Students’ winning pizza

CORTLAND

A pizza concept developed by four Lakeview Middle School students won the Best Gourmet Pizza category in this past weekend’s Mahoning Valley Pizza Cook-off.

The team developed its Italian Philly Steak pizza for Pizza Joe’s during the Junior Achievement Innovation Challenge in December.

The Lakeview team, made up of Ava Bacon, Lucas Easton, Isabella Isenberg and Will Kirila, recently met with Pizza Joe’s to sample several variations of the pizza and decide what ingredients to include in the final product.

The team was among 43 to participate in a Dec. 14 JA Innovation Challenge, an entrepreneurial workshop at Kent State University at Trumbull sponsored by the Trumbull County Educational Service Center in collaboration with Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley.

The Italian Philly will be available soon at Pizza Joe’s shops in Trumbull County.