(KLZA) Fifteen area high school students took top honors at Peru State College’s (PSC) 40th Annual High School Business Contest, each walking away with a $500 tuition scholarship to PSC.
Students competed with their peers from 16 high schools in Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas in 15 business disciplines, including accounting, advanced accounting, business communications, business law, business math, computer concepts, economics, entrepreneurship, introduction to business, job interview, keyboarding objective, keyboarding skills, marketing, personal finance and Web page design.
Participating schools include Auburn High School, Falls City High School, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer High School, Johnson-Brock High School, Johnson County Central High School, Sabetha (Kan.) High School, Syracuse High School and Tarkio (Mo.) High School.
First-place winners in each of the 15 categories received $500 tuition scholarships (for on-campus classes) to PSC.
Accounting: 1st - Kelsey Bohling, Johnson-Brock High School
2nd Julie Slama - Auburn High School
Advanced Accounting: 1st - Christopher Weldon, HTRS
2nd - Jayce Cameron, Syracuse High School
Business Communicaton : 1st - David Von Behren, Falls City High School
2nd Julia Oestmann, Johnson-Brock High School
Business Law: 2nd Julia Oestmann, Johnson-Brock High School
Business Math: 1st - Collin Victor, Auburn High School
2nd - John Lang, Tarkio R-I
Computer Concepts : 1st - Eli Kennedy, Auburn High School
Economics: 2nd - Samantha Teten, Johnson-Brock High School
Introduction to Business: 2nd - Jared Frenzel, Auburn High School
Job Interview: 1st - Brent Comstock, Auburn High School
2nd - David Von Behren, Falls City High School
Keyboarding I (Objective): 1st - Makayla Damme, Johnson-Brock H.S.
2nd - Maggie Kreifels, Auburn High School
Keyboarding I (Skills) - 2nd -Tiffany Neukirch, Johnson County Central
Personal Finance: 2nd - Grant Badertscher, Johnson County Central
Web Page Design: 1st - River Towne, Auburn High School
2nd - Eli Kennedy, Auburn High School
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