Exciting News for Accounting Students

Three teams from Hoover High School made it to the top ten in the AICPA’s, StartHereGoPlaces, Project Innovation!

 The teams are:

 Runaway Red:  Caroline Amerson and Daryl Clinton

The Firm:  Malcolm Cox and Cameron Dole

Don’t Stop Accounting: Elliott Davis and Holly Cruce

 What's at stake?  The winning teams will receive scholarships for themselves and funding for the school!

 First place: $4,000 scholarship & $3,000 for your school

Second place: $3,000 scholarship & $2,000 for your school

Third place: $2,000 scholarship & $1,000 for your school

 What did they do?

 The students were assigned to come up with a brand new idea for a television show that centers on the CPA profession. They created an idea that will sell and succeed, developed a proposal giving an overview of the show, prepared a production budget and wrote a script.

What’s next?

 The students are challenged to use their idea and script to produce a 15-minute preview of their pilot.   Then, the public will vote on line as a part of the selection process. Just so you know, the results of public vote will be a factor in the decision.

 The final hurdle will involve a live presentation to the competition judge who is a key decision maker where the students will have one last chance to tell him/her why their show will be a smash hit.

From Madge Gregg-Finance Academy Director and Accounting Teacher