Over 65 Christian County C-E-O students, their parents, board members, stakeholders, and community leaders attended Monday night’s “End of Year” Dinner hosted by Taylorville resident Bill Kennedy at his Underground Car Museum.  

Host Kennedy told Regional Radio News about how he created this unique structure.

And Kennedy said the beams for the structure were stored for some 40 years.

Kennedy hopes by hosting Monday night’s dinner, he can encourage this year’s C-E-O class to achieve their goals in life.

Christian County C-E-O Board chair Adam Vocks told Regional Radio News he wanted the end of this 10th year for the local C-E-O program to be memorable.

Vocks said the local C-E-O program has showcased what they can achieve in their home county.

After dinner, 3 guest speakers shared their thoughts with the C-E-O students and other assembled.   

Long-time Taylorville High School F-F-A instructor Sue Schafer challenged the C-E-O students to continue living outside their comfort zone to achieve whatever they want.

Kennedy, who holds over 90 U-S patents in mining ventilation and industrial safety, echo’ed Schafer’s sentiments.

And, the head of the Midland Institute that oversees C-E-O programs across the country, told the group it was the late Craig Lindvahl, a Taylorville native, who founded this program teaching high school seniors entrepreneurial skills.

Hear the full addresses of Schafer, Kennedy, and Brooks below.

Sue Schafer's remarks:

Bill Kennedy's remarks:

Austin Brooks' remarks: