Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Lake Land College hosted the first annual Business and Computer Contest since 2019 on April 22.
Neoga High School placed first in the team event at the annual Business and Computer Contest sponsored by the Lake Land College Business Division and Club IT.
Other high schools participating in the event were Brownstown High School, Centralia High School, Charleston High School, Dieterich High School, Fairfield Community High School, Flora High School, Martinsville High School, Monticello High School, Neoga High School, Paris High School, Shelbyville High School and St. Elmo High School.
“The last time we were able to host the Business and Computer Contest was in the spring of 2019. It was incredible to have high school students participating again,” Business Division Chair/Business Instructor Tynia Kessler said. “We enjoy seeing and visiting with area business teachers and interacting with talented students. It’s a great opportunity for students to showcase their business and computer skills.”
Students from area high schools competed in the following categories: Accounting, General Business and Current Events, MOS Word, MOS PowerPoint, MOS Excel and IT Problem Solving Challenges. Depending on the category, students completed either a written test or a hands-on test on the computer. First place winners of each contest received a 3-credit-hour tuition waiver from Lake Land College.
The winners are as follows:
- Accounting: Ryder Koger, Centralia High School
- General Business and Current Events: Bryce McGrath, Paris High School
- MOS Word: Landon Brooks, Flora High School
- MOS PowerPoint: Paige Scott, Flora High School
- MOS Excel: Mahek Desai, Flora High School
- IT Problem Solving Challenges: Garrett Endsley, Shelbyville High School
For more information, contact Kessler at 217-234-5348 or by email at tkessler@lakelandcollege.edu.
Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby.
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