Beyond School Pitch Contest
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Over the past month, Beyond School held Pitch Contests hosted by Venture lab across all four Sites. The following students pitched an idea to a panel of judges consisting of Beyond School team members and staff from their own school. After deliberation, the judges picked a winner from each site giving us a total of 4 winners to compete against each other in the 2nd Annual Final Pitch Contest!
We started our pitch contest at Kairos Academies,
Nova presented SuperNova: a hair service designed to uplift and empower anyone in need of a confidence boost.
Sam presented iRobot: an emotional support robot to not only be a friend but help neurodivergent students navigate social, emotional & academic challenges.
Henry presented Broomy Top: a cleaning attachment with everything you need for a full day of cleaning.
Huge shoutout to Henry for winning this round, he went on to rep Kairos at the 2nd Annual Beyond School Pitch Contest!
Next up to participate in the Pitch Contest is The Biome!
Louis presented King Hoodies: Customizable hoodies that have a Crown design on the hood as well as pockets that heat up, striving to make everyone feel like they can 'Walk like a Queen or King.'
Akai presented AutoPhone: A Phone that ensures you no longer have to deal with those pesky advertisements popping up on any platform from built in ad blockers.
Ayden presented Be Still: A phone case that is sold with multiple fidget toys that are attachments for the case.
Briona Kahn presented Pretty, Pretty: A hair oil sold in 2 separate sizes that will help scalp health, hair growth and styling!
Huge shoutout to Ayden for winning this round, he went on to represent The Biome at the 2nd Annual Beyond School Pitch Contest!
We then continued our contest at Lafayette Preparatory Academy.
Esaias presented Esaias Customs: An athleisure brand with personalized designs available with comfort and style that surpasses anything you’ve worn before.
Oskar presented The Color Car: A color changing car with based on your mood or changing color by remote for when you cant seem to decide what color you want!
KaJe presented PlayBox: The idea to create a consoleat can will consist the gaming system of both the Xbox and PlayStation.
Jayden presented Spice of Life: Perfume/Cologne, with 4 scents, hat will not only keep you smelling fresh but be a mosquito repellent, as well as a matching lotion that contains SPF!
Cody presented DogSity: A pet watching service that can handle up to 4 dogs or animals during one as well as animals that require special needs
Danielle presented Danis Delish Bakery: Home made goods with quality ingredients that are affordable, local and Delicious!
With congratulations to Jayden for winning this round, he went on to show up for LPA at the 2nd Annual Beyond School Pitch Contest !
We finished up our initial round of Pitch Contests at the Saint Louis Language Immersion School!
Timothy Presented MineCrafter: Minecrafter would give the ability to be able to customize the skins of your character in Minecraft to show different clothing designs, accessories, hair, hats and etc. while in the game.
Next up Kaliyah Presented Love Designs: This is a boutique experience where you can walk in and get a personalized styling experience as well as quality custom clothing for you!
Aniyah and Neari Pitched The Diamonds: The Diamonds sells handmade friend bracelets by Best Friends! With varying styles , materials and colors available to choose from.
Kimora and Demi presented DK Designs: Handmade jewelry and accessories examples were shown to our judges while explaining how they plan to make these products available for purchase through online and in person stores.
Alina Presented Pink Diamond: Pink Diamond is a custom necklace and bracelet where they can choose from standard designs or change out the stones or colors for an additional cost!
Congratulations to Demi and Kimora for winning this round, they went on to represent SLLIS at the 2nd Annual Beyond School Pitch Contest!