Hawthorne High's business academy returns from NYC

I recently wrote about Hawthorne High School's International Business Academy and a competition in NYC students were preparing to attend. Well, they've returned. Here's the press release from the Centinela Valley Union High School District:

The Hawthorne High School International Business Academy returned after competing in New York City against students from Austria, Canada, China, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Finland, Latvia, Great Britain, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden, Italy, and Romania. The team won 4th Place at New York's International Virtual Enterprise for Best E-Commerce Website with video. There were over 230 E-Commerce website submissions worldwide.

More than 3,000 Young Business Leaders from 30 countries presented their businesses at the 13th Annual Virtual Enterprise Trade Fair. The fair is an opportunity for students to exhibit and sell virtual products and services through virtual businesses in a competitive marketplace with their local and global colleagues and peers. "We believe that high school students can best be prepared for whatever comes next with a rigorous curriculum that includes increasingly more challenging work and a program like Virtual Enterprises, which offers a truly hands-on experience in the work of business," said Peter C. Davis, president of McGraw-Hill Education. "Combine academic achievement with strong performance in this program and you've got a recipe for success in any career in the 21st Century's knowledge economy." Virtual Enterprises International was launched in New York City public schools in 1996 to develop future business leaders. There are now 500 schools offering Virtual Enterprise programs representing 11,500 students.

Hawthorne High School's School of International Business is one of the newest Small Learning Communities in Centinela Valley Union High School District. Other academies at Hawthorne include: School of Engineering, School of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Criminal Justice, and School of Info Tech. Other academies that Centinela students can choose from are: Environmental Careers, Multimedia Careers Academy (Leuzinger High School); Academy of Media Arts, Biomedical Careers, Marine Science Academy (Lawndale High School).