LHS Wins Junior Achievement Honors

LEMONT, IL — Lemont High School’s Junior Achievement entry – “LHS Publishing, Inc.” – was cited with “Company of the Year” accolades at the 2018 Chicagoland Junior Achievement competition, which recently was held at Robert Morris University’s downtown Chicago campus.

LHS said senior Martynas Juskelis and Matt Krueger also each earned top honors within their respective officer divisions. Juskelis was cited as the President Officer of the Year for the second time in as many years, while Krueger brought home Finance Officer of the Year accolades.

“LHS Publishing, Inc.” created a unique product, “What’s Cooking in Lemont?” which is a Lemont-centric cookbook featuring recipes from several cultures that flourish in Lemont. Recipes were collected from members of the Lemont community.

According to the school, this marks the sixth time in ten years that Lemont’s entry has picked up Junior Achievement “Company of the Year” honors. Prior to this year, its most recent triumph came in 2015 when “Days and Decades” – a calendar celebrating the school’s 125th Anniversary – took home top honors.

The officer team – which included Juskelis, Krueger, seniors Nicollete Giatras (Marketing) and Alex Mucha (Supply Chain) and junior Natalie Palarz (Customer Service & Sales) – represented “LHS Publishing, Inc.” at the Chicagoland area competition.

The school said each year, Lemont’s Junior Achievement organization builds a business from scratch. Students form a board to create the product, sell stock in the company and market the product, all with a goal of reaping a dividend for its shareholders.

Lemont’s Junior Achievement faculty advisor is Business teacher John Aspel.

Photo provided by Lemont High School.