EVANSTON — Four Evanston High School students earned scholarships in a mock business competition last month, according to intro to business instructor Susan Evans. Sixteen teams of four students each drafted business plans detailing a company and a product, then presented their plans to five panels of judges, all of whom were representing Evanston businesses.

The winning company, Peak Engravings, was awarded a scholarship funded by the City of Evanston and Jumpstart. The four students in charge of the company, all freshmen and sophomores during the contest, were Kylee Bitton, Mia Castro, Kyan Lawlar and Ashlyn Kopp. Peak Engravings products — laser-engraved keychains and tags for Stanley water bottles — were available at EHS’ student store. Peak Engravings offered multiple fonts and templates, all engraved on wood or acrylic. The products turned a profit of $180-190.

The competition began this year, but Evans plans for it to persist into future years, with or without scholarships. “If the funding is there or not there, we’ll still continue it,” she said. “If the funding’s not there, that’s still fine because this creates an opportunity for the students.”

Of the student, Evans said, “They’ve been excellent. They’ve really stepped it up and competed on a higher level.”

The students praised the competition on their last day of school. Lawlar said, “I think it was a good experience for all of us to learn how to work with customers and run a business.”

Bitton added, “It is a great opportunity for us to talk to people and work with customers.”

“I think it’s just a really good lesson to learn at a young age,” Kopp said. “It helped us learn new skills and things to know. It was a really good opportunity.”