Students turn dead space into a flower garden business
(BATESVILLE, Ind.) -- High school students had the opportunity to utilize their creativity to compete in a business idea competition.
Genesis: Pathways to Success hosted the D.I.C.E. Challenge at Ivy Tech in Batesville on Friday.
It featured teams of students from Jac-Cen-Del, Lawrenceburg and Oldenburg Academy who pitched their business ideas to a panel of judges.
Jac-Cen-Del juniors Aveyana Williams, Sophia Sullivan, and Emma Gober came up with the idea to improve unused space outside of their artroom at school.
Their project is called "Gogh Bloom" and it includes a flower garden and bouquet business. They grow the flowers and sell them to school staff.
For winning the competition, the students will $3,000 to further expand their business goals.
"The plan is to expand and include other school groups to study the science of growing flowers and art classes to create an art garden with mosaics and murals and vases for permanent containers for the bouquets," said Jac-Cen-Del art teacher Stacy Gray.
The challenge also featured Oldenburg students who will receive $2,000 for their concept of an individualized wedding planning service, while a Lawrenceburg student earned $1,000 for his invention of B.S. Baseball Gloves, which re-laces and breaks in baseball gloves.
"The D.I.C.E. Challenge not only showcases unique innovations in a variety of fields, but also emphasizes the importance of empowering high school students to explore entrepreneurship as a career path," organizers said.
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