2025-2026 Rooks County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

2025-2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series Feb 25, 2026

Plainville, KS

Feb 25

Project application deadline: Jan 28, 2026
Judge registration deadline: Feb 2, 2026
Entry fee: Free

Description

The Rooks County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) is a fun, exciting and competitive event, open to all Rooks County students grades 7-12 to showcase their inner entrepreneur and million dollar idea. Individuals or small teams have to create an imaginary but possible business that could, if started, make a profit. Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 finishers and for various other categories. At total of at least $1,500 in cash prizes will be awarded.

The competition will be held at Plainville High School Cardinal Gym on February 25, 2026 beginning at 9 a.m. Students should arrive at 8:30 a.m. to set up for the Tradeshow Displays.

Schedule and key dates

Businesses must register for the competition on the www.goventuredash.com website by 5 p.m. on January 16, 2026. Executive Summaries are due online no later than February 10, 2026.

Organized by

Roger Hrabe

Date & time

Wed, February 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM CST

Address and location

202 SE Cardinal Avenue
Plainville, KS 67663

Components

Executive Summary

The Executive Summary is a written business summary, in PDF format, including de...

Weight: 35%

Formal Presentation

The Formal Presentation is a four-minute presentation where each business will s...

Weight: 35%

Tradeshow

The Tradeshow is the event where businesses will have the opportunity to pitch t...

Weight: 30%

Leaderboard

Watch them go! The leaderboard reflects all scores that have been approved by the competition’s host.

The leaderboard is not finalized until every score has a checkmark.

= Not scored = In progress = Complete

Rank	Project	Overall score	Executive Summary	Formal Presentation	Tradeshow
1	Vada's Doggo Delights	43.742 / 50	17.333 / 20 complete	21 / 25 in progress	18.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 15 Judge #3: 17 Judge #4: 20 Judge #5: 19 Judge #6: 20	Judge #1: 18 Judge #2: 24	Judge #1: 19 Judge #2: 18
2	IT Timeless	42.363 / 50	15.167 / 20 complete	20.667 / 25 complete	19.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 15 Judge #2: 15 Judge #3: 16 Judge #4: 15 Judge #5: 14 Judge #6: 16	Judge #1: 22 Judge #2: 21 Judge #3: 19	Judge #1: 20 Judge #2: 19
3	D.B. Livestock Sitting	42.333 / 50	15.667 / 20 complete	20 / 25 complete	19.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 14 Judge #3: 15 Judge #4: 20 Judge #5: 13 Judge #6: 18	Judge #1: 22 Judge #2: 20 Judge #3: 18	Judge #1: 19 Judge #2: 20
4	MindMingle	39.692 / 50	16.333 / 20 complete	17 / 25 in progress	18 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 18 Judge #2: 14 Judge #3: 17 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 15 Judge #6: 18	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 18	Judge #1: 19 Judge #2: 17
5	London Blake Designs	37.825 / 50	13 / 20 complete	18.5 / 25 in progress	18 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 12 Judge #3: 9 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 14 Judge #6: 18	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 21	Judge #1: 17 Judge #2: 19
6	Ray's Readers	36.879 / 50	16.833 / 20 complete	14.5 / 25 in progress	16 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 15 Judge #3: 18 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 18 Judge #6: 18	Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 18	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 18
7	Cozy Corner Book Club	35.675 / 50	13.667 / 20 complete	15.667 / 25 complete	17 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 10 Judge #2: 13 Judge #3: 14 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 17	Judge #1: 15 Judge #2: 15 Judge #3: 17	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 18
8	Cowhide Creek	35.613 / 50	10.5 / 20 complete	19 / 25 complete	17.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 9 Judge #2: 9 Judge #3: 10 Judge #4: 14 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 9	Judge #1: 21 Judge #2: 18 Judge #3: 18	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 19
9	Task and Dash	34.767 / 50	13.333 / 20 complete	18 / 25 in progress	14 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 5 Judge #2: 12 Judge #3: 15 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 14 Judge #6: 18	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 20	Judge #1: 15 Judge #2: 13
10	Bloom and Bites	34.2 / 50	12.667 / 20 complete	12.667 / 25 complete	19 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 9 Judge #2: 14 Judge #3: 11 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 18	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 11 Judge #3: 13	Judge #1: 19 Judge #2: 19
11	M&T Sweets	34.121 / 50	14.167 / 20 complete	15.5 / 25 in progress	14.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 9 Judge #2: 14 Judge #3: 15 Judge #4: 13 Judge #5: 15 Judge #6: 19	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 18	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 15
12	LA Nailed It	33.783 / 50	11.333 / 20 complete	12.667 / 25 complete	20 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 8 Judge #2: 9 Judge #3: 11 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 12	Judge #1: 10 Judge #2: 16 Judge #3: 12	Judge #1: 20 Judge #2: 20
13	E & A Bakery	32.571 / 50	11.5 / 20 complete	12.333 / 25 complete	18.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 7 Judge #2: 10 Judge #3: 10 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 14 Judge #6: 16	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 13 Judge #3: 11	Judge #1: 19 Judge #2: 18
14	K&R Horseback Riding Lessons	32.5 / 50	14 / 20 complete	15 / 25 complete	13 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 12 Judge #3: 15 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 15 Judge #6: 15	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 17 Judge #3: 14	Judge #1: 12 Judge #2: 14
15	The Fishing Hole Bait and Tackle	31.767 / 50	11.333 / 20 complete	13 / 25 in progress	17 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 5 Judge #2: 11 Judge #3: 9 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 15	Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 15	Judge #1: 18 Judge #2: 16
16	Lone Star Candles	31.304 / 50	10.833 / 20 complete	13.5 / 25 in progress	16.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 8 Judge #2: 10 Judge #3: 10 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 13	Judge #1: 10 Judge #2: 17	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 17
17	WB Custom Boards	31.279 / 50	13.833 / 20 complete	14 / 25 in progress	12.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 10 Judge #2: 14 Judge #3: 13 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 16 Judge #6: 14	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 15	Judge #1: 12 Judge #2: 13
18	Rooks Pet Sitting Service	30.971 / 50	12.167 / 20 complete	13.5 / 25 in progress	14.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 10 Judge #3: 9 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 15	Judge #1: 9 Judge #2: 18	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 15
19	Aubrey and Jayona's Babysitting Bootcamp	30.058 / 50	12 / 20 complete	11.333 / 25 complete	15.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 8 Judge #2: 15 Judge #3: 10 Judge #4: 9 Judge #5: 14 Judge #6: 16	Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 10 Judge #3: 13	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 17
20	Bogey Masters	29.667 / 50	11.667 / 20 complete	13.333 / 25 complete	13.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 8 Judge #2: 9 Judge #3: 13 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 13 Judge #6: 15	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 13 Judge #3: 13	Judge #1: 15 Judge #2: 12
21	Field-House Sporting	28.612 / 50	12.167 / 20 complete	10.667 / 25 complete	14 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 13 Judge #3: 11 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 13 Judge #6: 9	Judge #1: 10 Judge #2: 9 Judge #3: 13	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 15
22	Storm Scope Media	28.567 / 50	12.333 / 20 complete	12 / 25 in progress	12.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 8 Judge #2: 14 Judge #3: 11 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 13	Judge #1: 9 Judge #2: 15	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 12
23	Timmy's Game Training	28.567 / 50	12.333 / 20 complete	12 / 25 in progress	12.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 8 Judge #3: 12 Judge #4: 15 Judge #5: 14 Judge #6: 12	Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 13	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 12
24	Animal Allies	28.471 / 50	9.5 / 20 complete	14.333 / 25 complete	13.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 9 Judge #2: 11 Judge #3: 7 Judge #4: 8 Judge #5: 11 Judge #6: 11	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 15 Judge #3: 12	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 14
25	Bold Vision	27.983 / 50	11.667 / 20 complete	12 / 25 complete	12.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 10 Judge #2: 12 Judge #3: 8 Judge #4: 14 Judge #5: 13 Judge #6: 13	Judge #1: 12 Judge #2: 10 Judge #3: 14	Judge #1: 12 Judge #2: 13
26	LMK Services	27.125 / 50	11 / 20 complete	10 / 25 in progress	14 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 12 Judge #2: 13 Judge #3: 10 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 11 Judge #6: 4	Judge #1: 8 Judge #2: 12	Judge #1: 15 Judge #2: 13
27	Popcorn Paradise	27.1 / 50	9 / 20 complete	13 / 25 in progress	13.5 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 5 Judge #2: 8 Judge #3: 9 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 8	Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 15	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 14
28	Tie Cast Cook	26.329 / 50	10.833 / 20 complete	8 / 25 in progress	15 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 5 Judge #2: 8 Judge #3: 14 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 13 Judge #6: 13	Judge #1: 8 Judge #2: 8	Judge #1: 15 Judge #2: 15
29	Rc Pit Stop	26.229 / 50	10.833 / 20 complete	10 / 25 in progress	13 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 6 Judge #2: 10 Judge #3: 12 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 13 Judge #6: 12	Judge #1: 9 Judge #2: 11	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 13
30	Gill and Grow	26.15 / 50	14 / 20 complete	7 / 25 complete	12 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 12 Judge #3: 15 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 12 Judge #6: 17	Judge #1: 5 Judge #2: 7 Judge #3: 9	Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 13
31	Flinthill Forge	25.675 / 50	9.667 / 20 complete	10.667 / 25 complete	13 / 20 complete
	:project judge scores		Judge #1: 9 Judge #2: 8 Judge #3: 9 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 9 Judge #6: 11	Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 11 Judge #3: 10	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 13

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