Copper Country Intermediate School District holds inaugural CTE ‘Pike Tank’

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HANCOCK, Mich. (WZMQ) – The Copper Country Intermediate School District has brought the popular tv show ‘Shark Tank’ to freshwater.

On Tuesday morning after months of preparations, around 40 CTE high school students from Baraga, Keweenaw and Houghton counties brought their business projects to life through formal presentations at the Hancock Community Hub, before receiving feedback from a panel of ‘Pikes.’

“This is just kind of an opportunity for us to apply some of our classroom learning in a realistic way,” said Steve Kass, CTE business instructor at CCISD.

These high schoolers worked in pairs to create a unique product and ‘sell it’ to the judges. This meant collaboration was a highlight of the project.

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