LTHS business students qualify for Nationals

Congratulations are in order for members of the Lyons Township High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) Club. Students recently competed in statewide contests and nine members qualified to compete at the national level in 10 different categories.

There were also multiple winners – senior Cole Flott, of LaGrange Park, qualifying for nationals in both Computer network Technology and Fundamentals of Web Design, and sophomore Owen McGrath, of Indian Head Park, in PC Servicing & Troubleshooting and Fundamentals of Web Design.

The BPA national competitions will be held May 9-13 in Dallas, TX. The students are led and coached by Global Studies 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:

Teodora Ljuboja, Senior (LaGrange): 3rd Place - Fundamental Accounting

Connor Cassady, Sophomore (LaGrange Park): 2nd Place - Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications

Cole Flott, Senior (LaGrange Park): 2nd Place - Computer Network Technology

Owen McGrath, Sophomore (Indian Head Park): 5th Place - PC Servicing & Troubleshooting

Kendall Cassidy, Senior (Willow Springs): 4th Place - Computer Security

Adam Rohrscheib, Junior (Indian Head Park): 1st Place - Visual Basic/C# Programming

Scott Turro, Senior (Countryside): 2nd Place - SQL Database Fundamentals

Owen McGrath, Sophomore (Indian Head Park): 3rd Place - Fundamentals of Web Design

Cole Flott, Senior (LaGrange Park): 4th Place - Fundamentals of Web Design

Jack Dudley, Senior (LaGrange): 3rd Place - Human Resource Management

Grace Ashby, Senior (LaGrange): 2nd Place - Business Meeting Management