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RADD-Tees is an art t-shirt company that began with five high school students and a class assignment. High school artists submit designs via the RADD-Tees website. Once the design is accepted it is included in the shop and available for purchase. Online orders are taken for a design and printed on t-shirts. Part of the revenue from each shirt goes to the artist who created the design, and some also goes to the students’ high school art department. This provides a win-win for everyone involved. The artists have their images available to the world, the art departments gain additional financial support, and we all get to wear some cool t-shirts! The Start of RADD-TeesRADD-Tees started with five students from Barrington High School who are in the Business Incubator Program. After brainstorming their options, they decided the business was going to be making t-shirts. But in a unique way. Knowing that the art departments of high schools are underfunded compared to sports teams, they set out on a mission to provide