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Students present Sangamon Valley CEO projects; trade show set for May 4 at Allerton Library
Summary
Students from the Sangamon Valley CEO class described class and individual businesses, fundraising via a Gingerbread Job 5K to seed student ventures, and invited the council to a trade show on May 4 at the Allerton Library community building.
A group of Sangamon Valley CEO students and their program representative visited the Monticello City Council to describe the program's seventh year, showcase student projects and invite the council and community to a trade show on May 4 at the Allerton Library community building.
Program representative Lisa said the program is in its seventh year and this year's cohort includes 12 students from four school districts. "We're in our seventh year this year and have 12 fantastic students from four of our districts," Lisa said, and encouraged council members to attend the May 4 event where each student will have a trade-show booth.
Students described hands-on elements of the program: frequent site visits, mentoring and both class and individual business projects. They said class business profits seed grants for individual ventures; one student explained that revenue from a Gingerbread Job 5K funds personal business grants. Students named class businesses and personal ventures including a guided journal, property services, a seasonal self-care box business and a paper-flower business.
County board member Mike (present in the room) praised student work and said Kate Hillard's guided journal was circulated among county mental-health leadership. "I was in a committee meeting at the mental health center this evening and your book was passed around to every single member of the Pi County mental health and all the executives ... They have nothing but fantastic things to say about it," he told the student.
Students credited program mentors and described benefits including networking experience, discipline, pitch practice and greater confidence in public presentation. The council thanked the students and the city reiterated support for local youth programs; the students asked the council to attend the May 4 event.
What happens next: students will present at their May 4 trade show; the council offered encouragement and local officials will likely attend.
