Montana Chamber to recognize Billings High School Business Challenge Winners

Billings Career Center students Sean Kober, James Newman, Michael Armstrong, Weston Smith and their High School Business Challenge (HSBC) instructor Harvey Langager will be recognized for their first place finish in the spring 2005 HSBC competition. The awards ceremony will be held Monday, May 16, 2005 at 5:30 P.M. during the Billings Career Center school board meeting.

This Billings Career Center team gained first place honors competing against nearly 650 other students throughout Montana and increasing the value of their business from $25.00/share to an ending value of $271.45/share in 8 weeks of the business simulation competition.

In addition to this recognition, the team will travel to the annual Montana Governors Cup Golf tournament on July 28, 2005 to be recognized by Governor Schweitzer, other past governors, government leaders and business leaders from throughout Montana and the United States.

Billings Skyview students Trent Parks, Andrew Fischer, Scott Cichosz and their High School Business Challenger (HSBC) instructor Kurt Wohler will be recognized in a school awards ceremony for their third place finish in the spring 2005 HSBC competition.

The awards ceremony will be held Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 9:00 A.M. at Billings Skyview High School during their 9:00 A.M. class period. The Billings Skyview team earned third place honors in the HSBC simulation competition by increasing the value of their business from $25.00/share to an ending value of $265.77/share in 8 weeks of the business simulation competition.

High School Business Challenge is a statewide business education program offered to all Montana high schools either as a classroom or extra curricular education tool. The computer driven business simulation allows students to compete in a market place against other schools who all manage a manufacturing firm that produces and markets a personal DVD player.

High School Business Challenge has been offered since the year 2000 and has replaced the former “Business Week” as a business education tool to help students understand business and learn critical business skills which assist with career decisions and personal life applications. The Montana Chamber Foundation is the fund raising arm for HSBC which is supported by numerous businesses, foundations and individuals which allows the program to be offered at a very nominal cost to schools. The Montana Chamber Foundation contracts with MSU’s, Montana Council on Economic Education who trains instructors and manages the simulation.

For more information about High School Business Challenge access the Montana Chamber website http://www.montanachamber.net or contact:

High School Business Challenge Coordinator

Montana Chamber of Commerce

Kerry Schaefer
1180 5th Road N.E.
Power, Montana 59468
406-463-2370
[email protected]