Peru, Nebraska – For the 45th year, Peru State College hosted the Annual High School Business Contest.
More than 400 students from Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas high schools competed
for scholarships and awards.
Competitions were held in 16 different disciplines, including accounting, advanced
accounting, business communications, business ethics, business law, business math,
computer concepts, economics, entrepreneurship, introduction to business, job interview,
keyboarding (skills), marketing, personal finance, web page design and word processing.
First-place winners in each of the 16 categories were awarded $500 tuition scholarships
for on-campus full-time enrollment at Peru State College. Medals were awarded to first
through fifth place winners.
Front Row: First place winner in Accounting, Hannah Rethmeier, with her instructor at Crete, Jennifer Coe. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Ashli Becker; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Dr. Judy Grotrian, Professor of Business.
| Accounting | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Hannah | Rethmeier | Crete | Jennifer Coe |
| 2nd | Taylor | Mead | Syracuse | Susan Wellman |
| 3rd | Nicole | Harms | Sterling | Jacob Davenport & Cheri Wirthele |
| 4th | Tram | Ngo | Crete | Jennifer Coe |
| 5th | Claire | Eltze | Crete | Jennifer Coe |
Front Row: First place winner in Advanced Accounting, Zach Beaver, with his instructor at Falls City, Donna Eickhoff. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Hunter Brodersen; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Matthew Gleason, Instructor of Accounting.
| Advanced Accounting | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Zach | Beaver | Falls City | Donna Eickhoff |
| 2nd | Hayden | Ernst | Elmwood-Murdock | Laura Rikli & Jacob Shaffer |
| 3rd | Timberly | Carr | Heartland | Kristy Most |
| 4th | Grace | Kanel | HTRS | Joan Dreier |
| 5th | Chandler | Bulmer | Johnson-Brock | Seth Feeken |
Front Row: First place winner in Business Communication, Malayna Wingert, with her instructor at Sterling, Jacob Davenport. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Nadja Janjevic; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Dr. Judy Grotrian, Professor of Business.
| Business Communication | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Malayna | Wingert | Sterling | Jacob Davenport & Cheri Wirthele |
| 2nd | Molly | Feile | Elmwood-Murdock | Laura Rikli & Jacob Shaffer |
| 3rd | Jordan | Jurgens | Freeman | Ross Rumsey |
| 4th | Nicole | Harms | Sterling | Jacob Davenport & Cheri Wirthele |
| 5th | Anna | Schmidt | Tri County High School | Dennis Krejci |
Front Row: First place in winner Business Ethics, Eli Waring, with his instructor at Johnson County Central, Angie Huskey. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Bailey Armbruster; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Dr. Christy Hutchison, Professor of Business.
| Business Ethics | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Eli | Waring | Johnson County Central | Angie Huskey |
| 2nd | Jonah | Reed | Freeman | Ross Rumsey |
| 3rd | Bailey | Waltke | Tri County High School | Dennis Krejci |
| 4th | Keegan | Hunzeker | Falls City | Donna Eickhoff |
| 5th | Grace | Janzen | Heartland | Kristy Most |
Front Row: First place winner in Business Law, Liliana Kinnan, with her instructor at Gretna, Carrie Smith. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Dolores McGargill; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Dr. Christy Hutchison, Professor of Business.
| Business Law | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Liliana | Kinnan | Gretna | Carrie Smith & Chris Swantek |
| 2nd | Clarence | Schuler | HTRS | Joan Dreier |
| 3rd | Abut | Deng | Bellevue East | Andrew Werner |
| 4th | Miranda | Shreves | Johnson-Brock | Seth Feeken |
| 5th | Alyssa | Anselmo | Bellevue East | Andrew Werner |
Front Row: First place winner in Business Math, Zach Beaver, with his instructor at Falls City, Donna Eickhoff. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Ashli Becker; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Cassandra Weitzenkamp, Instructor of Accounting.
| Business Math | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Zach | Beaver | Falls City | Donna Eickhoff |
| 2nd | Hayden | Ernst | Elmwood-Murdock | Laura Rikli & Jacob Shaffer |
| 3rd | Grace | Kanel | HTRS | Joan Dreier |
| 4th | Kale | Wetjen | Heartland | Kristy Most |
| 5th | Carrie | Beethe | Johnson County Central | Angie Huskey |
Front Row: First place winner in Computer Concepts, Hunter Oestmann, with his instructor at Johnson-Brock, Seth Feeken. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Hunter Brodersen; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Brad Griffin, Instructor of Computer and Management Information Systems
| Computer Concepts | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Hunter | Oestmann | Johnson-Brock | Seth Feeken |
| 2nd | Josh | Hoff-Boring | Johnson-Brock | Seth Feeken |
| 3rd | Kevin | Coffey | Crete | Jennifer Coe |
| 4th | Isaiah | Spruth-Janssen | Johnson-Brock | Seth Feeken |
| 5th | Zach | Beaver | Falls City | Donna Eickhoff |
Front Row: First place winner in Economics, Alex Warren, with his instructor at Bellevue East, Andrew Werner. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Nadja Janjevic; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Todd Chipman, Instructor of Business.
| Economics | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Alex | Warren | Bellevue East | Andrew Werner |
| 2nd | Jordan | Jurgens | Freeman | Ross Rumsey |
| 3rd | Colton | Monnier | Heartland | Kristy Most |
| 4th | Hayden | Ernst | Elmwood-Murdock | Laura Rikli & Jacob Shaffer |
| 5th | Kevin | Coffey | Crete | Jennifer Coe |
Front Row: First place winner in Entrepreneurship, Holden Rues, with his instructor at Freeman, Ross Rumsey. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Bailey Armbruster; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Dr. Sheri Grotrian, Professor of Business.
| Entrepreneurship | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Holden | Rues | Freeman | Ross Rumsey |
| 2nd | Terry | Schellhorn | Wilber-Clatonia | Brookelyn Trampe |
| 3rd | Morgan | Jennings | Elmwood-Murdock | Laura Rikli & Jacob Shaffer |
| 4th | Ben | Nannen | Syracuse | Susan Wellman |
| 5th | Will | Stalder | HTRS | Joan Dreier |
Front Row: First place winner in the Introduction to Business contest, Charles Kuenzi, with his instructor at Sabetha, Nathan Bauman. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Dolores McGargill; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Max Kathol, Instructor of Business.
| Introduction to Business | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Charles | Kuenzi | Sabetha | Nathan Bauman |
| 2nd | Annie | Nelson | Omaha Northwest | Randy Rouse |
| 3rd | Ethan | Knust | Tri County High School | Dennis Krejci |
| 4th | Danny | Versaw | Palmyra | Andrew Conn |
| 5th | Kale | Wetjen | Heartland | Kristy Most |
Front Row: First place winner in Job Interview Hannah Rethmeier, with her instructor at Crete, Jennifer Coe. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Ashli Becker; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Dr. Sheri Grotrian, Professor of Business.
| Job Interview | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Hannah | Rethmeier | Crete | Jennifer Coe |
| 2nd | Elizabeth | Foral | Bellevue East | Andrew Werner |
| 3rd | Makenna | Johannsen | Bellevue East | Andrew Werner |
| 4th | Keegan | Hunzeker | Falls City | Donna Eickhoff |
| 5th | Meredith | Clark | Syracuse | Susan Wellman |
Front Row: First place winner in Keyboarding, Will Stalder, with his instructor at Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, Joan Dreier. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Hunter Brodersen; Dr. Tim Borchers, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Matthew Gleason, Instructor of Accounting.
| Keyboarding | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Will | Stalder | HTRS | Joan Dreier |
| 2nd | Gus | Pope | Elmwood-Murdock | Laura Rikli & Jacob Shaffer |
| 3rd | Elizabeth | Mestl | Heartland | Kristy Most |
| 4th | Sabrina | Reed | Crete | Jennifer Coe |
| 5th | Noah | Arent | Elmwood-Murdock | Laura Rikli & Jacob Shaffer |
Front Row: First place winner in Marketing, Elizabeth Foral, with her instructor at Bellevue East, Andrew Werner. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Nadja Janjevic; Dr. Judy Grotrian, Professor of Business; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Maxwell Kathol, Instructor of Business.
| Marketing | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Elizabeth | Foral | Bellevue East | Andrew Werner |
| 2nd | Colton | Monnier | Heartland | Kristy Most |
| 3rd | Odessa | Ohrt | Heartland | Kristy Most |
| 4th | Kaitlyn | Frey | HTRS | Joan Dreier |
| 5th | Morgan | Jennings | Elmwood-Murdock | Laura Rikli & Jacob Shaffer |
Front Row: First place winner in Personal Finance, Calvin Antholz, with his instructor at Johnson County Central, Angie Huskey. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Bailey Armbruster; Dr. Judy Grotrian, Professor of Business; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Todd Chapman, Instructor of Business.
| Personal Finance | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Calvin | Antholz | Johnson County Central | Angie Huskey |
| 2nd | Breck | O'Grady | Bellevue East | Andrew Werner |
| 3rd | Saylor | Rother | Johnson County Central | Angie Huskey |
| 4th | Carrie | Beethe | Johnson County Central | Angie Huskey |
| 5th | Odessa | Ohrt | Heartland | Kristy Most |
Front Row: First place winner in Web Page Design, Michael Bogart, with his instructor at Palmyra, Andrew Conn. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Dolores McGargill; Dr. Judy Grotrian, Professor of Business; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Brad Griffin, Instructor of Computer and Management Information Systems.
| Web Page Design | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Michael | Bogart | Palmyra | Andrew Conn |
| 2nd | Austin | Guhde-Egger | Johnson-Brock | Seth Feeken |
| 3rd | Isaac | Bittner | HTRS | Joan Dreier |
| 4th | Ryan | Lairmore | Sterling | Jacob Davenport & Cheri Wirthele |
| 5th | Michael | Pulliam | Wilber-Clatonia | Brookelyn Trampe |
Front Row: First place winner in Word Processing, Miranda Shreves, with her instructor at Johnson-Brock, Seth Feeken. Back Row, left to right: student contest assistant, Dolores McGargill; Dr. Judy Grotrian, Professor of Business; Dr. Dan Hanson, President of Peru State College; and Cassandra Weitzenkamp, Instructor of Accounting.
| Word Processing | ||||
| Placement | Winner | School | Instructor | |
| 1st | Miranda | Shreves | Johnson-Brock | Seth Feeken |
| 2nd | Kandice | Danner | Syracuse | Susan Wellman |
| 3rd | Dawson | Ohrt | Heartland | Kristy Most |
| 4th | Quiana | Logans | Bellevue East | Andrew Werner |
| 5th | Sophie | Sayer | Syracuse | Susan Wellman |
Group shot of the student assistants for the 2019 Business Contest with Contest Director,
Lisa Parriott.
Front row, from left to right: Blake Kimball, Rozlyn Cole, Dolores McGargill, and
Alexous Hof. Back row, from left to right: Hunter Brodersen, Ashli Becker, Nadja Janjevic,
Lisa Parriott, Bailey Armbruster, Michael Demers