As part of their participation in the student competition “Simulated Company 2026,” organized by Junior Achievement Greece, the students who participated in the “Simulated Company” After-School Elective Activity, under the guidance of teachers - Advisors Mr. F. Kanavos and Mr. K. Korakas and volunteer mentor Mr. D. Michalaros (Accenture), developed a 10-page business plan. In this business plan, the students presented key details on the implementation, operations, and financial viability of the simulated company they created.

After their project was evaluated by the judging panel of Junior Achievement Greece, which thoroughly reviewed more than 100 business plans from student teams across Greece, our students’ simulated company “Fire Guard” was selected as one of the ten student companies with the best business plans and qualified for the national final of “Simulated Company 2026”, which took place on Friday, May 8, 2026, at the “Hellenic Cosmos” Cultural Center of the Foundation of the Hellenic World.

The Athens College High School team was represented in the final by five students from High School Grade 1 and 2 (I. Georgopoulos, I. Dimopoulos, S. Katsiba, S. Roupas-Pantaleon, and C. Roupa-Pantaleon), while two additional students—members of the “Simulated Company” (A. Araniti and Z. Veracha) were also present. The team won first place in the special “Odysseas Kyriakopoulos” award, in the category “Digital Technologies - Artificial Intelligence," by presenting a comprehensive system for the prevention, detection, and immediate response to fires in the electrical grid, designed for high-risk areas such as forests, industrial facilities, and energy infrastructure.

The remaining members of the “Simulated Company” team are the following students: K. Veronis, M. Georgakopoulou, F. Zacharia, P. Iliopoulou, D. Karagiannis, K. Karipidi, A. Kelaidi, D. Linardos, I. Maniatis, D. Bilfeld, A. Nitsikas, G. Sanidas, E. Stavrianou, L. Strouzas, A. Tsotsopoulos, and M. Chrysomallis.

Warm congratulations to our students on their significant achievement!