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3 McCluer North students taking their ideas to New York City

Cassandra Childrey, O'Ryan Bolden and Cherish Thompson will compete in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Regional challenged and move on to complete in the national finals in New York City.

FLORISSANT, Mo. – Congratulations to three McCluer North High School students!

Three local students are taking their talents to the big apple.

Cassandra Childrey, O’Ryan Bolden and Cherish Thompson will compete in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Regional challenge and move on to compete in the national finals in New York City.

The students had to pitch their project to six judges in ‘Shark Tank-style’ presentations. The judges asked very specific questions about each presentation.

“The girls did an excellent job of presenting and answering questions,” said Jacob Lapinski, Business Teacher at McCluer North. “Even though they were nervous, they were very poised and professional and showed a lot of passion. These girls did a lot of work on their own through research and development for their ideas.”

Childrey’s business idea ‘Flashing Hounds’ is a dog leash that glows for night pet-walkers. Its goal is to cut down on pedestrians hit by cars while walking their pets at night.

Bolden and Thompson’s idea called ‘Safe Shades’ is a pharmaceutical product that allows people who take medication to quickly, and safely, alter the color of their medications for easy identification.

Childrey received first place with $1,500 and an all-expenses paid trip to New York City.

Bolden and Thompson took second place with $1000 and an all-expenses paid trip to New York City.

“They worked so well under pressure,” said Lapinski. “They had to pitch an entire business plan that was completed earlier than the rest of their classmates, as well as put in a lot of time after school working and preparing for the competition. They did such an amazing job and represented McCluer North High School and the FFSD well!”

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