Lemonade Day Rolls Out Across Northeast Ohio
Lemonade Day is a national program focused on elementary and early middle school students experiencing entrepreneurship by setting up a lemonade stand. Step-by-step guides for both the student and their caring adult are providedLemonade QR at no charge. A teacher’s guide is also available. In 2011, more than 120,000 kids across America participated. Lemonade Day NEO 2012 is planned for spring 2012. If you would like to learn more about this successful program, please contact Greg Malkin, 216-831-2200 x7362, or send email to info@lemonadedayneo.org
SEE: Brought to You Now by EEO
The Scholarship of Entrepreneurial Engagement, known as SEE, is now a program of Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio (EEO), headed by John Klipfell. SEE is a free mini-course about economics and entrepreneurship that high school teachers can easily integrate into existing Economics, Social Studies, or Business courses. For the first time, students can complete an advanced version of the SEE mini-course for college credit through Ashland University (fee required). Contact John Klipfell at JKlipfell1@aol.com if you are interested in learning more about how SEE could work with your school’s curriculum or the dual-credit option.
Local Junior Achievement Students Go National
A team of three JA Company students from Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio, took third place at the North American JA Company of the Year Competition.JAECOTheir unusual sign business, Letter Art Photography, takes photos of architectural elements and objects that depict different letters of the alphabet and then uses the letters to make framed, custom signs. The students qualified for the national competition by participating in and winning the regional competition sponsored by Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland. Congratulations to Junior Achievement of East Central Ohio and its enterprising students, and thanks to JA of Greater Cleveland for hosting the regional contest for students from across Northeast Ohio!
Kent State Young Business Scholars' Program Now Accepting Applications
The Young Business Scholars’ Program is a summer program that will take place on the Kent State University campus July 22-27, 2012. Presented by KSU’s College of Business Administration, the program is a five-day business-focused camp for high school students. The top 50 applicants will stay on Kent State’s campus, learn about business, and experience college life. Students will study business disciplines and work in teams to “start” a business. Teams will compete for $1,000 scholarships, to be applied if they attend Kent State University to study business upon graduation from high school. Students who will be juniors and seniors during the 2012-13 academic year can apply to participate in the program. The application deadline is April 30, 2012; for the application and more information, please contact Elizabeth Sinclair, Assistant Dean, College of Business Administration, at 330-672-1286 or easincla@kent.edu.
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