The Wilkes-Barre Area High School Business Academy students demonstrated their entrepreneurial spirit at the highly competitive 2025 Bloomsburg University Husky Dog Pound competition held on Thursday, March 26th, 2025. Facing over 200 competing teams, the Business Academy proudly fielded four teams, with one team achieving significant recognition.

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, 2025 through April 22, 2025. This application process is for all incoming freshman.

Gian Tavarez, 11th grade student 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, was recently awarded the Pennsylvania Senate Good Citizen Award.