Best of the West draws 60 high school students to campus
CHADRON – Sixty students from five high schools participated in Best of the West Business Invitational Friday, Feb. 2, hosted by the Chadron State Center on Economic Education. Attending schools were Alliance, Bridgeport, Chadron, Hay Springs and Hemingford.
The competition included written tests in seven subjects, as well as a job interview contest for seniors. In the team standings, Chadron High School placed first, followed by Alliance and Hemingford.
CSC faculty members Dr. Wendy Waugh, Dr. Richard Koza and Terrie Wood judged the job interview contest. CSC student members of Phi Beta Lambda volunteered to assist with the event.
Chadron State College and the Nebraska Council on Economic Education (NCEE) co-sponsored the competition. NCEE field representative Josh Hinrichs said by following Future Business Leaders of America rules, the competition served to prepare the competitors for the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Omaha in April.
Dr. Gary Dusek, center administrator for the CSCEE, one of five throughout the state, thanked the NCEE staff and administrators for their assistance in planning the event. Dr. Joel Hyer, dean of the School of Business, Entrepreneurship, Applied and Mathematical Sciences, and Sciences, said he was impressed with the turnout and the quality of the participants.
Individual results:
Accounting: 1, Teresa Gottwald, Chadron High School, 2, Kaelob Marx, Hay Springs High School, 3, Brooklyn Stack, Chadron High School
Business Calculations: 1, Hunter Hawk, Chadron High School, 2, Molly Lambert, Bridgeport High School, 3, Jensen Curtis, Alliance High School
Business Communications: 1, Hunter Hawk, Chadron High School, 2, Hannah Middleton, Alliance High School, 3, Rayleigh Farrenkopf, Bridgeport High School
Financial Math: 1, Kenneth Wyland, Hemingford High School, 2, Rebecca Hanson, Hemingford High School, 3, Alex Neefe, Hemingford High School
FBLA Principles and Procedures: 1, Kelsey Horton, Alliance High School, 2, Abigail Gardner, Chadron High School, 3, Ashley Burrows, Hay Springs High School
Introduction of Business: 1, Abigail Gardner, Chadron High School, 2, Trace Bilby, Hay Springs High School, 3, Danea Hanson, Hemingford High School
Job Interview: 1, Aubree Noble, Chadron High School, 2, Sarah Kesterson, Bridgeport High School
Personal Finance: 1, Sarah Kesterson, Bridgeport High School, 2, Kaelob Marx, Hay Springs High School, 3, Jensen Curtis, Alliance High School
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