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LFHS Alumni Gives back!
North Chicago Community Partners
We were proud to support North Chicago Community Partners with volunteers during their after-school programming this winter.Additional Service Opportunities: We also provide contact information for several nonprofit organizations in our area so our alumni can volunteer independently. These organizations have dedicated team members and/or Board members who are also LFHS alums. We are proud of our LFHS ALUMNI who GIVE BACK!
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Beacon Place, 603 S. McAlister Ave., Waukegan, IL https://beacon-place.org/
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Mothers Trust Foundation, 400 E. Illinois Rd., Lake Forest https://motherstrustfoundation.org/
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North Chicago Community Partners https://northchicagocommunitypartners.org/
- Open Lands https://www.lfola.org/adventure-restoration-air
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Reading Power https://readingpowerinc.org/
Become a Business Incubator Coach or Mentor!
What is the Business Incubator?The LFHS Foundation partnered with Lake Forest High School to create the Business Incubator in Fall 2014. This Junior level Honors course in the Business Department offers students a unique opportunity to become true entrepreneurs by creating and developing their own product or service. Students are coached and mentored by real entrepreneurs and business experts from our community and beyond. During the year-long course, student teams learn about ideation, marketing, accounting, human resources, as well as the legal and financial aspects of running a business. Principles and processes from the LEAN concept - a scientific approach to creating and managing startups - guide students as they test their thinking and vision. To further inspire creativity, a customized classroom has been designed to ignite brainstorming and foster collaboration as students develop products and services for the real world. The course culminates in Pitch Night, a “Shark-Tank” style presentation where student teams present their innovative ideas to a Board of Directors for the chance to earn funding for their businesses. Part of this process also includes the student teams working to create promotional materials, press releases, and to solicit potential investors to attend Pitch Night.
Teams that are funded during Pitch Night then have the option to continue on with the process of starting up their business during the second year program, the Business Accelerator – a Senior level honors business class.
Learn more about this opportunity by visiting the LFHS Foundation website: http://www.lfhsfoundation.org/business-incubator.html
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