In this year's YES 3.0 Program, we have 53 students from 28 high schools participated. They formed 10 teams and developed a wide range of business plans from high tech smart white board for students to new style organic oriented restaurant, from energy generation from ocean waves to cardiology medical device. The program started from Feb 2008 to May 2008, with 5 business classes and 1 presentation training class (offered by Dale Carnegie Professional Training). Nine teams finished their plans and presented it in front of the first round judge panel.

The students came from the following 28 schools:

  • Acton Boxborough High School
  • Algonquin High School
  • Algonquin Regional High School
  • Andover High School
  • Bedford High School
  • Bishop Guertin High School
  • Boston College High School
  • Boston Latin School
  • Chelmsford High School
  • Frank High School
  • Gibbons Middle School
  • Grafton High School
  • Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
  • Lexington High School
  • Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School
  • Medfield High School
  • Milton Academy
  • Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
  • Needham High School
  • Newton North High School
  • Newton South high school
  • North Quincy High School
  • Pierce School, Brookline
  • Quincy High School
  • Wellesley High School
  • Westford Academy
  • Weston High School
  • Winsor School