LTHS business students qualify for national competition

Congratulations are in order for the Lyons Township High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) Club. Students recently competed in statewide contests and five students qualified to compete at the national level in seven different categories. In total, LT’s BPA Club earned 19 top-10 finishes at the state competition.

In addition to individual qualifiers, several teams also finished well, including two 3-person Administrative Support Teams, a 4-person Global Marketing Team and a 6-person Parliamentary Procedure Team.

The BPA national competitions will be held May 5-8 in Boston. The students are led and coached by Global Studies teachers Julie Bryar-Smith and Krista Wilcox.

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

Colin Costello 7 out of 13 Freshman Western Springs

Greg Smith 7 out of 13 Freshman Western Springs

Ben Lynch 7 out of 13 Freshman LaGrange

Tommy Mota 9 out of 13 Senior LaGrange

Victoria Sam 9 out of 13 Senior LaGrange Highlands

Kristen Roemer 9 out of 13 Senior LaGrange

Advanced Spreadsheet Applications

*Marc Johnson 2 out of 11 Junior Western Springs

Victoria Sam 7 out of 11 Senior LaGrange Highlands

Advanced Word Processing

Genevieve Lampert 9 out of 16 Senior LaGrange Park

C++ Programming

*Chris Lacny 2 out of 17 Junior Western Springs

Killian LeClainche 7 out of 17 Senior Brookfield

Database Applications

*Marc Johnson 1 out of 15 Junior Western Springs

Isabel Launspach 9 out of 15 Sophomore LaGrange

Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications

Kristen Roemer 5 out of 32 Senior LaGrange

Fundamentals of Web Design

*Reilly Meagher 4 out of 19 Freshman LaGrange

Cole Flott 6 out of 19 Sophomore LaGrange Park

Global Marketing Team

Gene Reichert 4 out of 15 Senior Burr Ridge

Sam Tio 4 out of 15 Senior LaGrange

David Skiba 4 out of 15 Senior Willow Springs

Trevor Zagara 4 out of 15 Senior LaGrange

JAVA Programming

*Killian LeClainche 4 out of 21 Senior Brookfield

Network Administration Using Microsoft

*Chris Lacny 1 out of 3 Junior Western Springs

Parliamentary Procedure Team

Anne Caplice 5 out of 6 Freshman Western Springs

Maggie Caplice 5 out of 6 Junior Western Springs

Avery Denning 5 out of 6 Junior Western Springs

Haley Gorman 5 out of 6 Junior Western Springs

Heidi Hauch 5 out of 6 Senior LaGrange

Shayna Prinz 5 out of 6 Junior Indian Head Park

Personal Financial Management

*Daniel King 4 out of 33 Senior LaGrange Park

Andrew Cooley 7 out of 33 Senior LaGrange

Visual Basic/C# Programming

Cole Flott 9 out of 15 Sophomore LaGrange Park

*Students that have qualified for national competition.