionalism
Logen Benallie – Finalist (6th)
Destiny Jackson – Finalist (5th)
Their commitment and preparation continue to elevate our BPA chapter.
🎖 OPEN EVENTS
(Recognition at the State Level – Not Qualifying Events for Nationals)
Our students excelled in Open Events, earning numerous top placements:
Financial Math & Analysis Concepts
Lauren Carviso – 🥇 1st
Destiny Jackson – 🥈 2nd
Kaylee Yazzie – 5th
Raymel Begay – Finalist (6th)
Administrative Support Concepts
Destiny Jackson – 🥇 1st
Lauren Carviso – 🥉 3rd
Ravis Begay – 4th
Bobbi Yazzie – 5th
Kaililah Mitchell – Finalist (6th)
Raymel Begay – Finalist (10th)
Computer Programming Concepts
Destiny Jackson – 🥈 2nd
Bailey Chato – 4th
Lauren Carviso – 5th
Raymel Begay – Finalist (6th)
Information Technology Concepts
Lauren Carviso – 🥇 1st
Destiny Jackson – 🥉 3rd
Raymel Begay – Finalist (7th)
Digital Communication & Design Concepts
Lauren Carviso – 🥇 1st
Destiny Jackson – 🥈 2nd
Kaililah Mitchell – 🥉 3rd
Raymel Begay – 4th
Kaylee Yazzie – Finalist (7th)
Meeting and Event Planning Concepts
Lauren Carviso – 🥇 1st
Raymel Begay – 🥈 2nd
Kaylee Yazzie – 🥉 3rd
Mylya Lee – 4th
Management, Marketing and Human Resources Concepts
Kaililah Mitchell – 🥇 1st
Destiny Jackson – 🥉 3rd
Raymel Begay – 5th
Lauren Carviso – Finalist (7th)
Parliamentary Procedure Concepts
Lauren Carviso – 🥈 2nd
Kaililah Mitchell – 🥉 3rd
Destiny Jackson – 4th
Raymel Begay – Finalist (7th)
Digital Marketing Concepts
Lauren Carviso – 🥇 1st
Bobbi Yazzie – 🥈 2nd
Ravis Begay – 🥉 3rd
Destiny Jackson – 4th
Kaylee Yazzie – 5th
Raymel Begay – Finalist (6th)
Health Administration Concepts
Ravis Begay – 🥇 1st
Lauren Carviso – 🥈 2nd
Raymel Begay – 5th
🎉 Chapter Highlights
Multiple National Qualifiers across individual and team events
Strong performance in judged events and objective testing
Numerous 1st place finishes in Open Events
Continued growth and competitive excellence of the Tohatchi BPA Chapter