LTHS business students qualify for State competition

Congratulations are in order for the Lyons Township High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) Club. Students recently competed in Regional contests and 27 qualified to compete at the State level in 20 different categories.

Eleven of LT’s state qualifiers will compete in two categories. In addition to individual qualifiers, several teams will also advance, including a 4-person Global Marketing Team and a 2-person Administrative Support Team. LT earned 11 first place finishes, nine second place finishes and seven third place finishes.

The BPA state competitions will be held in March. The students are led and coached by business teachers Krista Wilcox and Jennifer Walker.

Business Professionals of America is a national organization for high school and college students preparing for careers in business and office administration. The organization’s activities and program complement classroom instruction by giving students practical experience through application of skills learned at school. BPA contributes to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills.

Congratulations to the following students:

Administrative Support Team: 2nd place

Abe Carter, Senior (Western Springs)

Ben Lynch, Senior (LaGrange)

Advanced Spreadsheet Applications

2nd place: Daniel Kiely, Sophomore (Western Springs)

3rd place: Justin Broedlow, Senior (Western Springs)

Banking & Finance

1st place: Jack Keegan, Senior (LaGrange)

2nd place: Megan McLean, Junior (Brookfield)

3rd place: Justin Smith, Senior (Western Springs)

5th place: Jack Cultra, Senior (LaGrange)

Computer Network Technology

1st place: Alex Stomberg, Junior (Western Springs)

Computer Security

1st: Alex Stomberg, Junior (Western Springs)

Extemporaneous Speech

3rd: Alex Kostich, Sophomore (Burr Ridge)

Fundamental Accounting

3rd: Jacob Bucio, Senior (Western Springs)

4th: Adam Strzelczyk, Senior (Brookfield)

Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications

1st: Abe Carter, Senior (Western Springs)

Fundamental Word Processing

2nd: Paula Luna, Senior (LaGrange)

3rd: Jimmy Pittacora, Sophomore (Western Springs)

Fundamentals of Web Design

1st: Reilly Meagher, Senior(LaGrange)

Global Marketing Team: 1st place

Brendan Dunne, Junior (LaGrange)

Ben Tio, Junior (LaGrange)

Danny Koch, Junior (Western Springs)

Michael Hennessy, Junior (Western Springs)

Human Resource Management

2nd: Alex Kostich , Sophomore (Burr Ridge)

Intermediate Word Processing

3rd: Daniel Kiely, Sophomore (Western Springs)

5th: Mira Dedhia, Sophomore (Western Springs)

Java Programming

1st: Adam Rohrscheib, Senior (Indian Head Park)

4th: Ben Lynch, Senior (LaGrange)

5th: Graham Wilson, Senior (Western Springs)

Legal Office Procedures

2nd: Anne Caplice, Senior (Western Springs)

Medical Office Procedures

5th: Anne Caplice, Senior (Western Springs)

Payroll Accounting

2nd: Mira Dedhia, Sophomore (Western Springs)

4th: Nathan Kolosh, Senior (LaGrange)

5th: Jacob Bucio, Senior (Western Springs)

Personal Financial Management

2nd: Danny Roemer, Sophomore (LaGrange)

4th: Justin Smith, Senior (Western Springs)

5th: Jack Keegan, Senior (LaGrange)

Prepared Speech

3rd: Angelina Godinez, Junior (LaGrange)

Visual Basic/C# Programming

1st: Adam Rohrscheib, Senior (Indian Head Park)