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!