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Pine Crest Upper School Social Entrepreneurship Students Earn First Place at Diamond Challenge
March 5th 2024
Pine Crest Upper School Social Entrepreneurship students recently traveled to the Dunn School in Los Olivos, California to compete in the Diamond Challenge.
The Diamond Challenge is the world’s top-rated entrepreneurship competition for high school students. The competition was created through Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine for entrepreneurship education and advancement at the University of Delaware. Teams from around the world pitched their social innovations and business models to industry leaders.
Five Pine Crest teams were chosen to pitch their products and services in front of a live panel of judges, where 850 other teams from 77 countries also pitched.
Logan Schwedelson ’26, JoJo Henry ’26, Eshaan Atreya ’26, and Hunter Gittlin ’26 of team DeCarb won first place at the competition and will advance to the Diamond Challenge Global Summit to compete against the 50 top teams in the world. Their product is a catalytic converter that minimizes carbon emissions.
Earning second place at the competition was team Styrostick, Anaya Shintre ’24, Sophie Partin ’24, and Gabi Guimaraes ’24. Styrostick is a craft glue created through solvent-based recycling to reduce styrofoam waste.
Congratulations to all!
