WOW! What a Sunday for our four Samohi student entrepreneurial teams participating in the 6th Annual High School Business Plan Competition held yesterday at the Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Our teams swept it!
Three Samohi ROP student business teams took the top three prizes in the category of “Existing On-Campus Businesses” and the fourth ROP team took first place prize in the category of “New On-Campus Business”. Collectively the teams were awarded $2,750 of prize money to invest in their businesses. The students have been working with their instructors and their business and university mentors mornings, noon, nights and weekends for months and their dedication and commitment paid off in their results!
If you know these students, please congratulate them for their exceptional accomplishments this weekend.
If you would like to view pictures you can go to a web album at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/rebel.harrison/BusinessPlanCompetition# (you may have to copy and paste)
Seflora – First place, $1000, Existing On-Campus Business - Overall Competition Winner – Highest scoring team in all categories.
A school based business founded through the ROP Marketing Essentials class that specializes in selling floral arrangements at calendar events and other special occasions. Seflora won first place in Existing On-Campus Business and also the title of Overall Competition Winner.
Students: Tatiana Miranda, Noel Prasad, Jessica Santiago, Maya Williams, Nicole Woon, Nicole Yalung, Alexandra Zafiris, Xiao Zhou
Instructor: Mariam Shafiey
Tote-a-lly Awesome – Second place, $500, Existing On-Campus Business
A SAGE project social venture marketing eco-friendly tote bags and purses to Samohi and the Santa Monica community made of recycled plastic bottles.
Students: Natalie Barba, Tanya Choo, Jessica Chuan, Angela Rodriguez, Gabriela Ruiz,
Instructors: Teri Jones & Anita Kemp
Vikes’ Inn & Café–Third place, $250, Existing On-Campus Business
A 100% student operated business since 1994 providing quality products and service to the students and faculty of Santa Monica High School. The business has become the cornerstone of the nationally and internationally award winning SAGE team.
Students: Joey Bravo, Julien Debonnet, Larry Kotovets, Yoly Ramirez, Alejandro Villero
Instructors: Teri Jones & Anita Kemp
3Tier Event Services – First place, $1000, New On-Campus Business
Opened in September, 2009, 3 Tier provides parking, concession and theater services for clients who rent our newly renovated 1200 seat school theater, “Barnum Hall” for live events and music concerts. 3 Tier Event Services is also a component of the SAGE activiies.
Students: Anissa Crawford, Gabriela Velazquez, Ricardo Reynaga, Eduardo Martinez
Instructors: Teri Jones & Anita Kemp
