Complete the form below at any time throughout the year. The deadline to be considered for enrollment in the August school year program, you must apply by April 30th, 2023. Admission decisions are made by May 30. Read our Frequently Asked Questions for more information. Students meet every day from 7:30 am to 9:00 am, or from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, from August to May meeting at companies throughout Springfield. During the daily sessions, business owners, executives, or founders share their knowledge and experience. In addition, students meet outside class to work on projects. What can students expect? What can students expect? Applicants to the program should expect to spend on average 2 hours per week on classwork during most of the program. However, during peak seasons, November, December and April, students should expect to spend up to 5 hours per week on CEO projects, example: the LRS Ice Rink and Shark Tank. During the year, students will visit approximately 20 businesses and host more than 100 guest speakers. In class, we focus on topics to cultivate entrepreneurial thoughts. Our curriculum is built around key topics such as leadership, team building, corporate social responsibility, creative thinking and ideation, market research, business plan writing, feasibility analysis, financial modeling, elevator business pitches, and business presentations. The Sangamon CEO program is taught like a college seminar. Attendance and participation, in addition to completing coursework, are expected. The program focuses on practical knowledge and in lieu of exams as method of assessment, uses project completions and business deliverables. 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high school Counselor's First Name Counselor's Last Name Class Selection The Sangamon CEO Program has two class times available. Please select which class time you are applying for. Placement subject to class availability. Monday-Friday 730 AM-900 AM Monday-Friday 1230 PM-230 PM Education List all the classes you have completed, or are currently enrolled in, during your Junior year List your work, and extracurricular activities (including hobbies and interests) Essays What do you hope to learn from CEO? Please be specific. What social problem or challenge would you like to develop a solution for? Why would you like to focus your creativity & effort to solve it? Hint: Please spend most of your effort describing the problem, investigating the problem, & validating the problem. If you had unlimited resources, what is one change you would bring to your community? Why did you make this choice? The Capstone of the Sangamon CEO program is a Shark Tank-like competition. Briefly describe a business idea that you would like to pursue while in CEO. For the past three years, the Sangamon CEO program have launched and managed the LRS Ice Rink. This year your class will have to come up with a different business idea to pursue, what will you suggest and why? At times, you will work with other students outside the classroom. This includes meetings, working on projects like the ice rink, and attending events like Shark Tank. If you are selected, will you be able to meet this requirement? Your answer to this question does not impact your chances to be selected for the program. We will use your answer to understand class availability which will guide our decisions in pursuing certain projects. Choose One Always Most times Rarely Other To be successful in CEO, students often spend up to 2 hours per week on homework. During major projects and events, they spend up to 5 hours/week . If you are selected to the program, will you be able to meet the demands of the class? Your answer to this question does not impact your chances to be selected for the program. We will use your answer to understand class availability which will guide our decisions in pursuing certain projects. Choose One Always Most times Rarely Other Professional References Please provide the names and contact information of two people willing to provide a reference. Please DO NOT use family and friends. At least ONE of your references MUST be from your high school. Reference 1 First Name Last Name Email Relationship Reference 2 First Name Last Name Email Relationship Reference 3 First Name Last Name Email Relationship