Montgomery County students attend 'Youth About Business Camp'
Eight local Clarksville-Montgomery County High School students recently represented Montgomery County in a week-long Youth About Business camp at Vanderbilt University that ended July 28.
Kendal Baynham, Maria Prieto Cubillan, Juan Garcia, Anijah Hatten, Nicholas Hohenstein, Dev Shah, Lance Soberano, and Adam Stover participated in the Youth About Business's camp this year. The students were challenged to develop a pitch related to handling increasing solid waste despite decreasing landfill space.
Each year the camp challenges high school youth with timely topics that affect Tennessee counties and requires them to come up with business solutions. During the camp, students gained access to business mentors and industry experts including accountants, attorneys, investment bankers, and marketing specialists who helped them understand complex business transactions.
Each group developed visual presentations, financial strategies, and tactical methods to address our current solid waste problems and set up a more sustainable future. Students were partnered with well-known business corporations such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft to strengthen their initiatives and utilize technological advancements to elevate their projects to the next level.
The judges concluded that the winning idea was to create software called V.I.G.I.L. linked to cameras at landfills and solid waste facilities. This software would utilize thermal energy to detect lithium batteries, significantly reduce landfill damage, ensure employee safety, and notify supervisors of incoming materials.
Cubillan, Hohenstein and Shah who were part of the group selected for the best presentation and plan, flew to New York City less than one week after presenting in Nashville.
This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: Montgomery County students attend 'Youth About Business Camp'
