Five Virtual Enterprise students from Westhampton Beach High School recently took third place in the VE National Business Plan Competition.

“This was an amazing accomplishment for our students, as they competed against approximately 600 schools from across the country,” said Virtual Enterprise teacher Amy Demchak.

To earn the placement, Valerie Finke, Jackie Glaser, Jade Jackey, Bridget Lopez and Emma Strebel designed and presented their own virtual business. Their startup, a virtual financial education company, produces short, engaging videos in an effort to improve financial literacy among their Generation Z consumer base. Their “revenue” is generated from business advertisements that appear at the end of their videos, allowing them to provide their educational videos for free. The company also offers scholarship searches, tutoring services and financial webinars. Their video series, “Mo’ Tips,” is available free of charge on YouTube.

The Westhampton Beach School District congratulates these students on an outstanding job.