Back row, from left: National Leadership Conference participants Samiah LaFreniere, Emily Hytinen, Gavin Comero, Manny Edelson, Matthew Ostola and Lucy Ostola; front row, from left: Michaela Watson, Makenna Olson, Taylor Keranen, Lauren Michaud-Richards and Kaylin Done. (Photo courtesy of Rachel Perala)

FROM A NEWS RELEASE

ISHPEMING — Eleven Westwood High School business students attended the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference, “Amplify Your Impact,” from May 6-10. Nearly 7,000 delegates attended the conference, which was held in Nashville, Tennessee. Three students came home national winners.

National award winners are:

Lucy Ostola, third place, legal office procedures

Makenna Olson, fifth place, intermediate word processing

Samiah LaFreniere, eighth place, legal office procedures

In addition to the conference activities and competitions, students visited the Grand Ole Opry, SoundWaves waterpark, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and learned to line dance in downtown Nashville.