Young entrepreneurs from Rainbow Schools showcase innovative businesses

Rainbow District School Board held its annual Entrepreneurship Fair at R.L. Beattie Public School on Thursday, June 4, 2015. 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 2015 Entrepreneurship Fair were:

Best Business Plan

1st place – Be Jeweled

Jade-yn Noble, Grade 8, Churchill Public School

2nd place – Happy Hippy Headbands

Katryna Bryon and Teagan Penney, Grade 8, Pinecrest Public School

3rd place – Fresh Treats

Kaeleb Edmonds, Grade 8, Churchill Public School

Best Service

1st place – Face It

Katrina Thai and Arianna Ghorbani, Grade 7, R.L. Beattie Public School

2nd place – Siana’s Acoustic CD’s

Siana Malette, Grade 8, Churchill Public School

3rd place – DJ’s Face Painting

Dez-Rae Delisle and Jenna Scaife, Grade 8, Churchill Public School

Best Product

1st place – 2 Blue Girlz

April Torkopoulos, Grade 8, Charles C. McLean Public School

2nd place – Be Jeweled

Jade-yn Noble, Grade 8, Churchill Public School

3rd place – Duct Dynasty

Max Mahaffy and Thomas Bourdon, Grade 7, R.L. Beattie Public School

Best Presentation

1st place – Bombs Away

Lucy Dong and Katrina Mercier, Grade 8, MacLeod Public School

2nd place – Go Green Bags

Liam Socranski, Noah Grottoli and David Bousquet, Grade 7, R.L. Beattie Public School

3rd place – Eco Holders

Josh Hayes and Jonah Bennett, Grade 7, R.L. Beattie Public School

Young Entrepreneur

1st place – Duct Dynasty

Max Mahaffy and Thomas Bourdon, Grade 7, R.L. Beattie Public School

 

2nd place – Bombs Away

Lucy Dong and Katrina Mercier, Grade 8, MacLeod Public School

3rd place – Hairtastic

Delaney Bourget and Grace Tressider, 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.

PHOTOS:

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Jade-yn Noble, Grade 8 student at Churchill Public School, captured 1st place in the Best Business Plan category, and 2nd place in the Best Product category with Be Jeweled at Rainbow District School Board’s Entrepreneurship Fair held at R.L. Beattie Public School on Thursday, June 4, 2015.

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April Torkopoulos, Grade 8 student from Charles C. McLean Public School, presented 2 Blue Girlz at the Entrepreneurship Fair on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at R.L. Beattie Public School. Her project won 1st place in the Best Product category.

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Thomas Bourdon, left, and business partner Max Mahaffy, Grade 7 students from R.L. Beattie Public School, garnered 1st place in the Young Entrepreneur category and 3rd place in the Best Product category at the Entrepreneurship Fair held at R.L. Beattie Public School on Thursday, June 4, 2015.

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Lucy Dong, left, and Katrina Mercier, Grade 8 students from MacLeod Public School, won 1st place in the Best Presentation category and 2nd place in the Young Entrepreneur category with Bombs Away  at the Entrepreneurship Fair at R.L. Beattie Public School on Thursday, June 4, 2015.

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Grade 7 students Arianna Ghorbani, left, and Katrina Thai of R.L. Beattie Public School, won 1st place in the Best Service category for their project Face It at the Entrepreneurship Fair on Thursday, June 4, 2015.