SHS Business Olympics 2012

 

Each year the School of Business at Smithtown High School, in cooperation with the Smithtown Industry Advisory Board, sponsors a Business Olympics competition.  The theme for The 18^th Annual Business Olympics competition was “Smithtown Shark Tank” – the students had to develop a new product or modify/enhance an existing product.  There were 50 teams, with over 200 students from High School East & West, focused on creating a new product or modifying an existing one.

The major sponsor for this event was People’s Bank in Smithtown who provided dinner for all students who participated and over 90 judges.  Smithtown Industry Advisory Board members from the district, local companies and organizations participated in the event and judged the students on their ideas, depth of research, appearance and overall presentation.  All student teams were required to have a Power Point, a print ad, a prototype and a sales pitch.

1^st Place:  Sarah Fleischman, Allison Kollmer, Melissa Shaw, Daniela Castelli and Ashley Jacks

2^nd Place: Garbielle Donnelly, Alycia Santosus, Brielle Arneo, Hope Lefko and Kaitlyn Kronwitt

3^rd Place: Justin Micozzi, Michael Donofrio, Matthew D’Arienzo and Roman Berger

4^th Place: Alexis Barnes, Tyler Vigliarolo, Andrew Adams and Matt Glaser

5^th Place: Michael Gajda, Steven Reddan, Anthony Parrillo and Ezra Guttman

6^th Place: Bill Tang, Sasha Gray and Michael Carlin

7^th Place: Jordan Alperin, Matthew Grunenberg, Dilan Mistry, Ahad Anwar and Morgan Mansfield

Other sponsors of Business Olympics included: State Farm Insurance – Lynn Barnhardt, The Sexy Salad, Northeast Tree Company, Smithtown Teachers Association, Mill Creek Agency, Smithtown Children’s Foundation, White Lotus, Henry Schein Medical, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Buona Sera, Val Manzo, Atty. At Law, Howard S. Grafstein, Att. At Law, Henrietta Properties Inc., Joseph Reboli-An Artist’s Store, and Choice Cleaners and The NY Mets.  Students from the Top 7 teams received gift cards, gift certificates and tickets from our Sponsors. 

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the 18^th Annual Business Olympics!  Everyone who participated in this exciting event benefited from the experience.