Ehman selected CCHS Business Student of the Year

Coal City High School senior Brady Ehman has been selected the school’s Business Student of the Year.

The award, presented annually by the school’s business department, recognizes a business student who displays the characteristics and self-motivation to have a successful future. Candidates must have at least six semesters of business courses and maintained a B average or higher.

Business instructor Harlan Kennell, when presenting the award, said Ehman has been enrolled in business education classes all four years, completed eight courses and achieved a perfect score in all.

Ehman, the son of Jason and Kelly Ehman, finishes high school third in his class with a 4.7 grade point average—the highest rank and gpa achieved by a Business Student of the Year in the last 10 years. He will attend Illinois State University to study computer science.

“He is a remarkable, intelligent young man who truly enjoys learning the skills needed in today’s business world. It is clear, Brady displays the characteristics and has the self motivation to have a successful future,” Kennell said.