Uncharted Learning in the News

Pandemic Forces Barrington High School Entrepreneurship Students to Adjust on the Fly

Written by Bob Susnjara | 05.26.20

Some Barrington High School entrepreneurship students have learned how to deal with business curveballs that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Instead of an affair in Barrington High's auditorium where the finalists typically pitch their startup companies in a setting similar to ABC's "Shark Tank," this year's business incubator winners were announced in a Zoom teleconference Thursday. Three of the five finalists received a combined $20,500 in investments from private sources.