BET Makes History 2017-2018
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Fruitago to New York Nationals 2018Teresa and Phi Phi make history by being the first middle school students to advance to the National Finals and compete with the best high school students from around the country at the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in New York City.
The dynamic duo created “Fruitago,” a business plan featuring an on-the-go fruit pack designed to minimize plastic waste. Wrapped with vitamin D, this fruit pack can be eaten whole, or blended for a perfect smoothie. The package is biodegradable and can be frozen without the use of plastic.
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 Teresa & Phi Phi New York-bound
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BET Magnet Dominates Cal State University Fullerton 2018In addition to college and high school students, there were 7 middle schools that competed at Cal State Fullerton’s 2018 Titan Fast Pitch Business Competition. All 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners were from BET Magnet.
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 BET Magnet takes 1st through 4th against 7 middle schools including Orange County
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#1 Middle School Video Game in Los Angeles 2018Devin created “Me, My Friends, and I.” This video game (with a Kindness & Empathy theme) was recognized as the best middle school video game in the Games for Change Student Challenge in Los Angeles. The game was showcased in a public arcade on June 2 along with another video game designed by Lluvia. Her “Dodge the Predators” game was a top finalist in the category for Wildlife Conservation.
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 Devin, 1st BET student to receive #1 middle school video game award
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| BET Magnet conquers the L.A. Metro Regionals. Competing against L.A. high school students, the Best Expo Presentation recipients were awarded to Christine & Selina, 2nd place winners for their business plan, “Eco Bling.” Gabby and Jackie won 3rd place for their app called, “Spot” and Yang-Yang placed 4th for her “Kiddo Animation” business plan. At the semi-finals Jacob and Luis won 3rd place for their business plan, “Pump Pen.” |
 BET Semi and Regional Finalists
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BET Magnet Receives 2nd Consecutive Global Enterprising Educator AwardBET Magnet teachers are nominated and selected as Global Enterprising Educators 2 years in a row! Mr. Vasquez became the second BET teacher to receive this award in 2018 and Ms. Chatzipantsios was the first to accept this honor in 2017. By being outstanding business and entrepreneurship teachers, both represented California at the Annual NFTE Global Showcase held in New York City. They presented BET Magnet’s best practices to educators and entrepreneurs from around the world.
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 Mr. Vasquez
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