Alliance Academy students win startup contest hosted by UNG Alliance Academy for Innovation students Varoon Kadithala, Bradley Litsch and Arnav Patidar won the 2021 innovateUNG High School Pitch Challenge. Three students from Alliance Academy for Innovation won the 2021 innovateUNG High School Pitch Challenge on Feb. 16. All seven public Forsyth County high schools took part in the event, which was hosted virtually by the University of North Georgia’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Varoon Kadithala, Bradley Litsch and Arnav Patidar won a total of $1,500 to aid their Powabites innovation: $1,000 for finishing in first place and $500 for the selection as crowd favorite. They advanced to the March 16 virtual innovateUNG Pitch Challenge, where they will compete against UNG student teams.