Please join our LAUNCH students on Wednesday, May 20 in the M-Room at Monroe High School from 4-5:30 p.m. for the 2025-26 final LAUNCH Project Showcase! Students will be presenting what they have learned throughout the year in LAUNCH and specifically about their third trimester projects. Each student team will have a table with information about their most recent project. Those who attend will be able to move from table to table to learn more about student projects and ask questions.
Students are eager to show the work they have done to solve problems for local businesses and organizations and discuss the skills they have learned to successfully complete their projects.
Thank you to all of the businesses and organizations that have worked with our LAUNCH students over the past school year! This trimester, student projects included:
Applied Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship
Our Applied Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship students created projects for various customers including the Green County Fairgrounds, Monroe District Administrative Center, Monroe High School and other private customers.
Skilled Building Trades
The Skilled Building Trades students have been using their skills to build a home on land donated by the City of Monroe to Green County Development Corporation (GCDC) as part of the Home Construction Cooperative program. GCDC hosted an Open House on May 11 to thank supporters and highlight the newly-completed house. They are also assisting with the Green County Habitat for Humanity home build in Monroe.
Healthcare Solutions
● Caroline’s Cart — Our students worked with local stores to secure Caroline’s Carts to provide accessibility for families. Caroline’s Carts are specially designed shopping carts that enable parents and caregivers to transport children or adults with disabilities, allowing for an inclusive shopping experience.
● Nursing Assistant Certification — Students combined lab, coursework, and clinicals to learn essential patient care skills for hospitals and care facilities, preparing them for state certification.
Media Solutions
● Browntown Foundry — Students developed a branding strategy to transform branding from Grede to Browntown Foundry. The goal was to set Browntown Foundry apart from any other manufacturer in the area.
● Thrift & Thrive Family Services of Southern WI — Media Solutions students created and implemented a social media plan to increase awareness about the Thrift & Thrive store, its mission, and products available with a goal to increase traffic to the Facebook page and awareness.
● Monroe Morning Optimists — A team of students archived photos and memorabilia to be uploaded electronically and then digitally added to the Optimist website to be shared.
● Eugene Hotel — Students contributed to the Eugene Hotel History Project by preserving and collecting stories orally and in writing.
Behavioral Health
● Abraham Lincoln Elementary School — Behavioral Health students mentored students with behavioral needs at Abe Lincoln Elementary School.
● Green County Health Department — Students created and implemented a plan to better understand the social connections that currently exist for youth to analyze strengths and gaps, and use the insights to inform future programs and outreach efforts.
● Green County YMCA — A team of students researched and recommended ways in which the YMCA might creatively work to improve mental health for residents of the Green County community.
● Better Brodhead — Behavioral Health students researched and developed a suicide prevention/mental health presentation and presented it. They also developed and implemented a plan to market the existing online suicide prevention training to peers.
Business Analytics
● Zenful Moments Spa — Business Analytics students analyzed sales for the past three years. Students also created a plan to increase social media engagement to increase the customer base and learn more about customer demand for services.
● Thrift & Thrive — Family Services of Southern WI — A team of students worked with Thrift & Thrive to better determine per item costs.
● 608 the Factory — Students identified the cost of materials for shirts and recommended how to price shirts and other printed items.
● Colony Brands — The team analyzed fraud software programs used by the Colony Brands credit department to determine which is most effective in reducing fraud occurrences. They also helped determine how to code potential credit offerings.
● Schlecht Family Foundation — Students developed a grantmaking strategic rationale and recommendations for distributing $10,000 to nonprofit organizations effectively serving youth in Green County.
Does Your Business or Organization Have a Project?
We are actively seeking projects that will help your business or organization while students learn through experience. Project examples and the LAUNCH project application form are available on the Monroe High School website, www.monroeschools.com/launch-2 under the LAUNCH tab.
