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Young entrepreneurs from Rainbow Schools showcase innovative businesses
Rainbow District School Board held its annual Entrepreneurship Fair at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Innovative businesses were on display as students from Rainbow Schools sold their products and services. The event was hosted in partnership with the Learning Initiative and the Regional Business Centre.
A panel of judges from the business community evaluated the displays. They looked at the effectiveness of the presentations to select the winners for Best Business Plan, Best Service, Best Product and Best Presentation. Participants voted amongst themselves to select the winner of the Young Entrepreneur Award.
“The Rainbow District School Board Entrepreneurship Fair gave students in Grades 7 and 8 the opportunity to create and run a business,” said Event Chair Paula Biondi. “Students developed and implemented business plans,” she added. “In the process, they gained knowledge of basic marketing and applied a range of academic skills.”
Students used math for accounting and research skills to gather market information. Artistic abilities were used to create visual aspects and displays. Students also used oral and written communications skills by speaking with the public, selling their products and services, creating professional business plans, and developing business cards, websites, brochures and other promotional material. The tradeshow provided a dynamic learning experience for students, bringing the classroom curriculum to life.
And the winners of the 2014 Entrepreneurship Fair were:
Best Business Plan
1st place – All You Can Aime
Jenna Seguin, Grade 8, Churchill Public School
2nd place – SNR Creations
Sharleigh Peters, Grade 8, Churchill Public School
3rd place – Glamourous Glass
Francesca Biondi and Jenna Neilson, Grade 8, MacLeod Public School
Best Service
1st place – Sand Kings
Abbas Dedanwala and Montana Benson, Grade 7, R. L. Beattie Public School
2nd place – ECO-ORG
Malek Abou-Rabia and Roman Carscadden, Grade 7, R. L. Beattie Public School
3rd place – Switched
Averil Gougeon and Callie Gibson, Grade 7, R. L. Beattie Public School
Best Product
1st place – Fido Friends
Jacob Socransky and Emmett Taillefer, Grade 7, R. L. Beattie Public School
2nd place – Bee Honeycombs
Emma Kilbride and Victoria Armstrong, Grade 7, Carl A. Nesbitt Public School
3rd place – Top Shelf
Kolton Harry and Ethan Bronicheski, Grade 7, R. L. Beattie Public School
Best Presentation
1st place – Stretchy Dough
Taryn Thompson, Mallorie Alexander and Beth Wiwchar, Grade 7, R. L. Beattie Public School
2nd place – Conceptions Rubans Adhesifs
Colby Lindroos, Grade 7, Alexander Public School
3rd place – Fido Friends
Jacob Socransky and Emmett Taillefer, Grade 7, R. L. Beattie Public School
Young Entrepreneur
1st place – Bee Honeycombs
Emma Kilbride and Victoria Armstrong, Grade 7, Carl A. Nesbitt Public School
2nd place – Fido Friends
Jacob Socransky and Emmett Taillefer, Grade 7, R. L. Beattie Public School
3rd place – Switched
Averil Gougeon and Callie Gibson, Grade 7, R. L. Beattie Public School
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Media Contact:
Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171, ext. 7217.
Emma Kilbride, left, and Victoria Armstrong, Grade 7 students from Carl A. Nesbitt Public School, won 2nd place in the Best Product category and 1st place in the Young Entrepreneur category with Bee Honeycombs at the Entrepreneurship Fair held at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School on Thursday, June 5, 2014.
Emmett Taillefer, left, and Jacob Socransky, Grade 7 students from R. L. Beattie Public School, promoted sustainability with Fido Friends. Their dog toys are made from recycled t-shirts. They took home prizes in the Best Product, Best Presentation and Young Entrepreneur categories at the Entrepreneurship Fair held at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School on Thursday, June 5, 2014.
Sharleigh Peters, a Grade 8 student from Churchill Public School, presented SNR Creations at the Entrepreneurship Fair held at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Along with other jewelry, this second place Best Business Plan winner sells penny bracelets.
Kolton Harry, left, and business partner Ethan Bronicheski, Grade 7 students from R. L. Beattie Public School, took orders at their school fair when they ran out of stock. Their business, Top Shelf, took home 3rd place for Best Product at the Entrepreneurship Fair held at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School on Thursday, June 5, 2014.