JA Announces Winners of Titan Business Challenge
GIRARD, Ohio – A team from Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus is the winner of the 13th Annual Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley Titan Virtual Business Challenge, JA announced Friday.
This year’s Titan event was held virtually, with 32 registered teams – representing Austintown Fitch High School, Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus, Jefferson High School, Lordstown High School, Mineral Ridge High School, NEO Impact Academy and Pymatuning Valley High School. The top three-placing teams will be offered an entry to the national JA Titan Business Challenge competition, set for May 18-19.
Team members Richard Terry and Andrew Lindsay from Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus took home the first-place title. Each player received a $750 scholarship.
Finishing in second place was a team from Pymatuning Valley High School. Students Conner Simonic, Tylar Reynolds, and Zachary Benton, were each awarded a $500 scholarship.
In third place, each winning a $250 scholarship, was a team from Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus, which included Kaycee Spears, Giovanni Rivera, and Christian Nieves.
All scholarships were provided by Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley.
Consolation prize winning teams from Lordstown High School and Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus, were awarded $25 gift cards. These students are:
- 4th Place- Lordstown High School (Alex Sherry, Jacob Fleming, Jeffery Daniels).
- 5th Place – Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (Gavin Ryan, James Roux, Christopher Devine).
- 6th Place- Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (Erik Deary, Reese Fuller, Michael Clark).
JA said that next year’s Titan Challenge will held be in-person at Youngstown State University.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
