Abingdonian 2018

35 www.abingdon.org.uk Lent Term some patches of snow meant that footfall was pretty low. Despite this, all companies remained in good spirits while embracing the cold. The South and Vale Final was all in all very successful for the Abingdon School teams. After an evening of trade stall judging, performing presentations about the companies and the reading of business plans, it was decided that the three teams entering into the Oxfordshire County Finals were Stellar (An OLA School YE Company), ZERO Degrees, and overall area final winners, XYLO. It was a great success to see two of the three winners being from Abingdon. The Oxfordshire county finals were the same sort of setup: trade stalls judged, presentations shown, talks from members of the judging committee and then finally the prize giving. Though neither company made it though to the next round, it was still a very enjoyable event, with the overall winners and runner ups of the event being very worthy. It was excellent to see how many awards the Abingdon companies managed to acquire across the board, meaning many prizes made their way into the hands of hopeful students. Sam Penrose, 4AMB ZERO Degrees won the following: Highly commended company at South and Vale Area Final Woodworx won the following: JSP Manufacturing Award Best Personal Contribution (Max Williams) at South and Vale Area Final Best Business Plan at South and Vale Area Final XYLO won the following: Best Trade Stand at Cowley Trade Fair Best Customer Service at Banbury Trade Fair Highly Commended Product at Banbury Trade Fair Runner up for Best Personal Contribution at South and Vale final Best Trade Stand at South and Vale Area Final Company of the Year at South and Vale Area Final Best Trade Stand at Oxfordshire County Final Best Use of Online Media at Oxfordshire County Final