The Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies (GO CAPS) immerses high school students in professional environments through engaging curriculum driven by industry professionals. GO CAPS gives students the opportunity to test drive their future, learn where their passions lie and where they don’t. It provides real-world, professional skills through a year-long immersive experience at partner businesses across the Ozarks.
GO CAPS is open to all juniors and seniors residing within the following school districts: Fair Grove, Hollister, Logan-Rogersville, Marshfield, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Spokane, Springfield, Strafford and Willard. If you are interested in applying for the GO CAPS program, please first meet with your school counselor to determine if this will fit into your schedule.
On this application, you will be asked for some basic information, answer two (2) written response questions, provide quick responses to a series of eight (8) statements, and to submit a previously recorded introduction video. This may take you as little as 15 minutes or as long as an hour. For this process to go as smoothly as possible, we advise you to have your video prepped and answers to the written response questions completed on another document prior to your application submission. For questions about the application process, please reach out to Amanda Vandergrift at
alvandergrift@spsmail.org or Karen Kunkel at
karen@springfieldchamber.com.
Best wishes and thank you for your interest in GO CAPS!