Folsom Lake College Students Are Champions at Regional Competition

Folsom Lake College 's Students In Free Enterprise ( SIFE ) team won big at the April 6 regional competition, finishing first in all four of the competition's categories and receiving the Champions trophy for overall performance. As a result of these victories, the SIFE team will be moving on to compete for the national title this May in Kansas City , MO.

"The entire Folsom Lake College family is extremely proud of these students," said Dr. Thelma Scott-Skillman, President of Folsom Lake College. "Their long hours of preparation paid off in a big way. We celebrate their accomplishments and cheer them on as they get ready for the next level."

Sixteen students served on the Folsom Lake College SIFE team, with faculty advisors Zachary Dowell and Candy Smith. The regional competition (held in San Francisco ) featured a number of colleges making presentations and being judged in four categories: entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills, business ethics, and free market economics. The Folsom Lake College SIFE students made a 24-minute presentation and were rewarded with a clean sweep of all four categories and the prestigious Champions trophy.