The Bulldog Challenge

On November 14, 2009, two teams of four students went to Bryant University in Smithfield, RI for the day to compete in the Bull Dog Challenge. This business education event, hosted by Bryant University, gives students interested in business the opportunity to compete against other high schools. There were ten high school teams from MA, RI and CT in the competition. The event started at 8:30 am with a briefing from one of the professors at Bryant. Teams were then taken into rooms where they were presented with the Harvard Review case study. Students and their Bryant University student adviser (the adviser and MHS business teacher Judy Foley were only there to facilitate) worked through a grueling analysis of the case for four hours. During this time, students had to develop a strategy and a PowerPoint of their strategic recommendation of what the company should do. Students then had to present their recommendations to Bryant professors and alumni.

One of our teams won the event. This team consisted of four juniors from Mansfield High School, pictured above (l to r), Amanda Eardley, Josh Marohn, Megan Cavanaugh and James Parsons. This was an amazing experience for these fine students, as they had the opportunity to visit the campus, meet professors, work with Bryant University students and faculty. It was an outstanding event for all students who participated. Thanks to Mrs. Foley and congratulations to these students for their great work!