{"id":1121,"date":"2019-05-24T13:04:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T17:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bpabackup.wpengine.com\/state\/?page_id=1121"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T20:01:09","slug":"torch-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bpa.org\/texas\/events-and-awards\/torch-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Torch Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e1121-e1 mv5-0 mv5-1 mv5-2\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-image\" data-x-element-bg-layer=\"{&quot;parallaxSize&quot;:&quot;150%&quot;,&quot;parallaxDir&quot;:&quot;h&quot;,&quot;parallaxRev&quot;:false}\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e1121-e2 mv5-5 mv5-6\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e1121-e3 mv5-8\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline h2\" style=\"color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);\"><span>Torch Awards<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1121-e5 mv5-0 mv5-1\"><div class=\"x-container max width e1121-e6 mv5-5 mv5-7\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e1121-e7 mv5-8\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline h2\" ><span>Torch Awards<\/span><\/h2><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline h5\" style=\"font-size:20px;\"><span>The Business Professionals of America's Torch Awards Program is designed to promote professionalism and leadership in both career development and personal growth. Students complete activities in the seven Torch categories - Leadership; Service; Cooperation; Knowledge; Friendship; Love, Hope, Faith; and Patriotism - then log their activities in an online Torch Resume. Recognition is provided at the Local, Regional, State and National levels. The goal of this program is to encourage members to participate in their community and grow in leadership and citizenship.  The program allows members to track their service and particip\n\nStart earning your Torch Awards points now to be recognized at the State Leadership Conference. To be recognized as a Statesman Award Winner, members must document a minimum of 50 points in each of the torches and submit their resume online by the posted deadline. This year we will be recognizing the member with the highest number of Torch points as Texas Statesman of the Year. 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