| E CITY and Whitney Young |
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| Whitney Young is a Cleveland Municipal School District middle and high school located at 17900 Harvard Avenue.
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| 2005-2006 School Year |
E CITY Whitney Young graduation
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E CITY completed its second program at Whitney Young!
We thank new principal, Alisa McKinnie, for welcoming entrepreneurship education to the building again.
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This year, Alisa Smedley taught the program with assistance from an “apprentice,” Rita Dent. Alisa is a four-time E CITY teacher…and NFTE CET of the Year!)
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At the business plan competition and graduation on January 26, the following students received prizes for their business plans:
1st place, $150 – Brittainy Tripp for “The Perfect Choice”
2nd place, $100– Jamiee Bowers for “Bead-Tastic”
3rd place, $50 – Joy Gambrell & Miranda Lanier for “What Your Heart Desires”
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Whitney young Class with Judges |
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We are very grateful for the hospitality shown by Rockwell Automation, which hosted the competition and graduation, and to Larry Sylver, who stayed late with us and tended to all of the details, from AV equipment to food.
Special thanks go to the following supporters, who made the program possible:
The Cliff Gates Memorial Fund
The Deaconess Community Foundation
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Student working with her business coach
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| 2004-2005 School Year |
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Students working on their business plan
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The Whitney Young program was a new partnership for E CITY. Beth Hager, the principal of Whitney Young, was instrumental in bringing the program into her school and is excited about this opportunity for her students. The class met three days a week from September 27 until January 14 under the leadership of Cliff Gates, a Whitney Young teacher and an entrepreneur who has over twenty |
| years of business experience. Cliff attended the NFTE training this past summer at Georgetown University and wasexcited to share his knowledge and expertise with the bright and eager students at Whitney Young School. Alisa Smedley, also a newly trained CET, assisted Cliff with the program. When Cliff fell ill, Alisa stepped up to teach the program. Sadly, Cliff died over the Christmas break. The students returned to school after the Christmas break wanting to continue the E CITY program. At their graduation the students, family members, and teachers donated money in Cliff's memory to E CITY. |
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Business coach and student
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Students at the competition
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We thank the following volunteer “coaches” who helped the students polish their business ideas in preparation for their presentations:
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| Bill Bradfield |
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John helping a student with his business plan
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| Wyatt Brownlee |
| Mike Ciani |
| Andrea Constantine |
| Jameelah Gaines |
| Rebecca Haldi |
| Martha Jones |
| Jeanette Langford |
| Yvette Makovits |
| Tanya Malone |
| Erica Marucci |
| Megan Meleg |
| Shawn Rech |
| Laura Smith |
| Lou Trivisonno |
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L. T. Young
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| Gary Wnek |
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| And, we thank the following volunteers who were “Judges” at the business plan competition: |
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Students with the judges
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Steve Davis |
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Jim Hummer |
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Catrina Latten |
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Dannette Render |
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Judy Williams |
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1st place, $150 – Michelle Beckford and Ashely Wheeler for "Froetry"
2nd place, $100– Blaine Mickens & Derric Studamire for "Sweet Tooth"
3rd place, $50 – Shannon Gosha for "Plantarium Presents" |
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