Following their keynote address to kick off Career Week, class of 1995 graduates Dale and Lina Wollschleger presented awards to 10 students in the Believe in Ohio STEM Business Plan Competition...
Believe in Ohio Awards
Following their keynote address to kick off Career Week, class of 1995 graduates Dale and Lina Wollschleger presented awards to 10 students in the Believe in Ohio STEM Business Plan Competition. The competition challenges students to generate creative entrepreneurial ideas for a product or service and then to develop their ideas by writing complete business plans. Students developed their plans under the guidance of business teacher Nancy Vondrak in her Business in the 21st Century class.
Four local entrepreneurs selected the winners.
Junior Sofia DiCillo took first place and won $250 for her business plan for MediaWatch, a creative way for parents to limit children’s social media access. Sofia is the first solo award winner in the five-year history of the business plan competition.
The second-place award winners, splitting a prize of $150, are senior Danielle Lazuka and junior Molly Mamone. They developed Straight from the Bottle, a cutting-edge shampoo and conditioner formulated to straighten curly hair.
Juniors Briana Cowman and Hailey Oppenlander won third place and $100 for Plush Brush, an innovative, multiple-application hair care appliance.
Students earning honorable mention awards for their business plans include: seniors Samantha Dow and Jacquelyn Gardner for Beverage Beads, a creative way to keep drinks hot or cold; Charles Forbes for Billies, a healthy alternative to beef jerky snacks; and seniors JD Delahunty and Andrew Winters for Florilia, a device to hydrate plants.
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NDCL alumni Dale and Lina Wollschleger, far right, present Believe in Ohio STEM Business Plan Competition awards to NDCL students (l to r) Sofia DiCillo, Molly Mamone, Hailey Oppenlander, Brianna Cowman, JD Delahunty, Samantha Dow and Jacquelyn Gardner.
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NDCL sophomore Gracie Robert enjoys some time with Millie, one of about a dozen therapy dogs that visited NDCL. The dogs came to campus as part of a project to raise awareness, supplies and funds for Rescue Village, the animal shelter of the Geauga Humane Society.
