The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from 7 students of the Christian County CEO class, at its Tuesday meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.
“C-E-O” stands for “Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities”, and the Christian County program is now in its eleventh year of providing selected county high school seniors the opportunity to learn business skills away from the classroom.
7 students in this year’s class: Laura Wayman, Ella Hohenstein, Sydnie Vochs, Anthony Rivecco, Ayanna Jeffrey, Ben Wamsley, and Cameron Adams, spoke to Kiwanis members about the experience. They told Kiwanis members it’s the biggest C-E-O class in the programs’ eleven year history. For the first time, there’s a morning class and afternoon class, with a total of 27 students--26 seniors and one junior.
They added that students come from Taylorville, Edinburg, Pana and Faith Bible Christian Academy High Schools.
The students also shared that C-E-O was one of the vendors at Chillifest this fall, selling donuts and apple juice. They’re also planning two more business events this coming school year, plus the students will be launching their own business at the April 30th, 2025 Trade Show.
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is among the many investors that fund the local C-E-O program each year.
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge. For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.
