Reply Three students from Alliance Academy for Innovation won the 2021 innovateUNG High School Pitch Challenge last month. (Provided by the University of North Georgia) CUMMING, GA — 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 their selection as crowd favorite. They advanced to the March 16 virtual innovateUNG Pitch Challenge, where they will compete against University of North Georgia student teams.