An alumnus of the CEO program in DeWitt and Macon County schools is hoping students will consider participating even if they may not view themselves as the type of student that would participate in the program.

On the WHOW Morning Show Tuesday, Cameron Reynolds told Regional Radio he wasn't a straight-A student in high school and largely kept a low profile. But because of encouragement from his parents and a teacher at Maroa-Forsyth High School, he decided to participate in the program.

Reynolds, who is now on the board for the CEO program, says there is a perception of the program that it is for the best of the best of high school students in the schools it serves. He says that is absolutely not the case and hopes students wanting a different experience to give it a try.

Reynolds says being on the CEO board has been a good experience and hopes to bring the perspective of the student. He encourages students to consider the class and inquire about attending for a day. 

Facilitator of the Central Illinois CEO program, Melanie Brown praises Reynolds' transformation in his time as a student and now taking on a leadership role to help bring students into the program.

The Central Illinois CEO program serves students in the Blue Ridge, Clinton, Maroa-Forsyth, and Warrensburg-Latham school districts.