VOTE FOR EDISON & SPRINGS SENIORS!

MIAMI EDISON, MIAMI SPRINGS SENIOR HIGHS NAMED FINALISTS
IN WORLD SERIES OF INNOVATION CONTEST

Three student teams from two Miami-Dade County public schools are finalists in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s (NFTE) World Series of Innovation, presented by Microsoft.  The contest is a fun, experiential activity that allows students to think creatively and invent new products or services that address every day opportunities. 

The winners – two for each of the three categories – will be chosen by popular vote through a weeklong online voting duringGlobal Entrepreneurship Week at www.gewusa.org from November 18-24, 2013.

The Miami-Dade teams, two from Miami Edison and one from Miami Springs senior highs, need online votes to win up to $10,000 in cash and prizes.  Their entries in three categories are listed below. Also included are direct links to each project to vote:

•  Literacy Game or App:  Word Avenger
(http://innovation.nfte.com/challenge/entry/word-avenger)
•  Sparkling Beverage Marketing Plan:  Coca-Cola Fruit Tablets
(http://innovation.nfte.com/challenge/entry/coca-cola-fruit-tablets)
•  Community Committed/Job Fit App:  YourHours
(http://innovation.nfte.com/challenge/entry/yourhours)

This is a prestigious worldwide competition and the online voting is going on now.

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