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High School of Business

“In history class the teacher tells us what to do.  In Leadership we tell Ms. Nockengost what we’re planning to do.” 
 --Tim Ellison, Grade 9, Ellet High School

CHALLENGE students with real problems, and the will deliver.

BELIEVE in them, and they will begin to believe in themselves.

ENGAGE them with rigorous projects, and they will SHINE.

Did you know that more high school grads major in business than any other college major?  Through High School of Business™, students work to solve real business projects and problems, much as they will in college and at work.  Its challenging work, but the hands-on creativity required to complete the projects makes it fun, too. 

How does it work?  Browse through this website to learn more about the program's key components, including rigorous, standards-based curriculum, high-level professional development, and a local steering team strategy. Then contact us for more information about how your high school can put this rigorous program in place.

News & Updates

Seven additional schools join High School of Business. 32 schools across 10 states now offer the accelerated HSB curriculum to their students. View the list of schools.

Business degrees land jobs in tough economy. A survey of human resources professionals cites business administration-related majors as three of six degrees most likely to land jobs this year. Read more about the study conducted by corporate consulting firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. 

High School of Business students teach others financial skills. Students at Memorial High School in St. Marys, Ohio, not only learn how to reach financial goals, they use critical thinking skills to teach the subject. Read more about the workshops teacher Megan Tobe's 9th graders held for 8th graders.

High School of Business 9th Grader Places at FBLA Nationals. Monarch High School (CO) student Mehmed Erkocevic won 7th in the National FBLA Economics competition. Says teacher Rudy Sumpter: “I have never had such young students place like this and I've been in FBLA for 9 years. I believe this is a credit to the High School of Business™ curriculum.”

High School of Business™ schools featured in ACTE’s Techniques Magazine
Service-learning is the subject of this month’s issue of Techniques. Service-learning is also the focus of the High School of Business™ Leadership course. Read about students at Renaissance High in Detroit and Centennial High in Franklin, Tennessee. Both schools exemplify what service-learning does best: engages students in real, meaningful projects that require them to think deeply and often result in rewards that go way beyond the classroom.  Find the complete article on page 22 .

High School of Business students take 1st Place in Colorado competition. Three Monarch High School students have placed first in their state in the H&R Block Dollars & Sense Challenge. Read more.

Nebraska High School joins High School of Business. This Plattsmouth (NE) Journal (3/10, Hardin) report explains how and why Plattsmouth High School joined the program and the excitement it is generating. 

High School of Business featured in Techniques magazine Be sure to check out the HSB feature article in Techniques, the magazine of the Association of Career and Technical Education Association (ACTE) (http://tiny.cc/article937). The article profiles the program from various vantage points: administrators, teachers, and students are all quoted. Thanks to Monarch High School (CO), Ellet High School (OH), and Ft. Osage CTC & Ft. Osage High School (MO) for contributing.

Weighted Scoring for High School of Business Courses at Lake Travis High Juniors and seniors at Lake Travis High in Austin, Texas, will now receive weighted (honors) scoring for their participation in HSB. Administrators at the school reviewed the curriculum and judged its rigor to be worthy of honors scoring. Congratulations! 

Johnson & Wales University and Monarch High Ink Plan for College Credit Students at Monarch High in Louisville, Colorado, now have the opportunity to earn college credit for successful completion of the HSB Principles of Marketing course.


About High School of Business

Our purpose?  Prepare high school students to excel in college business administration programs. 



Guidance Counselor PowerPoint Print E-mail
Click here to download the Guidance Counselor PowerPoint
 
Business Brief: An Inside Look at High School of Business Print E-mail

HSB Partnership: A Comprehensive and a Career Center Make it Work:         Fort Osage High School and Career and Technology Center

A Look into a High School of Business Classroom: Monarch High School

A Successful Program Set-Up: Leipsic High School

An Inside Look at the Leadership Course: Ellet High School

 
Making it "real" results in real life lessons Print E-mail
"It was a great project. We want to do it again!"
--Dwayne Carson, 10th grade, Renaissance High
"We got a lot of hands-on economics training"
--Will Fletcher, 10th grade, Renaissance High

As told by Lanell Lasenby, teacher, to new High School of Business™ teachers at Summer Training Institute 2008

Making it “real” results in real life lessons

Sure, we all know that when students work on real projects, they tend to become more engaged, resulting in a higher level of learning.  But, as we’ve heard from teachers participating in the High School of Business™ program, an important by-product of project-based learning is learning about real life.  At Renaissance High School in Detroit, High School of Business™ Teacher Lanell Lasenby saw that important lesson delivered in a major way.  Here’s her story:

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Program Set-Up: Years 1 & 2 Print E-mail

Click here for an overview of the steps schools take to build a High School of Business program

 
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