The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan

Peru – I attended the Peru School Board meeting Tuesday evening May 10th where learned a lot about the 2022-23 budget, met administrators, and gained respect for all the people willing to serve as school board members.  

Something else impressed me – Peru High School’s Entrepreneurial Club. Club members invited board members and everyone at the board meeting to see The Lodge, just down the hall from the high school community room. The Lodge is what I’ve always referred to as a campus store. Students staff the store, order the merchandise and manage the finances under the guidance of Business teacher Karen Lash. The store faced several challenges in the recent past. The Covid pandemic and the school’s mascot change resulted in a bank balance of less than $1,000 at the beginning of the school year. Now it’s up to almost $6,000. The store is neat, well-organized, and stocked with healthy foods, drinks, apparel and other items. 

Congratulations to the Peru Entrepreneurial Club (a.k.a. Future Business Leaders of America – FBLA) students for their hard work and excellent presentation Tuesday evening.