Thank You!

We are finished with YES events for 2010. Congratulations to EVERYONE who participated this year and to all the parents and teachers behind the scenes who make events like YES such a success. Thank You!

Please check back periodically as we will soon post information about the 2011 Youth Entrepreneur Showcase.

http://aeafoundation.com/files/2009/12/aeaf.flv

Y.E.S. for Arkansas is a Youth Entrepreneur Showcase for Arkansas students in grades 5-8. Students from across the state work in small groups, led by their teacher advisors, to develop and market a business concept. The competition concludes with a Showcase event where selected finalist display their work. Additional information, including how to register for YES for Arkansas, can be found on this website.

Congratulations to the 2010 Winning teams!

Business Name – School Name – City – Advisor

Best Business Plan:
1st Place: Creative Crosses – Immaculate Conception School, Ft. Smith – Ann Cannon
2nd Place: Bathing Beauty Bath Salts – Northwood Middle School, North Little Rock –
                 Nancy Archer
3rd Place: Operation Mother Load – Lincoln Middle School – Ann Taylor
4th Place: Fancy Flash – Atkins Middle School – Betsy Hays

Most Innovative Product:
1st Place: Froggy Blast – Bald Knob Middle School – Debbie Roberts
2nd Place: Animaltizer – Greenland Middle School – Gail Streett
3rd Place: Bowa Boards – Washington Middle School, El Dorado – Shannon Berry
4th Place: Operation Mother Load – Lincoln Middle School – Ann Taylor

Best Marketing Piece:
1st Place: Creative Crosses – Immaculate Conception School, Ft. Smith – Ann Cannon
2nd Place: Fancy Flash – Atkins Middle School – Betsy Hays
3rd Place: TT-FATE – Union Academy, El Dorado – Susan Lawrence
4th Place: World’s Best Fudge Candy – Arkansas School for the Deaf – Sherry Cox

Best Retail Display Booth:
1st Place: Froggy Blast – Bald Knob Middle School – Debbie Roberts
2nd Place: Bowa Boards – Washington Middle School, El Dorado – Shannon Berry
3rd Place: Survival Cans – Lakeside Middle School, Hot Springs – Lisa Todd
4th Place: 2nd Hand Hollows – Randall G. Lynch Middle School, Farmington – Teresa Ellis

Note: there were 220 total plans submitted.

Congratulations to the following 5 Honorable Mentions:

Business Name – School Name – City – Advisor
Buddy Buttons – Henderson Magnet – Little Rock – Teretha Kelly
C.D.A. Organizers, Inc. – Washington Middle School – El Dorado – Shannon Berry
Campus Candy Company – Albright Elementary School – Newport – Brent Miller
Peeps Co. – Praire Grove School District – Prairie Grove – Jeana Cearley
Unique Jewerly – Dunbar Magnet Middle School – Little Rock – Gwendolynn Millen


Thank you to the following schools that participated in the 2009-2010
Y.E.S. for Arkansas competition:

Albright Elementary – Newport, AR
Alpena – Alpena, AR
Arkansas School for the Deaf – Little Rock, AR
Atkins Middle School – Atkins, AR
Baker Elementary School – Little Rock, AR
Bald Knob Middle School – Bald Knob, AR
Blevins Public Schools – Blevins, AR
Bradford Schools – Bradford, AR
Caddo Hills Elementary – Norman, AR
Chenal Elementary – Little Rock, AR
Christ Lutheran School – Little Rock, AR
Christ the King Catholic School – Little Rock, AR
Corning Central Elementary – Corning, AR
Cotter School – Cotter, AR
Crystal Hill Elementary – Bryant, AR
Cutter Morning Star School – Hot Springs, AR
Dunbar Magner Middle School – Little Rock, AR
Gosnell Elementary – Blytheville, AR
Greenland Middle School – Greenland, AR
Helen Tyson Middle School – Springdale, AR
Hellstern Middle School – Springdale, AR
Henderson Magnet Middle School – Little Rock, AR
Immaculate Conception School – Fort Smith, AR
Jacksonville Middle School – Jacksonville, AR
Jasper Public School – Jasper, Arkansas
Jessieville Middle School – Jessieville, AR
Kingsland Elementarty School – Kingsland, AR
Lakeside Middle School – Hot Springs, AR

Lead Hill – Lead Hill, AR
Lincoln Elementary School – Lincoln, AR
Lincoln Middle School – Lincoln, AR
Lisa Academy – Sherwood, AR
McCrory Elementary School – McCrory, AR
McCroy High School – McCrory, AR
McGehee Elementary School – McGehee, AR
Meekins Middle School – Stuttgart, AR
Murrell Taylor Elementary – Jacksonville, AR
Northwood Middle School – Jacksonville, AR
Omaha School District – Omaha, AR
Partee Elementary – Brinkley, AR
Pocahontas – Pocahontas, AR
Prairie Grove Middle School – Pairie Grove, AR
Randall G. Lynch Middle School – Farmington, AR
Rector – Rector, AR
Riverside Junior High School – Caraway, AR
Rockefeller Elementary – Little Rock, AR
Rose Bud Elementary School – Rose Bud, AR
Russellville Junior High – Russellville, AR
Sheridan Middle School – Sheridan, Arkansas
Sherwood Elementary – Sherwood, AR
Southside Middle School – Batesville, AR
Swifton Middle School – Newport, AR
Turrell School District – Turrell, AR
Union Academy – El Dorado, AR
W.J. Clinton Elementary Magnet School – Sherwood, AR
Washington Middle School – El Dorado, AR