The JA Fellows and its partners awarded over $17,000 in scholarships and competition prize money at the JA Fellows Awards Ceremony on April 23. Group awards were given to the best companies and individual scholarships and awards recognized outstanding accomplishments and personal growth of these future Atlanta business leaders. Competitions included Best Company, ACG Most Innovative Company, Outstanding Young Business Person and Best Sales Pitch.
Best Company
First Place: MagneticKits, a Sandy Springs-based student company which sold magnetic organizers.
Second Place: JUMP, an Atlanta-based company that sold jump drive bracelets. A portion of this company’s proceeds went to cancer and AIDS research.
Third Place: Circle of Life, an Alpharetta-based company which sold jewelry with a distinct circle design. A portion of this company’s proceeds were donated to St. Jude’s Hospital.
Outstanding Young Business Person
First Place: Kevin Shutzberg, Riverwood High School
Second Place: Nichole Wiggins, Frederick Douglass High School
Third Place: Rosa Ponton, Brookwood High School
Best Sales Pitch
First Place: Cedric Strickland, Tech High School
Second Place: Krystal Saxton, Tech High School
Third Place (tie): Terrance Pierce, Frederick Douglass High School & Kevin Shutzberg, Riverwood High School
Most Innovative Company
GAIA, a Marietta-based student company which sold refillable water bottles with a state of the art filter, simultaneously quenching thirst, saving money, and reducing waste.
Senior Scholarships
Jamal Releford, The Lovett School
Yida Gao, Walton High School
Hattie Walker, Alpharetta High School
Crystal Whittenberg, Marietta High School
Kera Wright, Miller Grove High School
Michael Asmelash, Tucker High School
Bank of America Donna Champion Scholarship
Samee Muhammad, W.D. Muhammad School
Rosa Ponton, Brookwood High School
Aqeeb Sabree, W.D. Muhammad School
Jessica Pringle, Chamblee High School
Featured Fellows
Rosa Ponton, Brookwood High School
Hattie Walker, Alpharetta High School
Olivia Jackson, Luella High School
Olivia Goodall, Walton High School
Kierra Walding, Campbell High School
Vanessa Harding, Marietta High School
Jasmine Clay, home school
Nichole Wiggins, Frederick Douglass High School
Aqeeb Sabree, W.D. Muhammad School
Sam Shapiro, Pace Academy
Arkel Eastern, Mays High School
Jeffery Williams, Cedar Grove High School
Cody Krieser, The Galloway School
Mariyah Sabir, W.D. Muhammad School
Kera Wright, Miller Grove High School
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