Mundelein High School will host a student “pitch night” for students in the Business Incubator Laboratory program Monday, May 15, at 6 p.m. in the MHS Cafeteria. Student groups will present their final business model concepts before a panel of industry experts in competition for an academic scholarship. The winning group of students will then compete for funding dollars at the National INCubatoredu Student Pitch to be held this summer.
At least five different groups will present their ideas. For example, PropStop is a revolutionary and sophisticated sensor that utilizes sonar technology that will keep passengers and their boat safe while saving thousands of dollars. LikeU is an app that connects college students through their interests and similarities. ‘Sign up, create, connect and meet up with people LikeU’ is their slogan.
The board of advisors, made up of local business leaders, will facilitate the event by asking each team a series of questions to determine if a business concept is worthy of investment.
“The Business Incubator course at MHS provides students with authentic, rigorous, problem-based academic experiences where they acquire the necessary skills for the 21st century,” said Stacey Gorman, director of curriculum and instruction. Amy Amber and Michelle Sherwin-Petrucci are the instructors in the course.