Saving, Goals, and Saving for the Future

2nd period CBI class

2nd period CBI class

Haley McGillvary and Libby Suhr

Blake Norton, Macenzie Cromwell, Gerardo Delgado

Students are learning how compound interest works by using their cell phone's calculator. They were also being taught many valuable skills dealing with discretionary income, interest, securities, money market accounts work, and annual percentage yield (APY).

Cassie Vondenhuevel, Chelsie Mobley, Mark Clausen, Braden Williams and Lidea Bowersock

Callie Vogel

Tanner Freeman and Dylan Collins

Mackenzie Lyle, Alissa Post, Lindsey Yaney

Students were asked to describe different purposes of saving. They had to explain how money grows through compound interest and list and describe the financial institutions where the can save money. The students asked many questions because saving for the future is something we all must do.

Wright State University-Lake Campus Exploration Academy

Tri Career Compact’s Career Based Intervention teachers, Don Berry and Scott Albers were presenters at the annual Exploration Academy held at Wright State University-Lake Campus.   Freshman students from Minster, New Bremen, and New Knoxville schools attend the event to hear about careers from local professionals and to learn what sort of training, skills or education would be required to enter a specific career field.  Mr. Berry and Mr. Albers presented information on the soft skills needed for employment. 

Mr. Berry discussing Soft Skills

Mr. Phil Schumann visits Celina CBI Class

Tri Star Career Compact would like to thank Mr. Phil Schumann for taking time out of his busy schedule to speak to our Celina CBI students! Topics included credit scores, compound interest, mortgages, cyber safety, types of accounts and much more. Thanks Phil and Superior Federal Credit Union for helping us educate our young adults! This information is something they need to learn now, before they graduate!   Mr. Schumann is also a member of the CBI Advisory Board.  

                           Thank you so much, Mr. Schumann!

CBI TriStar Classes

CBI TriStar 1st Period

CBI TriStar 2nd Period

The Dab - 2nd Period

Checking Accounts and Other Banking Services

Students learned how to write checks, balance checkbooks, and take care of other banking services. These are important life skills that many students are never taught. Students are always happy to learn these important skills that will make their lives easier in the future!

Theresa Brackman

Marshall Carter

Colin Homan

Rose Flore, Taylor May, Sarah Ross, and Madison Cline

Olivia Chilcoat

Zach Reiger and Austin Boeckman

Career Planning for Life After High School

At the end of the school year, all CBI students will leave class with a career plan. The career plan is a blueprint of the steps that they need to follow to achieve their goals after high school. Many students want to pursue a license or a college education, but they aren't sure how to make it happen. CBI addresses the steps to take, offering the students a concrete plan to follow.

Some students are planning to attend four year colleges, two year colleges, entering the military, or earning a license or certificate in a trade area. Some students plan to begin working directly out of high school. Regardless, all students will leave CBI knowing the steps they need to take, and how to take them.

Elizabeth Barnes 

Madison Cline and Rose Flore working with Mr. Berry

Austin Boeckman and Zach Reiger

Former CBI Student Visit

Dax Olding, former CBI TriStar Student

Tri Star Career Compact's Celina CBI class had the opportunity to hear about careers in the Marine industry from former Celina/Tri Star grad Dax Olding. Dax is currently a deck hand and works for Illinois Marine Towing Co, located in Lemont IL.


Dax spends his days on a tugboat pushing barges up the Illinois & Chicago rivers. He is presently working towards earning his captains license and looks forward to working his way up in the industry. We would like to thank & congratulate Dax on his success after graduation!