Bridgette Bobonick, a teacher’s aide, watches as Darian Washington, a ...

Photo by Robert K. Yosay | published: December 16, 2011

Bridgette Bobonick, a teacher’s aide, watches as Darian Washington, a student at Kirkmere Elementary School in Youngstown, threads a bead onto a bracelet. Students at the school joined entrepreneurs of the Mahoning Valley as they made and sold bracelets and earrings to raise money for a field trip. The students used math and critical-thinking skillsin the project.