Launch Lab is now accepting applications for the Fall 2026 cohort. Free for Clark County teens 13–18.
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Short posts from WCEA on why the Academy exists, how it works, and what it's built to change in Winchester and Clark County.
Posted 6/29/26
Launch Lab is built to help teens find and shape an idea from scratch, not screen out anyone who hasn't already had one.
Posted 6/29/26
After 27 years in the classroom, founder John Chaney explains what convinced him Clark County teens needed a different kind of pathway.
Posted 6/29/26
The area has no shortage of capable young people — what's been missing is a structured path that keeps them building here instead of leaving.