As part of senior Business Studies class, a number of student groups chose to enter the local Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) competition. To qualify for regionals, secondary Business Studies students had to complete five challenges. These included developing, advertising, budgeting, and selling their own product. This competition work was on top of their NCEA assessments.
Once again Cornerstone punched above its weight: of the seven groups chosen for the Manawatu regional competition, three were made of Cornerstone Christian School Students.
Results
- Cornerstone students took home around $5000 worth of prizes.
- Niki Skaria and Anna Taylor-Brock ran a popular business named Cup A Plant. Judges were impressed with their positive presentation.
- Hannah Ashburner started an eco-friendly clothing recycling business named re.drobe. Her first-class marketing strategies contributed to $1800 worth of sales, and also won her a tidy cash prize.
- Ryan Clark’s business Voltatech, which he worked on while at his Wednesday UCOL placement, was the overall “Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme Regional Winner”. He collected a tidy Mitre10 cash prize, and a Samsung tablet. He also qualifies for the national YES competition.
- The school’s final winner was Mrs Wucherpfennig, who won the YES “Teacher of the Year” award, and a well deserved gift basket.
We’re looking forward to 2022, with a number of high performing students planning on entering again.
