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title: MISD Students In National Spotlight As They Pitch Mallet Head This Week
description: Mallet Head created and pitched revolutionary percussion mallets to the MISDs own Shark Tank crew in May, and have now been chosen to compete at the national competition.
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# [MISD Students In National Spotlight As They Pitch Mallet Head This Week](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/misd-students-in-national-spotlight-as-they-pitch-mallet-head-this-week)

 Written by [Rick Mauch](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/author/rick-mauch) | 07.19.21

As anyone who has ever watched “Shark Tank” on TV knows, the lights shine brightest on those fortunate enough to land a chance to try and strike a deal with any or all of the millionaires/billionaires in the room.

An entrepreneurship team of students from Midlothian School District who call themselves Mallet Head will be in such a spotlight, albeit on a smaller scale, Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. They have been selected to compete in the INCubatoredu National Final Pitch Night, part of the Uncharted Learning National Summit 2021.

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