LCHS Business Pathway: Students Turn Classroom Learning into Real-World Experience

LaRue County High School students in the Business Pathway are discovering that learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom—it happens in the real world. From mastering financial concepts to developing entrepreneurial skills, these students are preparing for careers in business while building practical skills that will serve them for a lifetime.

“I feel FBLA has taught me a lot of soft skills and also taught me the vocabulary of business like stocks and finances and things I just never understood before,” said Tristin Heath, a senior at LCHS.

Through competitions and hands-on experiences, students are exploring everything from stock market strategies to social media promotion. Brooklyn Lyvers, also a senior, shared, “In our business classes, we’ve been learning about the stock market through the stock market game, where we get to see how real world events affect the stock market on an everyday basis.”

Trips and networking opportunities expand the learning even further. Alexis Patterson reflected on a recent experience in California: “I recently traveled to California, where I was able to meet a large, diverse group of kids my age who knew a lot about business. And then, in turn, I learned information from them that I can also apply to my future career and my life on an everyday basis.”

For students like Caydence Engle, the program has also provided lessons in personal financial responsibility. “I feel FBLA has helped me to rethink how I spend my money and use it on things that I need more than stuff I don’t,” she explained.

The teachers are especially proud of the opportunities the program provides. Jillian Williams, Business Teacher at LCHS, highlighted the department’s new equipment: “We have a DTF printer, which allows students to create digital designs and then use our heat press to make t-shirts. This equipment lets students take the concepts we’re learning in class and apply them to real business operations. It’s also a great way for our department to fundraise and support trips with FBLA and other competitions.”

Daniel Rock, another LCHS Business Teacher, added, “I teach personal finance, accounting, and entrepreneurship. We have a great school, but we have even better students. I’m excited for people to learn about the students involved in FBLA and all the cool things we do in our business classes.”

Whether it’s mastering the stock market, developing a social media strategy, or learning how to run a small business, students in LCHS’s Business Pathways program are turning knowledge into action—and preparing themselves for success long before graduation.