On the evening of Wednesday, December 5th, two cross curricular groups from the St. Louis CAPS program competed against a variety of different schools and organizations from across the St. Louis region in the 1st Annual Battle of the Saints Student Pitch Competition. These students had the opportunity to compete at the Parkway Spark! Incubator…
On October 19, 2018 the St. Louis regional CAPS programs came together for their first CAPS Student Summit. The summit theme was entrepreneurship and students were joined by Pulitzer Prize nominated author, entrepreneur, and CAPS Network ambassador Clifton Taulbert. Clifton delivered a message that called CAPS students to accelerate their imagination and embrace the power…
On October 25, 2018 the student associates in the St. Louis CAPS Medicine, Health Care and Bioscience course presented their patient-centered emergency room redesign projects to medical professionals at Mercy South Hospital. The student associates worked in teams of three to complete the project and a unique aspect of the team composition was that all…
On October 16, 2018 Dr. Travis Bracht, superintendent of the Affton School District, was invited to participate on behalf of St. Louis CAPS in a panel discussion at the Missouri Chamber of Commerce Workforce 2030 Conference. The title of the session was Bridging Education and Business Through CAPS. Dr. Bracht was joined on the panel…
On September 21, 2018 Dr. Travis Bracht, superintendent of the Affton School District, was invited to attend on behalf of St. Louis CAPS the ribbon cutting of the Microsoft Technology Center. The state-of-the-art facility is located within the Cortex Innovation Community in Downtown St. Louis. Prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony Dr. Bracht participated in…
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…
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