Five local high school students competed recently in the finals of the University of Notre Dame’s 2011 Invention Convention Youth Business Plan Competition.
Matt Danik, a sophomore at Clay High School, won the first-place prize of $500 for Danik’s Landscaping, which offers landscaping and maintenance services at affordable prices.
Second place and $300 went to Clay High junior Ashley Hesla for Flopsocks — cute, fluffy and comfortable socks designed to be worn with flip flops.
Penn High School sophomore Madeleine Paulsen won $200 for third place with Spice of Life Bakery.
The two other finalists included Kimberley Barber, a Clay sophomore, whose entry was a Fundana Bandana wallet, and Penn sophomore Nick Ortega, with Ortega Advertising Services.
All five finalists traveled to New York City April 13-14 to participate in a national youth entrepreneurship gala.
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