Bishop Stang High School takes first place in JA Titan Business Challenge

NEW BEDFORD - Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts and its Title Sponsor Bristol County Savings Bank announce that of the 61 teams from 12 high schools throughout southern Massachusetts who competed in the JA Titan Business Challenge at UMass Dartmouth, the three top performing teams were: First Place – Bishop Stang High School (Team 1) in Dartmouth; Second Place – Dighton–Rehoboth Regional High School (Team 7) of North Dighton; and Third Place – Apponequet Regional High School (Team 3) in Lakeville. Each member of the first, second and third place teams receive scholarships to a post secondary school they choose to attend in the amounts of $1,000, $750 and $500, respectively. UMass Dartmouth will match the scholarship awards from any of the winning students who choose to attend the University. The Junior Achievement Titan Business Challenge is a business strategy competition in which high school sophomores, juniors and seniors compete against other schools in teams using an online, interactive business simulation game which provides students with essential business knowledge.