The Iowa Secondary State Leadership Conference for members of Iowa Business Professionals of America was held in Des Moines and 55 Washington High School students attended. These students then competed in 25 different events. Those who excelled in the competitions qualified for the National Leadership Conference to be held in May in Washington, D.C. The Demons had 26 students finish in the top 10 in the state in their events and 18 qualified as top contestants to attend Nationals.

While at the conference in Des Moines, Washington senior Kinsey Duwa conducted her final meeting as the president of Iowa BPA. Washington’s BPA advisor is Shelly Duwa.

Qualified as top contestants to attend Nationals:
Brayton Anderson
Ellie Anderson
Makenna Conrad
Braeden Duwa
Kinsey Duwa
Madison Fishback
RyLee Fishback
Noah Kleese
Brady Knutson
Alexa Mitchell
Kaitlyn Mitchell
Abby Renoux
David Sirunyan
Emma Stalder
Josie Tanner
Haylie Trowbridge
Luke Turner
Zane Weffenstette

Students recognized on stage and may still earn a spot to compete at Nationals include:
Colin Tanner
Trevor Quigley
Evan Horak
Savannah Hall
Abby Voss
Caleb Tanner
Brock Sobaski
Sami Smith
Sophia Kleese