Six students from the Introduction to Business class were given the opportunity to represent Messmer at the Regional Junior Achievement Business Challenge Competition held at Briggs and Stratton. The six students earned this opportunity by winning their respective class competitions playing JA Titan, which is a business simulation game. The online game requires students to make all operating decisions of a business. Set in the year 2035, JA Titan creates a world in which players are CEOs of their own holographic generator companies. During game play, students must run a manufacturing company and master six key business decisions: price of product, production levels, marketing expenses, research and development costs, capital investment level, and charitable giving.

At the competition there were 32 teams from 19 different schools in Southeastern Wisconsin. The teams were split into four divisions of eight teams and competed to win their division. Our teams finished in 4th and 6th place in their division. The students also had the opportunity to hear from a number of guest speakers including: Tim Greinhart, President of Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc., Laura Timm Director of Corporate Communications & Events at Briggs and Stratton, Russel Gnant, President of The Spectrum Group, and Jim Nagle, Vice President Call Center Operations at Kohl's Corporation. Students also learned of many scholarships available to them by participating in the Junior Achievement programs.