Business
CEO- Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (Senior Class)
Riverbend CEO is an entrepreneurship class for high school seniors. This unique program gives students real-life, hands-on business opportunities. The program is funded by local businesses and accepts high school senior from three schools: Marquette Catholic, Alton, and East Alton/Wood River High Schools. Over the course of their senior year, students will meet daily in local businesses. They get to hear presentations from about 40 business people as well as tour approximately 40 local businesses. As they learn from adults in the business community, students get to put their knowledge to work as they start their own small business. Each student who completes the program will have a product or service to market to the Riverbend community at the annual Riverbend CEO Trade Show. The students earn 3 credit hours per semester of college credit with Lewis and Clark Community College.
Accounting
This is a one-semester course that introduces several accounting concepts. Focusing on Financial Accounting, this course will cover a wide range of accounting processes and will provide students with a basic introduction to the accounting/business field. Students will focus on the basics of recording, transmitting, processing, analyzing and preparing several different financial statements throughout the semester. This course is offered to Juniors and Seniors.(One semester-.05 credit)
Marketing
This is a one-semester course that explores the world of Marketing. At its core, Marketing is the study of business activities that drive goods and services from producers to consumers. Analyzing the meaning of Marketing and how to employ its strategies, this Marketing course will cover several Marketing topics such as: Marketing Philosophies, Consumer Markets, Segmentation, Marketing Information Management, Product/Service Marketing, and Digital Marketing. “What drives purchasing decisions?” is the main question that will drive this course. This course is offered to Juniors and Seniors.(One semester-.05 credit)
Personal Finance
This course is designed to establish the importance that personal finance has on the future success of students. Topics will include spending, saving and investing, debt and credit management, goal-setting, tax and interest rates, and budgeting. Students will develop relevant proficiency in individual financial planning and management. [Required at junior or senior level]
(One semester-.05 credit)
Sports Management
This is a one-semester course that covers many concepts within the field of sports/athletics. Focusing on the “business” side of sports, Sports Management will analyze topics such as: The Business of Baseball, the Business of Football, The Business of Basketball, the Business of Hockey, the Business of Soccer, Sports Management Careers, Sports Marketing, and Sports Statistics. This course is offered to Juniors and Seniors.(One semester-.05 credit)