In May the St. Louis CAPS program hosted their annual business partner appreciation breakfast at the St. Louis Community College South County campus. The breakfast provides an opportunity for student associates and instructors to thank all of the business and industry partners they interacted with throughout the school year. It also serves as one final…
In April the St. Louis CAPS program held their 1st Annual Student Showcase at Maritz Holdings Inc. in Fenton, MO. The Showcase provided an opportunity to recognize the 2017-18 student associates and the business partners that make the St. Louis CAPS program possible. Each business partner received a special plaque to commemorate their support of…
Tara Weiskopf-Kuhn, St. Louis CAPS Global Business & Entrepreneurship student associate, recently took home 3rd place honors, and $500, at the Angels in the Outfield pitch competition held at Busch Stadium and sponsored by Saint Louis University. The Top 10 finalists pitched from the top steps of the St. Louis Cardinals dugout while their investor pitch decks were…
The St. Louis CAPS Global Business and Entrepreneurship student associates work closely with the Affton Chamber of Commerce. In January, the student associates sponsored the Affton Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting and helped coordinate the meeting location, meal, program, and guest speaker. The student associates demonstrated their networking skills before, during and after the event…
This time of year high schools students are finalizing their course selections for the following school year. For current 10th and 11th grade students this means considering enrolling in one of the four courses offered through St. Louis CAPS. Interaction with business and industry partners on a regular basis is a key component that separates…
As we turn the page from 2017 to 2018, the New Year brings exciting opportunities and experiences for St. Louis CAPS student associates. It also brings the opportunity to visit with St. Louis CAPS alumni that are back in town from college over winter break. Devonte Burse and Nevin Horne both graduated from Affton High…
The holiday season is a great time to reflect on the success of the past year while also looking forward to future opportunities in 2018. For St. Louis CAPS this means pausing to celebrate and appreciate the business partners and school personnel that support our student associates. The student associates in each of the St….
St. Louis CAPS student associates in the medicine, healthcare, and bioscience course work closely with medical professionals at St. Anthony’s Mercy Medical Center. St. Anthony’s Mercy is the business partner that hosts the course within their medical center facility. At the beginning of the school year the CAPS instructor requested a list of the top…
In November, Tara Weiskopf-Kuehn, a senior at Affton High School and a student associate in the St. Louis CAPS global business and entrepreneurship course, was selected as the winner of the high school division elevator pitch competition. The competition was sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University and took place on actual…
The St. Louis Centers for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) will hold several open houses for students, parents, school personnel, and business partners who are considering getting involved with the program during the 2018-19 school year. Attendees with have a chance to hear from current students, former students, business partners, and instructors. St. Louis CAPS provides…
On October 17th the St. Louis CAPS Medicine, Healthcare, and Bioscience student associates presented their emergency room redesign projects to a panel of medical professionals at St. Anthony’s Mercy. The program consists of 28 students from four different high schools (Affton, Lafayette, Mehlville, Oakville) and they worked in collaborative teams to complete their emergency room…
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