Maddy Rideout was able to schedule Chris Pollard to come and speak to our group. Chris recently retired from the Carmi Police Department but is still running his business, Carmi Fitness, and is now a resource officer for NCOE. Chris did a great job explaining a lot of life lessons he's learned in his journey. He told the students, "Life is not about the destination it's about the journey."


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Congratulations to our newly elected CEO- Ava Shiever and our CFO- Alexa Knight! Stay tuned to see what this class does together for their class business!

Congratulations to our newly elected CEO- Ava Shiever and our CFO- Alexa Knight! Stay tuned to see what this class does together for their class business!


Alexis Rush was able to schedule her brother Jake Rush. He is the owner of Up the Hill Tree Service in Norris City. Jake started his business as a senior in high school and has a done ...

Alexis Rush was able to schedule her brother Jake Rush. He is the owner of Up the Hill Tree Service in Norris City. Jake started his business as a senior in high school and has a done ...


Lauren Burzynski scheduled CEO alum Gaetano DiMaggio to speak to the group about taking over the iconic DiMaggio's Pizza.  It was such a fun day hearing about Gaetano's journey of ...

Lauren Burzynski scheduled CEO alum Gaetano DiMaggio to speak to the group about taking over the iconic DiMaggio's Pizza. It was such a fun day hearing about Gaetano's journey of ...


CEO takes on the St. Louis Zoo!  We love taking field trips and the St. Louis Zoo was a great one!  We met with a manager and talked about how the zoo operates and makes revenue, even ...

CEO takes on the St. Louis Zoo! We love taking field trips and the St. Louis Zoo was a great one! We met with a manager and talked about how the zoo operates and makes revenue, even ...


Jace Burzynski, CFO of CEO from 2022, came and spoke to our group about what that job entails.  Jace is currently at Eastern Illinois University majoring in accounting.  He explained ...

Jace Burzynski, CFO of CEO from 2022, came and spoke to our group about what that job entails. Jace is currently at Eastern Illinois University majoring in accounting. He explained ...