Big Idea finalists for 2020 announced, Northwestern student among finalists
Staff report
Finalists for the 2020 Big Idea competition have been announced! The Big Idea competition exists to “encourage entrepreneurial thinking among high school students” by encouraging high schoolers to come up with business ideas to solve today’s problems.
Congratulations to the following students, schools, and advisors on being finalists for the 2020 BIG Idea final event. Winners will be announced December 9th.
Local finalists:
Business name: Busy Bees
Team Members: Megan Nash
School Name: Northwestern High School
School Advisor: Anne Frericks
Business Name: Bee’s Boats
Team Members: Emily Efraimson, Nathan Bellikka
School Name: Aberdeen Central High School
School Advisor: Brandt Munsen
Other finalists:
Business Name: Essential Errands
Team Members: Alexis Ninneman
School Name: Milbank High School
School Advisor: Jerry Janisch
Business Name: Cameron Waste Removal, Inc.
Team Members: Cameron Gilmore
School Name: Blacksburg High School (Virginia)
School Advisor: Independent Study
Business Name: SimplyCook
Team Members: Jordan Schock, Rachel Schallenkamp
School Name: McCook Central High School
School Advisor: Terry Rieckman
Business Name: Build a Bouquet
Team Members: Kara Weiss, Sydney Tedrow
School Name: Pierre T.F. Riggs High School
School Advisor: Terry Rieckman
Business Name: Goats-2-Go: Delivering a Goat Load of Fun
Team Members: Matea Gordon
School Name: Sturgis Brown High School
School Advisor: Independent Study
Business Name: LWC Welding and Repair
Team Members: Ian Lehman
School Name: Pierre T.F. Riggs High School
School Advisor: Cheryl Ulmen
