BPA Congratulates Inaugural Star Member
Valencia King of Rowlett High School
Valencia King is a senior at Rowlett High School and will graduate with Honors and a Texas Star in June 2010. Valencia maintains an active schedule which includes AP/Honors classes in English, Math, Foreign Language, History and Science. In addition to her academics, Valencia serves as Captain of the Refined Lady Eagles Step Team and a Committee Chair with Student Council, Youth & Government, Debate, DECA and Business Professionals of America programs.
Valencia has received a variety of recognitions and awards, winning district awards in Debate, DECA, Business Professionals of America, Youth & Government and Step. She received a Garland NAACP Youth Council Image Award for her “Commitment and Dedication to Educational Excellence and Leadership in the Community” and a Winner’s ribbon in the Academic category of the Texas Girls' State Fair and the Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future.
Her community involvement includes being a member of the Garland Youth Council with Mayor Ronald E. Jones and Congressional Youth Advisory Council with Congressman Sam Johnson. She is the Teen Host for PositiveXchange TV, Spokesperson/Youth Advocate for Mothers Against Teen Violence, member of the DFW Poetry Slam Team and Red Carpet Correspondent with Out of Body Films.
Valencia’s journalism work and or accomplishments can be viewed at: www.valenciaking.com
Valencia is the proud scholarship receipt of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, ZONTA Club of Fort Worth, Neighborhood Credit Union and SYNC/CONTACT Crisis and will be attending a four year university and major in journalism with a minor in business. All in all Valencia is well rounded and will be an asset to our world in which we live.
Texas BPA has launched "BPA Stars," with the purpose of giving recognition to those members who excel in areas beyond this organization. We are looking for stars that shine in scholarship, service, leadership, honors and awards, among many other related fields.
Look in your chapter! Do you have any outstanding BPA members who have excelled in other areas?
What about members who…
• participate in works of charity?
• are devoted to helping and serving their community?
• have been awarded scholarships?
• have excelled in sports?
• are science fair winners?
Texas BPA wants to give these exceptional members a place to shine!!!
Just follow the specifications below to highlight your members on the Star page.
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Please note that we reserve the right to select which pictures/information to place on the website. In general we will publish pictures/information that show BPA members that shine in more than just the BPA arena. Pictures may be published without comment or individual picture identification. Use the following link to send pictures/document. Make sure you provide the name, date and school/chapter name with the information.
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As the page grows additional limitation may be imposed for the sake of space.
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