From the Academy

Notes on the why behind the pipeline.

Short posts from WCEA on why the Academy exists, how it works, and what it's built to change in Winchester and Clark County.

Why We Don't Require a Business Idea to Apply

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.

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Why a Retired Teacher Started an Entrepreneurship Academy

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.

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Winchester Doesn't Have a Talent Problem. It Has a Pipeline Problem.

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.

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