The students (left) who finished first place in their respective categories during the annual Lake Land College Business and Computer Contest. Pictured (from left to right): Grant Davis, Centralia High School; Carter Lorence, Centralia High School; Kristen Piper, Flora High School; Hayden Young, Flora High School; Payton Scroggins, Flora High School; and Jack Krumtinger, Monticello High School. Students of Monticello High School, (right) which placed first in the team competition at the annual Lake Land College Business and Computer Contest. Pictured (from left to right): Dacey Kooi, Thea Key, Steven Bluhm, Lane Alexander, Jacob Robinson and Jack Krumtinger.
Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Lake Land College recently held its annual Business and Computer Contest, welcoming students from 17 local high schools to demonstrate their software skills.
During the event, students competed in a series of contests covering Accounting, Computer Concepts, General Business and Current Events, MOS Excel, MOS PowerPoint and MOS Word. First place winners of each contest received a 3-credit-hour tuition waiver to Lake Land College.
The event also included a team competition, with Monticello High School placing first among all participating schools.
The full list of high schools that competed in the Business and Computer Contest were Altamont, Centralia, Champaign Centennial, Champaign Central, Charleston, Dieterich, Effingham, Flora, Monticello, Mt. Zion, Paris, Shiloh, Shelbyville, South Central, Stewardson-Strasburg, Teutopolis and Windsor High Schools.
“This event is always a special opportunity to welcome students to campus and celebrate their unique talents,” said Marcy Satterwhite, Business Instructor and Coordinator of Graphic Design Programs. “It’s also a great chance for the students to experience the programs and resources we have to offer here at Lake Land as they begin to make plans for their futures.”
The individual winners of the 2026 Lake Land College Business and Computer Contest are as follows:
| Accounting | ||
| Grant Davis | Centralia High School | 1st |
| Tyler Vonderheide | Stewardson-Strasburg High School | 2nd |
| Caelen Harper | Flora High School | 3rd |
| Luke Meyer | Centralia High School | 4th |
| Lorren Neiderhoffer | Centralia High School | 5th |
| Computer Concepts | ||
| Jack Krumtinger | Monticello High School | 1st |
| Rajshree Kharel | Charleston High School | 2nd |
| Grayson White | Centralia High School | 3rd |
| Logan Corrie | Windsor High School | 4th |
| Jackson Esker | Teutopolis High School | 5th |
| General Business & Current Events | ||
| Carter Lorence | Centralia High School | 1st |
| Derek Doedtman | Effingham High School | 2nd |
| Max Flack | Effingham High School | 3rd |
| Andrew Reynolds | South Central High School | 4th |
| Andrew Petzing | Stewardson-Strasburg High School | 5th |
| MOS Excel | ||
| Kristen Pipher | Flora High School | 1st |
| Grayson Craffets | Paris High School | 2nd |
| Aiden Hardy | Shelbyville High School | 3rd |
| Landon Beck | Effingham High School | 4th |
| Melanie Probst | Stewardson-Strasburg High School | 5th |
| MOS PowerPoint | ||
| Hayden Young | Flora High School | 1st |
| Ella Cammon | Flora High School | 2nd |
| Addison Conant | South Central High School | 3rd |
| Brooke Schumacher | Stewardson-Strasburg High School | 4th |
| Simon Himes | Charleston High School | 5th |
| MOS Word | ||
| Payton Scroggins | Flora High School | 1st |
| Caleb Holmes | Effingham High School | 2nd |
| Michael Hermer | Champaign Central High School | 3rd |
| Colin Wells | Shelbyville High School | 4th |
| Liam Dela Cruz | Champaign Central High School | 5th |
To learn more about Lake Land College Business and Technology programs, contact the department at 217-234-5348 or by email at BusinessProgram@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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