2021-2022 Team
Elizabeth Bowler is a senior at Columbia High School. She has participated in color guard for the entirety of her high school career and is now one of the two captains of the team. She is also actively involved in her Student Council and her youth group. Regarding her future career, Elizabeth is very interested in becoming a wedding or event planner, though she is unsure about what her future will look like. Elizabeth has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, and would love to start a successful small business of her own. She is very excited to learn more about the ins and outs of business through the various opportunities that startUP presents.
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Kambrie Cooper is a senior at Waterloo High School. She has been on the girl's golf and softball team for all four years along with being a member of the yearbook club. Since she plays golf, Kambrie has a job at Annbriar Golf Course as a cart attendant. Kambrie has a passion for fashion and loves all things involved with clothing and accessories. After college, Kambrie plans on opening her own clothing boutique. She is looking forward to meeting other small business owners and learning how to navigate owning her own business. Kambrie has always wanted to have her own business since she was a little girl and was thrilled to hear she can work toward that goal in high school! She's excited to see what 2021-2022 startUP has to offer.
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Aurora Gass is a junior at Columbia High School. She is a member of the Student Council and Science Club, is a lifeguard, and has belonged to a swim team for many years. She plans to attend a four-year university and major in accounting. Although Aurora isn't exactly certain what business she wants to create during startUP, she thinks she would like it to have something to do with making and designing jewelry. Understanding how to start a business and then being able to start one on her own is what she is most eager to do during this program. Aurora is more than excited about the new connections and friends that she will make in startUP.
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Jolie Hilgedieck is a Senior at Columbia High School. She is a figure skater who competes individually and on two synchronized skating teams. She is the president of the National Honors Society and the vice president of the Student Council at CHS. After high school, Jolie plans to get a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a minor in Spanish, before going to law school to get her J.D. In order to share her love for fitness, Jolie wants to start her own personal training business. She is looking forward to all of the opportunities that the startUP program will provide and hopes to grow from the challenges that it will present.
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Maggie Meppiel is a Senior at Waterloo High School. This is her fourth year playing for the tennis team and she loves to play ukulele as well. Maggie has always dreamed of owning a graphic design business where she can create logos and advertisements for people in need. After high school, she plans to attend a four-year university majoring in Art / Graphic Design and minoring in Business. She is very excited to be given this opportunity and looks forward to creating relationships along the way!
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