Junction City High School students could participate in an entrepreneurial class under a proposal outlined by the Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council Director Craig Bender.
Bender said the program is called CEO, Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities. 'It's an organization that partners with schools to provide an entrepreneurial type class for high schools."
Bender noted that there would be an instructor and 20 students in the class for the first semester. They would work on two projects start to finish. "What's the product we're going to d, how are we going to put together a business plan, what's our service or plan and then trying to sell it." In the second semester each of the students would have their own project and go through the same process.
The program self-started in Illinois and there is now one in Abilene, Kansas. Bender is waiting to hear from JCHS about the idea. There has not been any final action at this point.