CEO Fun facts
In this year, the first CEO program was established in Illinois.
What is 2008?
This famous team used the Western Illinois University football fields in Macomb.
What is the St. Louis Rams?
Their attempt at performing cartwheels indoors led to a dislocated toe for this CEO student.
Who is Reagan McKim?
Their passion for being active is fueled by being involved in every activity and never staying idle.
Who is Aiden Reynolds?
This Illinois state nickname, created by early settlers, refers to the grass lands that once cover Illinois.
What is the Prairie State?
This number represents the number of students in the first McDonough County CEO class.
What is 13 students?
This War of 1812 hero's name is shared with a county in western Illinois.
Who is Thomas Macdonough?
Three different states helped shape the life of this current student and CEO.
Who is Ava Huston?
Their passport shows stamps from 5 countries, while their road trips have taken them through 21 states.
Who is Luke McEwen?
This 156-mile-long river flows backward and connects the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
What is the Chicago River?
This school was the first to have a CEO program in the state of Illinois.
What is Effingham?
The book The Bootlegger was written about this small town in McDonough County.
What is Colchester, IL?
Their playful fun as a 3-year-old led to their top lip being separated from their gums, and now they no longer have a labial frenulum.
Who is Hailie Hendrix?
This young individual achieved a career milestone by playing to an audience that packed an arena bigger than their school's enrollment.
Who is Timothy Todd?
This popular carnival ride first debuted in Chicago, at the World's Columbian Exposition, on May 1, 1893.
What is the Ferris wheel?
This number represents the number of investors the McDonough County CEO program currently has.
What is 43 investors?
In this year, the first railroad to ever be built in Illinois, the Northern Cross, was constructed through Macomb, Illinois.
What is 1855?
This individual's first car came at 12 years old, with four new rides in the past four years.
Who is Olin Runyan?
Before finishing high school, this certified healthcare worker became a nursing assistant at the age of 16.
Who is Maya Hofmeister?
Before it was known for its park, this current Chicago area was once a large cemetery in the city's early days.
What is Lincoln Park?
This number represents the total number of CEO programs nationwide.
What is 75 programs?
Originally founded in 1899, this school would later come to be known as Western University.
What is Western Illinois State Normal School?
At age seven, they were almost removed from a flight after crying uncontrollably for an extended amount of time.
Who is Anna Dixon?
While still in school, this individual had some very hands-on animal encounters, including bottle-feeding a baby tiger and cradling a baby kangaroo.
Who is Carlee Jackson?
This white-flowered tree, the official state tree of Illinois, is a symbol of strength and endurance.
What is a White Oak tree?