I just had to get a picture with these five amazing Sterling High School juniors. They took time during their spring break to drive to Freeport High School to share the CEO story with ...

Excellent job, West CEO students as they pitched their businesses and made their loan requests. A huge thank you to Nik Jakobs and Cindy Conklin for their critiques. Next up, checks ...

What a busy week for CEO East! It was all the things we work towards the whole year!!! Monday - Snow Day although Final Business Plans were still due by 9:20am Tuesday - ...

And your top 10 winners are....It was not an easy job for judges Jennifer Humphrey-River City Ale House, Nancy Varga-recently retired, Robin Duncan-Scholl Insurance, and Lyneigh ...

CEO students are challenged often to speak publicly in a variety of situations, whether it's giving a welcome in front of a crowd, pitching their business, an interview, or even ...

Mark those calendars!!!! The WACC CEO Trade Show is happening on Wednesday, April 29th and Thursday, April 30th! The students are working hard developing their products and services ...

A visit to the YWCA of the Sauk Valley is always an eye-opening experience. The following group gave CEO West students a thorough overview of their work through an interactive ...

This morning, CEO East welcomed back to the room, former facilitator Emily Zimmerman. Emily was a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and experience of all things Business Plans, Pitch ...

CEO East and West spent the morning at Walmart Distribution Center in Sterling. It was a chilly morning learning about their operations - including a tour of the freezer section. We ...

Thank you to Fire Chief Ryan Buskohl for meeting with CEO East and showing us around the Dixon Fire Department. One of our own, Jake D, is already working towards becoming a fireman ...

The West CEO Class is off to a great start this week with excellent suggestions on ways to become great leaders. On Monday, Kim Purvis, Koehler Farms, led students through an ...

Are you as excited as we are for the 2026 CEO Trade Show!?!?! The students are working hard to finalize their products/services to make it a Trade Show to remember! The Trade Show is ...