Daniel Simmons, son of Kyle and Evelyn Lindermuth of Jim Thorpe, and a junior at Marian Catholic High School, has been granted a full scholarship to attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2015 on the campus of Lycoming College in Williamsport.

Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week is a weeklong economic education program that offers an inside look at the private enterprise system and the way the free market functions.Simmons will attend week one of the five one-week sessions.Candidates are recommended for the program by their teachers or counselors, and are then reviewed by PFEW staff. Admission is based on motivation to learn that is demonstrated through essays submitted by the applicants. Those accepted are awarded scholarships, which cover all program costs, excluding a registration fee and transportation. Students are housed on the campus in dormitories where they experience a taste of college life.During the week, student "companies" simulate the actual operation of their own businesses for the equivalent of three years. Business volunteers serve as "company advisers," who mentor the students as they face many of the same decisions real executives confront.The companies compete against each other in the areas of management skills, return on net assets, a marketing and advertising campaign and a presentation to stockholders.Scholarship winners learn the value of teamwork, cooperation and leadership. There will be dozens of speakers presenting seminars and discussions on a variety of related topics.Funded, staffed and taught by the Pennsylvania business community, PFEW is supported by seven manufacturer's associations, more than 100 chambers of commerce and more than 800 companies. Now in its 37th year, PFEW's governing body is the Foundation for Free Enterprise Education, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For more information, visit

www.pfew.org.