Students from St. Joseph Central High School in St. Joseph and Parkview High School in Springfield, Mo., won the 2012 Missouri Entrepreneurship Challenge at Missouri Western State University on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
During the competition finals, teams from different high schools worked together to create a business plan for a new company. The business plan was then judged by a panel of business leaders. The students from Central and Parkview created a business plan for “Handy Andy,” a mobile phone repair business.
Winners were awarded $100 and scholarships worth $4,000 to Missouri Western’s Craig School of Business.
Members of the winning team from Central High School included Taranjit Sohal, Kailie Saverino, Reyhan Wilkinson, Nick Adams and Paige Shelter. Their teacher is Lisa Beavers.
Members of the winning team from Parkview High School included Jahmella Williams, Makaylee Davis, Vanessa Perez, Jordan McDaniel and Peyton Houck. Their teacher is Cindy Shannon.
Twenty teams from around the state had qualified for the final round through an online round earlier this fall.
The contest is sponsored by Missouri Western and by the Missouri Council on Economic Education.
Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.
The Missouri Council on Economic Education is a nonprofit organization that promotes economic and financial education in Missouri schools. In addition to the National Personal Finance Challenge, MCEE’s core programs include educating teachers in economics, providing them with the materials and methods essential to economic education. Visit www.moeconomics.org.