Monday, March 26, 2012

Ansonia quartet wins Junior Achievement competition


Four Ansonia High School students took first place March 16 in a regional Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut, Inc. competition at Fairfield University. They competed against 15 other high schools from the Valley and Fairfield County. They are from left, junior Darby Caneen, and seniors Daniel Kiley, Volodymyr Jatsiv, and Alex Westine. Business teacher Sara Crooks, far right, accompanied them as their coach.  Patricia Villers/ Register

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
ANSONIA — A team of four Ansonia High School students won first place honors recently at a Junior Achievement competition, surpassing their peers from 15 other schools in the region.
The second annual JAT Titan business challenge was held at Fairfield University’s Dolan School of Business.
Last year Ansonia High School took third place, business teacher Sara Crooks said.
Each of the boys on the team received a $1,000 scholarship.
Crooks accompanied the team to the event. She said she couldn’t be happier with their victory.

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