Business, Communication & Entrepreneurship
Focus
The BCE (Business, Communications & Entrepreneurship) Academy, which includes the arts, focuses on providing experiences for students who are interested in careers within the arts, audio/video technology & communications, finance, information technology, business, management & administration, hospitality & tourism, marketing, and sales & service industries.
Community Partnership Opportunities
If you would like to partner with students and staff at Alexandria Area High School, please take a few minutes to click on the survey below and share with us how you would like to partner. We look forward to hearing from you!
Upcoming Events
2024 Shark Tank Competition
Business CAPS students will compete to win $21,000 in scholarships as they present projects they have worked on in partnership with local businesses/organizations. The focus this year was on how helping to improve recruiting, onboarding, hiring and retention. The projects are composed of a 20-page written paper and a 12-minute presentation with 3-minutes for judges questions.
1st place is given $12,000 in academic scholarships ($4,000 each)
2nd place is given $6,000 in academic scholarships ($2,000 each)
3rd place is given $3,000 in academic scholarships ($1,000 each)
This year's event will begin at noon on Sunday, January 14 in the Performing Arts Center at Alexandria Area High School. This event is open to the public.
2022 Shark Tank winners (L to R front row): Tyler Bright, Hailie Kent & Colin Reilly
End of 1st Semester
The end of the first semester is coming up after the winter break on January 19.