The Quick Alert app, a school safety app developed by our Business Academy students, secured 2nd place at the 6th annual tecBRIDGE High School Business Plan Competition. The Times Leader released an article detailing the event and award recipients. Click here to view the original article on the Times Leader.

Join us in congratulating our 9th grade Quick Alert App presenters who have advanced to the "Top Five Finals" at the 22nd Annual tecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition. The grand prize winner will be announced on Thursday, May 2nd at the F.M. Kirby Center.

Avery Kosloski, a student in the Wilkes-Barre Area Business Academy, has been recognized for her outstanding essay by the Plains Township Rotary Club. Kosloski's essay, titled "Create Hope in the World: How can communities, schools, families, and/or friends support mental health with caring, giving, and compassion?" earned her the top prize in the club's recent essay contest.

Nicholas Lussi and Joseph Egidio, 11^th grade students in the prestigious Wilkes-Barre Area Business Academy, an immersive program of academic subjects and competitive business practices, preparing students for post-secondary education or entering the workforce with competitive business skills through hands-on learning experiences focused on community engagement and building business relationships, were recently awarded the Pennsylvania Senate Good Citizen Award.

 

The WBASD Business Academy is proud to open the application process to students interested in this unique opportunity within the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. The application is available starting today, March 20th, 2024 through April 20, 2024. This application process is for all incoming freshman.

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Tenth grade students in the prestigious Wilkes-Barre Area Business Academy, an application-based program offering college and career preparation through immersion in a business community of peers, teachers and mentors, recently served as Marketing Managers for the Commission on Economic Opportunity’s (CEO) Annual Thanksgiving Project.