Students are immersed in real life learning experiences with the opportunity to take risks, manage the results, and learn from the outcomes.
This year we have 7 student entrepreneurs that are in the process of opening their own business soon. In the fall of 2021, we decided to create Decatur Together Tees, a business that helped us raise the seed money for our individual projects. We felt the need to unite our city due to the range of apparel between Decatur High, Austin High, and Decatur Heritage. How did we do that? By making t-shirts with historical, fun, and notable landmarks in Decatur. This was created locally, from design to vendor.
We wrapped up at the beginning of 2022 to move onto the next challenge and next level – starting our own companies.
There are a lot of important people in this program that bring their help and time to help us out. Our biggest win is to work hand by hand with our Facilitator, Maegan Schwindling. Mrs. Maegan gives us support, cheers us up, teaches us something new everyday and not only professionally but personally to become better citizens. I have the pleasure to learn from Jeff Parker, my mentor provided by the CEO Program. Mr. Parker has provided me with his unconditional support and uncountable help with my individual project and he was also very helpful during the Decatur Together Tees era.
Alan Clara-Moguel, Decatur High School Senior,
Alan Clara Moguel is a senior at Decatur High School and one of the student entrepreneurs in Decatur Morgan CEO. During his senior year, and while working two jobs, Alan started his business, Conversate Me!, which focuses on bridging the cultural and language barrier between the English and Spanish speaking communities in Decatur by teaching conversational Spanish and providing translation services. Alan will be attending Berea College in the fall of 2022.
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