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title: Virginia Beach high school students design new surf wax, turning assignment into budding small business
description: "\"Swag Stick\" is now on the shelves at Coastal Edge stores. INCubatoredu students created the new surf wax product--sold in stores and benefitting a local non-profit."
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# [Virginia Beach high school students design new surf wax, turning assignment into budding small business](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/virginia-beach-high-school-students-design-new-surf-wax-turning-assignment-into-budding-small-business)

 Written by [Dana Smith](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/author/dana-smith) | 04.26.22

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — From the classroom to the cash register, "Swag Stick" is now on the shelves at Coastal Edge stores.

They created the new surf wax product as part of a classroom assignment. It's now sold in stores and benefitting a local non-profit.

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