Monterey High School Students Thrive in Tri-County Business Competition

Left to right: Alex Morales, Alex Ortiz, me, Jenna Harris, Mia Dostal, Maram Gasmelseed, Chloe Smith, Jaydon Patterson, (winners not pictured: Katelyn Baggett and Finnian Sonrode) — Left to right: Alex Morales, Alex Ortiz, Max Feldman, Jenna Harris, Mia Dostal, Maram Gasmelseed, Chloe Smith, Jaydon Patterson, (winners not pictured: Katelyn Baggett and Finnian Sonrode)

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January 25, 2022

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Monterey High School Students Thrive in Tri-County Business Competition

Monterey, CA – Eight Monterey High School 10th, 11th and 12th graders were award winners in the Foundation4Innovation’s Social Media and Marketing Challenge 2021. Students were challenged to create a revised social media campaign for either Goodwill of the Central Coast or the National Steinbeck Center. The goal was to assess the current state of outreach and make recommendations for a social media overhaul of either business.

Under the guidance and leadership of Monterey High School business and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) teacher Max Feldman, eight students took home top prizes.

Senior Katelynn Baggett received the Grand Champion: Arts, Media & Digital Entertainment/Digital Media, Print & Graphic Design and took home $500 for her project Readers for Today, Writers of Tomorrow.
Seniors Jayden Patterson and Finn Sonrode took 2nd place in the Social Media and Marketing Campaign for the National Steinbeck Center and received $250 for their project Steinbeck: A Place to Learn.
10th grader Alex Ortiz and 11th grader Alexander Morales took 1st place in Best Overall Social Media and Marketing Campaign Central Coast Goodwill Workforce Development and received $750 for their project Goodwill Getting People Back to Work.
Seniors Jenna Harris and Mia Dostal tied with 11th graders Maram Gasmelseed and Chloe Smith for 2nd place in Best Overall Social Media and Marketing Campaign Central Coast Goodwill Workforce Development and received $250 for their project Goodwill Central Coast for Female Veterans and Goodwill Campaign Team 2021.

“This is an exciting time for our juniors and seniors as they prepare for their future college and/or career,” said Feldman. “Competitions like this challenge provide students the opportunity to engage in real-world experiences. I am incredibly proud of their accomplishments.”

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About Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is home to approximately 9,600 students in grades transitional kindergarten through 12th grade. The district also houses preschool and adult education. The district is built on a solid foundation of effective instruction, positive school culture, systems of support, and collaborative leadership. The district is nestled along the Monterey Bay, and stretches from the city of Marina to the north to the city of Monterey to the south, and encompasses the communities of Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Sand City and Seaside.

About Foundation4Innovation

Foundation4Innovation serves career and industry pathways at high school and beyond. The organization offers programs that help students build a future with strong foundational skills, such as initiative and self direction, leadership and responsibility, productivity and accountability, social and cross-cultural skills, communication and collaboration, flexibility and adaptability, creativity and innovation, media and digital design, information literacy, and problem solving.