Local high school wins city’s Innovation Cup
JACKSON, Tenn. – A school in Jackson celebrated becoming champions.
Members of South Side’s Hub City Innovation Cup team and coach discuss their win in the 2023-2024 Hub City Innovation Cup.
This competition, which included public and private high schools in Jackson, involved the development of a concept/product/idea or service that makes life in Jackson better.
“It was almost like a dual enrollment/loop/extra credit type thing for college and high school, and high school students could take those classes so that before they graduate they wouldn’t regret their decision to be in that major,” said Lincoln Triplett, a senior at South Side High School.
South Side has won the award for a second year in a row.
Additional information:
- Cash prizes for the winning teams (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place) were sponsored by: Leaders Education Foundation
- The United Way of West Tennessee will make a $500 contribution to the local non-profit chosen/selected by first-place winning team
- Meals throughout the 2-day event were provided by: University of Memphis-Lambuth, TCAT-Jackson, and the Greater Jackson Chamber
- Judges included: Dr. Frank McMeen (President, Community Foundation of West Tennessee), Dr. Martha Robinson (Associate Professor of Teaching, University of Memphis – Lambuth), Heath McMillian (President, TCAT – Jackson), Mandy White (Chief Economic Development Officer; the Greater Jackson Chamber), and Lauren Kirk (Chief Innovation Officer; City of Jackson)
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