April 19, 2024-- It was a big day for High School South's Business Academy students.

At Georgian Court University's Lion's Den Business Pitch competition yesterday, Eloise Weintraub, Alyssa Schenk, and Jordyn Lynch (below) took home the $2,500 first-place prize.

Later in the day, HSS's Business Academy students swept all three places and $6,000 of prize money at the 2024 Ocean County Sink or Swim Business Competition.

Josh Rhine and Jackson Rice won the $3,000 first-place prize; Eloise Weintraub and Alyssa Schenk won the $2,000 second-place award; and Faith Jenkins and Emma Stich won the $1,000 third-place prize.

All are pictured below with their trophies alongside teacher Gary Azzolini on stage at the Ocean County College Gateway Building theater. Congratulations!