A TEAM from Castle Rushen High School has been awarded the title of Junior Achievement Company of the Year.
Cahoots, comprising of Grace Costain, Ruby Callister, Katie Danes, Katie Gilson and Sarah Reeday, will now represent the Isle of Man at the Junior Achievement Europe Company of the Year competition in Oslo.
Cahoots were presented with the accolade at a Junior Achievement presentation evening held at Mount Murray Hotel and Country Club.
The team came up with a stationary vending machine with the slogan "don't lend it, vend it".
As well as winning the overall award Cahoots were also presented with the Ambitions Award for Best Accounts for their "excellent balance sheet". They also took home the Capital International Award for Best Company Report for their report which was described as "an attractive report that told the whole story of their business from start to finish".
Other award winners included Soul IOM from Ramsey Grammar School who won the HSBC Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. The company devised an e-card system to encourage reduced carrier bag use.
The AXA Isle of Man Special Recognition Award was won by Minutes from Ballakermeen High School for a "highly innovative" product that demonstrated that they had not been "limited by their imagination".
The Barclays Wealth Award for Mentor of the Year went to Jenny Qualtrough of Deloitte. She mentored The Generation from Ballakermeen High School whose product, an eco-friendly bag, has already attracted an order from Shoprite.
The Friends Provident International Best Trade Stand award went to The Generation for an "eye catching display". The company was also awarded the Richard Holt Award for Student's Choice – which was voted for by the students.
Rory O'Shea from The Generation also won the Maggie Galloway Memorial Award for Inspirational Leadership.
Stuart Hutchinson from Mann Co, a company from Ramsey Grammar School, which designed a range of hoodies and polo shirts, won the OSA Award for Outstanding Team Member.
Cahoots will visit Oslo in August for the Junior Achievement Europe Company of the Year competition.
Junior Achievement is a Manx registered charity that is dedicated to helping the Island's young people gain the essential skills they need when they leave full time education.
Photo caption: Junior Achievement Isle of Man chief executive Sue Cook (c ) with Cahoots – L to R: Sarah Reeday, Grace Costain, Katie Gilson, Katie Danes and Ruby Callister.
Back row L to R: Link teacher Jason Moorhouse, head teacher at Castle Rushen Andrew Cole, managing director of PDMS Chis Gledhill, and business mentor Judith Craine from Taxmann.
