FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2016, 4:00 p.m. CDT
Contact Jason Hogue, Peru State College Marketing and Communications, 402.872.2429
Peru, Nebraska- Students from high schools in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas will compete for
scholarships and awards at Peru State College’s 43rd Annual High School Business Contest
on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
The day will begin with a general assembly at 8:30 a.m. An awards ceremony, which
is open to the public, will begin at 1:15 p.m. in the College Theatre.
Professional Studies Instructor and Contest Director Ms. Lisa Parriott said, “It is
an honor to be selected as the new contest director. This event has been an enormous
success under previous director Dr. Judy Grotrian and I strive to continue her traditions
of excellence in the competition.”
Competitions will be held in 15 different disciplines, including accounting, advanced
accounting, business communications, business law, business math, computer concepts,
economics, entrepreneurship, introduction to business, job interview, keyboarding
objective, keyboarding skills, marketing, personal finance and Web page design.
First-place winners in each of the 15 categories will receive $500 tuition scholarships
(for on-campus classes) to Peru State. Medals will also be awarded to first through
fifth-place winners in each contest.
Parriott continued, “This year’s event will include 27 high schools and nearly 400
high school students. Over 100 Peru State College students have volunteered to assist
on event day. The support of the campus community and the high schools is what makes
this event so successful.”
Participating high schools include Auburn, Bellevue East, Concordia, Deshler, Elmwood-Murdock,
Falls City High, Freeman Public, Gretna High, Heartland Community, HTRS, Johnson County
Central, Johnson-Brock, Lincoln East, Lincoln High, Lincoln North Star, Lincoln Northeast,
Lincoln Southeast, Lincoln Southwest, Nebraska City High, Palmyra, Sabetha, Sidney,
Sterling Public Schools, Syracuse, Tarkio High, Tri County and Wymore Southern.
For a tentative schedule of events and other information about the Business Contest
visit https://www.peru.edu/professionalstudies/businesscontest/ or contact Parriott at lparriott@peru.edu or 402-872-2273.
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For more information, visit www.peru.edu or call 1-800-742-4412.
About Peru State College: Peru State’s “Campus of a Thousand Oaks,” an arboretum, is nestled in historic southeast Nebraska. The state’s first college, Peru State offers a unique mix of innovative online and traditional classroom undergraduate and graduate programs, including online graduate degrees in education and organizational management. It is a college of choice fostering excellence and student achievement through engagement in a culture that promotes inquiry, discovery and innovation.