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Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts (JA) and its Title Sponsor, Bristol County Savings Bank, announce that of the 72 teams from 14 high schools throughout southern Massachusetts who competed recently in the JA Titan Business Challenge at UMass Dartmouth, the three top performing teams were:
• First Place – Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School (Team 1) in New Bedford;
• Second Place – Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School (Team 3) of Rochester;
• Third Place – Apponequet Regional High School (Team 3) in Lakeville.
The JA Titan Business Challenge is a business strategy competition in which high school students compete against other schools in teams using an online, interactive business simulation game which provides students with essential business knowledge.
The top three teams receive scholarships to a post-secondary school they choose to attend. Members of the first place will share $3,000 in scholarship money, second place $2,250 and third place $1,500.
Placing 1st at the recent Junior Achievement of Southern MA Titan Business Challenge was Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School (Team 1) from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Pelletier, President, Junior Achievement of Southern MA; Nicole Nault, Events & Development Manager, Junior Achievement of Southern MA; school coordinator Jennifer Carreiro; students Jordan Lopes, Christopher Cambra, Wilson Delaleu and Alexiah Gomes; school coordinator Crystal Ripley; and Michael Patacao, President, Board of Directors, Junior Achievement of Southern MA and VP/Commercial Lending, Bristol County Savings Bank.
Placing 3rd at the recent Junior Achievement of Southern MA Titan Business Challenge was Apponequet Regional High School (Team 3) of Lakeville, Massachusetts. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Pelletier, President, Junior Achievement of Southern MA; Nicole Nault, Events & Development Manager, Junior Achievement of Southern MA; students Brendan O’Connor, Robert Pacheco and Aidan Wilson; school coordinator Frank Rosa; and Michael Patacao, President, Board of Directors, JA of Southern MA and VP/Commercial Lending, Bristol County Savings Bank.
