VOLUNTEER WITH AREA 1 REGION 3
WE NEED YOU!
Share your professional experience, provide meaningful feedback, and help Texas BPA students grow their skills and prepare for the next level of competition. Got Questions? Please email Matt Macveigh at macveighm@friscoisd.org
Preliminary Judging
Virtual judging of submitted technical work and recorded presentations. Review materials on your own schedule during the judging window.
Finals Judging
January 16, 2027 • Reedy High School • Frisco, TX
Evaluate live finalist presentations and help determine who advances.
WHO CAN JUDGE?
We're looking for professionals and community members who can evaluate student work, ask thoughtful questions, and provide constructive feedback.
Industry Professionals
Professionals with industry knowledge and real-world experience who can provide meaningful feedback on student work.
Business & Community Leaders
Business owners, managers, educators, community partners, and other professionals who can bring a real-world perspective to student competition.
Friends, Family & Colleagues
Know someone whose experience could benefit our students? Invite them to judge! A wide variety of professional backgrounds can be a great fit.
Not sure if you’re a good fit? You probably are.
Tell us about your professional background when you sign up, and we’ll help match you with an event where your experience can make an impact.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Where Could Your Experience Make an Impact?
BPA competitive events span business, technology, communication, design, healthcare, and leadership. You don't need to know the BPA event catalog—we'll help match you with an event that fits your background.
150: Financial Services
Financial Analyst Team
160: Financial Services
Economic Trends Research Team
Students work together to research an economic issue, write a paper, and present their findings. Judges review how well the team explains the issue, uses research, and supports its conclusions.
240: Management & Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
A student develops a plan for a new business and pitches it to judges acting as potential investors. Judges consider the business idea, customers, finances, and the student’s plan for making it succeed.
250: Management & Entrepreneurship
Parliamentary Procedure Team
Students demonstrate how to run a business meeting using Robert’s Rules of Order. Judges watch how the team handles motions, discussion, voting, and member participation while keeping the meeting organized.
410: Arts, Entertainment, & Design
Graphic Design Promotion
A student creates a logo, tagline, and promotional materials that share a consistent look. Judges review the designs, how well they connect with the intended audience, and the student’s explanation of their creative choices.
425: Arts, Entertainment, & Design
3D Computer Modeling
A student uses 3D software to design and build a model or scene. Judges review the model’s detail, construction, materials, lighting, and the student’s explanation of how it was made.
440: Arts, Entertainment, & Design
3D Computer Animation Team
Students create an original 3D animation and explain the work behind it. Judges review the modeling, movement, lighting, sound, and how well the animation tells its story.
450: Arts, Entertainment, & Design
Podcast Production Team
Students research, write, record, and edit an original podcast. Judges listen for well-supported content, engaging delivery, clear sound, and editing that helps the audience follow the discussion.
460: Arts, Entertainment, & Design
Visual Design Team
Students create digital mockups that show how an interface will look and work. Judges review the layout, colors, text, navigation, and how well the designs help people complete their tasks.
505: Marketing & Sales
Sports Media Marketing Team
Students create a marketing campaign for a sports organization, event, or athlete. Judges review how the campaign uses media, storytelling, and promotion to reach fans and meet its goals.
615: Healthcare & Human Services
Health Trends Research Presentation
A student researches a healthcare issue and presents findings using multimedia. Judges review the research, organization, and how well the student explains the issue and supports their recommendations.
730: Career Ready Skills
Advanced Interview Skills
A student prepares a resume, cover letter, and portfolio, then uses them during a mock job interview. Judges review how well the student connects their skills, experience, and work samples to the position.
745: Career Ready Skills
Human Resource Management
A student reviews a workplace scenario and presents a recommended response from a human resources perspective. Judges consider the student’s reasoning, use of workplace policies, and attention to employees and the organization.
755: Career Ready Skills
Prepared Speech
A student researches, writes, and delivers a speech about business, leadership, or professional development. Judges evaluate the content, organization, delivery, and connection with the audience.
155: Financial Services
Economic Trends Research Individual
A student researches an economic issue and explains how it affects people, businesses, or the economy. Judges review the student’s research paper and presentation, including the evidence used to support their conclusions.
230: Management & Entrepreneurship
Administrative Trends Research Individual
A student researches an issue affecting administrative professionals and the workplace, then shares findings in a report and presentation. Judges review the research, proposed solutions, and how well the student explains their ideas.
245: Management & Entrepreneurship
Small Business Strategy Team
Students take on the role of business consultants to help a small business address its challenges. Judges review the team’s recommendations and how well its plan addresses the business’s needs.
325: Digital Technology
Network Design Team
Students design a computer network to meet a business’s needs and explain their proposed solution. Judges review the team’s technical choices and how well the design supports the organization’s operations and growth.
420: Arts, Entertainment, & Design
Digital Media Production
A student creates a short digital media production that communicates a message to a specific audience. Judges review the content, visuals, sound, editing, and how well the finished piece gets its message across.
430: Arts, Entertainment, & Design
Video Production Team
Students plan, film, and edit an original video, then explain how they created it. Judges review the storytelling, camera work, sound, editing, and how well the finished video communicates its message.
445: Arts, Entertainment, & Design
Broadcast News Production Team
Students produce a news broadcast that combines reporting, on-camera delivery, and video production. Judges review the accuracy and organization of the coverage, presentation skills, and production quality.
455: Arts, Entertainment, & Design
User Experience Design Team
Students build prototypes showing how people would interact with a brand’s digital experiences. Judges review how easy the designs are to use and how well the team explains the decisions behind them.
500: Marketing & Sales
Global Marketing Strategy Team
Students develop a plan to market a product or service across international markets. Judges review the team’s research, customer insights, pricing, promotion, and reasons for choosing its strategy.
510: Marketing & Sales
Industry Pitch Team
Students pitch a business idea to judges acting as potential investors. Judges consider the market opportunity, competition, financial projections, and the team’s case for investing in the idea.
725: Career Ready Skills
Interview Skills
A student prepares a resume and cover letter, then takes part in a mock job interview. Judges act as employers and evaluate the application materials, interview responses, and professional communication.
735: Career Ready Skills
Extemporaneous Speech
A student receives a business-related topic and has a short preparation period before giving a speech. Judges evaluate how well the student organizes ideas, supports key points, and speaks to the audience.
750: Career Ready Skills
Ethics and Professionalism
A student examines a business situation involving an ethical dilemma and recommends a course of action. Judges review the student’s reasoning, consideration of those affected, and ability to defend the recommendation.
750: Career Ready Skills
Ethics and Professionalism
A student examines a business situation involving an ethical dilemma and recommends a course of action. Judges review the student’s reasoning, consideration of those affected, and ability to defend the recommendation.
760: Career Ready Skills
Presentation Individual
A student researches a business-related subject and delivers a presentation supported by multimedia. Judges review the research, visual design, organization, and how well the student explains their ideas.
READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?
Students Need Professionals Like You.
Whether you judge virtually, join us at Reedy High School, or do both, your time and experience can make a meaningful difference for our student competitors.
Questions about judging? Contact Matt Macveigh at macveighm@friscoisd.org
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CONTACT AREA 1 REGION 3:
Attn: Kelly Munro (BPA)
5570 FM 423, Suite 250-199
Frisco, Texas 75036