Kansas High School placed first overall at the annual Business and Computer Contest sponsored by the Lake Land College Business Division and Club IT. Beecher City High School was the runner up, followed by Charleston High School.
Team: Kansas High School placed first overall at the annual Business and Computer Contest. Pictured in the back row, from left to right are: Austin Eslinger, Jeff Simons and Triston Cline. In the front row, from left to right are: Korey Balch and Madison Eskew.
Other high schools participating in the event were Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School, Centennial High School, Centralia High School, Champaign Central High School, Charleston High School, Flora High School, Kansas High School, Martinsville High School, Monticello High School, Neoga High School, Newton Community High School, Okaw Valley High School, Paris High School, Paxton Buckley Loda High School, Shelbyville High School, Shiloh High School, and South Central High School.
“We look forward to this contest every year,” said Kathy Black, business division chair/business instructor and coordinator of the contest. “We enjoy seeing and visiting with area business teachers and interacting with talented students. It’s a great opportunity for students to showcase their business and computer skills.”
Students from area high schools competed in the following categories: accounting, desktop publishing, general business and current events, Internet treasure hunt, keyboard timings, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, proofreading and web page design. Depending on the category, students either completed a written test or a hands-on test on the computer. First place winners of each contest received a 3-credit-hour tuition waiver from Lake Land College.
The winners are as follows:
Accounting: Ryan Kastl, third place, Neoga High School; Parker Moses, second place, Flora High School; Austin Eslinger, first place, Kansas High School.
General Business and Current Events: Grant Sedlacek, third place, South Central High School; Lane Stanford, second place, Flora High School; Trent Keen, first place, South Central High School.
MOS Word: Brooklynne Oliver, third place, Charleston High School; Tanner Lassak, second place, Charleston High School; Karsyn Worthington, first place, Paris High School.
MOS PowerPoint: Ethan Carter, third place, Newton High School; Allison Irwin, second place, ALAH High School; Jayla Conley, first place, South Central High School.
Individuals: Students from area high schools competed in the Business and Computer Contest sponsored by the Lake Land College Business Division and Club IT. Individual first place winners pictured from left to right are: Karsyn Worthington, Paris High School; Trent Keen, South Central High School; Austin Eslinger, Kansas High School and Jayla Conley, South Central High School.
The public can also view more about the day’s activities on the contest website at lakelandcollege.com/bcc. For more information, contact Kathy Black, division chair business/business instructor at 217-234-5348 or by email at kblack@lakelandcollege.edu.
