American Private Enterprise System

Photos of this year's (2008) participants.

Participants advancing to Kentucky Youth Seminar in June,
(from left to right) Shanoa Milby, Tori Banks, Rachel Humphries and Juan Rojas.

The participants in the APES program toured SouthEast DME.
Owner, Paul Lassanske speaks to the group about his business.

Top 5 Participants- Hannah Canter – 1^st,
Shanoa Milby – 2^nd, Chelsie Morrison – 3^rd,
Betsy Durham – 4^th and Caleb Phelps – 5^th

Twenty-five high school juniors participated in the APES program which is a 4-H sponsored program.

Students Participate in APES Program

Congratulations to the participants in the American Private Enterprise Seminar (APES) program held May 5-6. Twenty-five LaRue County High School juniors participated and learned about American economics. They are: Tori Banks, Lindsey Boone, Stacie Bratcher, Hannah Canter, Haley Carrico, Justin Chelf, Caleb Cobb, Betsy Durham, Ashley Hedgespeth, Rachel Humphries, Autumn Kidd, Max McCubbin, Shanoa Milby, Staci Morris, Chelsie Morrison, Cortney Pearman, Allie Perkins, Caleb Phelps, JD Pullin, Tiffany Rock, Juan Rojas, Christian Seymour, Lane Smith, Ashley Stearman and Jessica M. Wells.

Participants took quizzes on the different topics that the speakers covered and an overall test at the end. Test scores were used to determine the overall winners.

Congratulations to the top five participants: 1^st – Hannah Canter, 2^nd – Shanoa Milby, 3^rd – Chelsie Morrison, 4^th – Betsy Durham and 5^th – Caleb Phelps.

A special thanks goes to the discussion leaders for the APES program which included: Iris LaRue, Director of the Lincoln Museum; Patsy Whitehead, Communications Coordinator for Nolin RECC; Damon Talley, attorney in Hodgenville; and Ben Humphries, attorney with Whitlow and Scott. Also a special thanks to Southeast DME and Paul Lassanske for allowing the group to tour their manufacturing facility and to Nolin RECC for making a donation to support the APES program.

Four of the local program participants will advance to the Kentucky Youth Seminar, at the University of Kentucky June 18-20. They are: Shanoa Milby, Tori Banks, Rachel Humprhies and Juan Rojas. During the state program, participants will have the opportunity to win prize money, scholarships and even a trip to the national seminar.

The American Private Enterprise System Program is designed for high school juniors and seniors. The program is implemented at the local level and provides youth with a basic exposure to the American Private Enterprise System through topics such as: How America is organized to do business; individually owned businesses, partnerships, corporations and cooperatives; other political economies, and how they work; our economy, how it works, what it provides; consumers; supply and demand, credit and savings; unemployment and inflation; and investments.
In APES, a select group of students discuss our economic system and how it works at the local, national and international levels. Discussion leaders from local businesses and professions, in cooperation with schools and 4-H Cooperative Extension agents, provide program leadership at the local level. Selected topics include: · How America is organized to do business · Other political economics and how they work · The US economy how it works and what it provides · Government and business · The individually owned business and business partnership · Corporations · Cooperatives-what they do and how they differ from other businesses · International trade The program also helps participants discover career opportunities in agriculture and business.

Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people
regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.

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