Post on 23-Feb-2016
description
Torch Awards2013 -
2014
Wha
t are
Torc
h Aw
ards
?• Program that frames
and guides a members leadership and service to their chapter and community.
There are seven categories
1. Leadership2. Service3. Cooperation4. Knowledge5. Friendship6. Love, Hope, and
Faith7. Patriotism
How
do th
ey
work
?• Each one of you have a torch
resume on bpa.org• To log on, you use your
membership login as your username (Mrs. Munoz has them), and the password for everyone is “tptitans”
• Each category has different descriptions of activities.
• Each activity is worth 5, 10, 15, or 20 points depending on the difficulty of the activity.
Four levels of recognition
Award Organization Level
Points Required in
Each Category
Recognition
Executive Local Chapter 10 Pin and certificate
Diplomat Local Chapter 30 Pin and certificate
Statesman State 50
Pin and certificate (otherwise varies by state)
Ambassador National 70Pin and certificate, Recognition at NLC
***EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO AT LEAST ACHIEVE THE DIPLOMAT LEVEL WHICH IS THIRTY
POINTS IN EACH CATEGORY FOR A TOTAL
OF 210 POINTS ***
WHA
TS IN
IT F
OR
YOU?
• Presented with a certificate and pin honoring your achievement.
• Students receiving the Ambassador Torch Award will be invited to the Honor Recipient Celebration.
• Chance to go to State and Nationals
Once a resume is submitted, administrators evaluate the resume
and either approve or reject the resume. If rejected student can then work on the resume and re-
submit by the deadline.
Second Chance!
RULES
• Activities only count during your membership of BPA.
• Each activity description must start with an action verb
• USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!
• SPELLING AND GRAMMER!• Have the date you have
done the activity prepared!
EXAMPLE!
Attend a Business Professionals of America division advisory committee meeting (Identify the meeting) (1)
Code 315 Points: 10
Cooperation
Category Title
Activity Number, used to identify activity on resume
Points activity is worth!
Activity
Number of times allowed to use this activity
Example description online
Example Cont.
Description that you write to explain activity:
Code 315 October 15, 2013
“Attended a Business Professionals of America Division Committee meeting at the Odyssey Country Club Banquet Home. Worked and attended mini workshop to prepare for the area competitions with other members from other schools”
Online Example on the Torch Resume
Everyone already has ten points in the cooperation category because you are all going to attend the BPA
conference in October
There is a word document on bpa.org
with selected descriptions that are
easy to achieve that you can use on your resume
GOOD LUCK!& REMEMBER BEING
HONEST PROVIDES BETTER LUCK!