---
title: Student startups win seed money at Dist. 303 pitch night
description: "Tweaking concepts and adjusting business plans was crucial for students to create a successful product, said Shannon Stone, INCubatoredu teacher at St. Charles East. Mistakes couldn't become roadblocks.

The St. Charles East program also is taught by Keith Glavan. At North, the teacher is Steve Haftl.

The winners aren't the only teams that can move on, Byrne said. Any of the students can seek funding from additional sources and enroll in the next level of the program -- ACCELeratoredu -- to further develop their businesses next academic year."
image: https://www.unchartedlearning.org/hubfs/2019.05.24-st%20charles%20east%20and%20north.pitch.png
---

# Student startups win seed money at Dist. 303 pitch night

[![2019.05.24-st charles east and north.pitch](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/hubfs/2019.05.24-st%20charles%20east%20and%20north.pitch.png) ](https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190528/student-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist-303-pitch-night)

Daily Herald

*By: lauren Rohr on May 28, 2019*

Come up with an everyday problem. Find a distinctive solution. Turn it into a small business.

Those were the instructions given last fall to high schoolers enrolled in a new entrepreneurship program in St. Charles Unit District 303.

[Read More](https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190528/student-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist-303-pitch-night)

### Subscribe

### Top Picks

[![Learn More:  Programs for Elementary, Middle School & High School](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4906503/6066b9ed-0fa4-441b-9756-0a4b652c8322.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4906503/6066b9ed-0fa4-441b-9756-0a4b652c8322)

### Share This

[![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unchartedlearning.org%2Fnewsroom%2Fstudent-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist.-303-pitch-night%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unchartedlearning.org%2Fnewsroom%2Fstudent-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist.-303-pitch-night%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unchartedlearning.org%2Fnewsroom%2Fstudent-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist.-303-pitch-night%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unchartedlearning.org%2Fnewsroom%2Fstudent-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist.-303-pitch-night%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Student%20startups%20win%20seed%20money%20at%20Dist.%20303%20pitch%20night) [![Share on Pinterest](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/pinterest-24x24.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unchartedlearning.org%2Fnewsroom%2Fstudent-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist.-303-pitch-night%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.hubspot.com%2Fhub%2F158015%2F305390_10100548508246879_837195_59275782_6882128_n.jpg) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unchartedlearning.org%2Fnewsroom%2Fstudent-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist.-303-pitch-night%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unchartedlearning.org%2Fnewsroom%2Fstudent-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist.-303-pitch-night%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail)

```json
{ 
			"@context": "https://schema.org", 
			"@type": "WebSite", 
			"url": "https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/student-startups-win-seed-money-at-dist.-303-pitch-night", 
			"name": "Student startups win seed money at Dist. 303 pitch night",
			"content_id": "10145007549",
			"template_path": "",
			"description": "Tweaking concepts and adjusting business plans was crucial for students to create a successful product, said Shannon Stone, INCubatoredu teacher at St. Charles East. Mistakes couldn't become roadblocks.

The St. Charles East program also is taught by Keith Glavan. At North, the teacher is Steve Haftl.

The winners aren't the only teams that can move on, Byrne said. Any of the students can seek funding from additional sources and enroll in the next level of the program -- ACCELeratoredu -- to further develop their businesses next academic year.",
			
			"image": "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4906503/2019.05.24-st%20charles%20east%20and%20north.pitch.png",
			
			"publisher": "Uncharted Learning, NFP"
		}
```