Tonight, the Candler County Schools held their final FLEX Competition to determine which student entrepreneur would continue on to the state competition in April.
Layla Smith, owner of Lens+Lettering, was named the First Place winner and will advance to the state completion. Layla is a 10th Grader at Metter College and Career Academy. Layla won $5000 in the local competition thanks to many sponsors.
Second place went to Zach Johnson, owner of Salvage Boyz Baitz. Zach is an 11th Grader at Metter High School and has won $2500 to continue to invest in his business.
Christian Goff, owner of Divine Decorative Desserts, was named third place winner. Christian is a 12th Grader at Metter College and Career Academy and has won $1500 to continue her baking business.
Congratulations to all of these businesses! They have worked hard to get to this level of competition!