2007-08 Winners

Best Business Plan

• 1st Place: Sweet Salts. Randall G. Lynch Middle School (Farmington, AR).
  Team Members: Raquel Chavez, Payton Journagon, Kati Scheyder, Danielle Winkle, Erica Witt. Teacher Advisor: Teresa Ellis.
  
  
• 2nd Place: Sanctuary Sitters. Beebe Middle School (Beebe, AR).
  Team Members: Sarah Maxam, Scarlet Peterson. Teacher Advisor: Karla Tarkington.
  
  
• 3rd Place: Pyro Guys, Inc. Union Academy (El Dorado, AR).
  Team Members: Kenneth Holan, Austin Posey, Dustin Scott, Elijah Tidball. Teacher Advisor: Sandra Maguire.
  
  
• 4th Place: B.F.F. Bags. Lakeside Middle School (Hot Springs, AR).
  Team Members: Nikki Dunn, Elizabeth Dye, Sarah Munro. Teacher Advisor: Lisa Todd.
  
  

Most Innovative Product

• 1st Place: Heartbeats. Christ the King (Little Rock, AR).
  Team Members: Mary Katherine Keller, Paul McKay, Griffin Marczuk. Teacher Advisor: Kathy House.
  
  
• 2nd Place: All Star Accessories. Washington Middle School (El Dorado, AR).
  Team Members: Alex, Allison, Ashley, Ryan. Teacher Advisor: Beth Sullivan.
  
  
• 3rd Place: Pyro Guys, Inc. Union Academy (El Dorado, AR).
  Team Members: Kenneth Holan, Austin Posey, Dustin Scott, Elijah Tidball. Teacher Advisor: Sandra Maguire.
  
  
• 4th Place: The Sofa Seatbelt. Lakeside Middle School (Hot Springs, AR).
  Team Members: Marissa Bearess, Hazel Quinones, Bailey Tauth, Claire Trieschmann. Teacher Advisor: Lisa Todd.
  
  

Best Marketing Piece

• 1st Place: Bird's Bed and Breakfast Co. Albright Elementary (Newport, AR).
  Team Members: Jacob Duval, Garrett Lassiter, Tristan Sweatt. Teacher Advisor: Bobbette Ray.
  
  
• 2nd Place: C & M Locker Boutique. Washington Middle School (El Dorado, AR).
  Team Members: Claire, Morgan. Teacher Advisor: Beth Sullivan.
  
  
• 3rd Place: Friends 'n' Fringes. Washington Middle School (El Dorado, AR).
  Team Members: Brinkley Haney, Jordan Tolbert. Teacher Advisor: Beth Sullivan.
  
  
• 4th Place: All Star Accessories. Washington Middle School (El Dorado, AR).
  Team Members: Alex, Allison, Ashley, Ryan. Teacher Advisor: Beth Sullivan.
  
  

Best Retail Booth Display

• 1st Place: Heartbeats. Christ the King (Little Rock, AR).
  Team Members: Mary Katherine Keller, Paul McKay, Griffin Marczuk. Teacher Advisor: Kathy House.
  
  
• 2nd Place: Healthy Kids R Us. Cutter Morning Star School District (Cutter Morning Star, AR).
  Team Members: Heidi Hughes, Carly Liggett, Dillon Meredith, Jacob Moody, Kathleen Suit. Teacher Advisor: Deborah Guisti.
  
  
• 3rd Place: C & M Locker Boutique. Washington Middle School (El Dorado, AR).
  Team Members: Claire, Morgan. Teacher Advisor: Beth Sullivan.
  
  
• 4th Place: Extend -A- Belts. Bald Knob Middle School (Bald Knob, AR).
  Team Members: Courtney Collins, Hannah Cloyes, Samantha Fowler, Laura McIntire. Teacher Advisor: Debbie Roberts.
  
  

Regardless of whether or not you are a finalist or a winner, we hope that your entrepreneurial endeavors will not stop here. This competition should only be your first step in becoming a young entrepreneur. From here, we hope that you will continue to learn and grow. Thank you for participating in Y.E.S. for Arkansas.