Issue 9 - North Canton City Schools - sparcc

Economic Prosperity
“We had
the microeconomics
packed
down
because
we knew
it well, but
we had just
started
learning
macroeconomics.”
– Ming
Hwang
(Right) Advanced
Placement
Economics
classes pose
underneath
the money tree
at the Federal
Reserve Bank
in downtown
Cleveland.
Mrs. Rashmi Chopra’s Advanced Placement
Economics classes recently competed in
an Ohio Economics Challenge. The yearly
competition was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of
Cleveland. Hoover sent three teams.
“It was a test on students’ ability to understand
micro which is the interaction between small individual
businesses, and macro economics, which is the interaction
of world economics,” senior Ming Hwang said.
According to senior Mary Benedetto, there were three
rounds of testing. The first two were individual testing
about economics and the last one was testing the whole
team. In the end, the scores were combined to determine
their place overall.
“I felt prepared well being that we only had the first
semester of economics. We had the micro-economics
packed down because we knew it well, but we had just
started learning macro-economics,” Hwang said.
To prepare for this competition students took practice
tests and they had to read extra chapters in the text. A
study session was also held. The team of seniors James
Hwang, Amy Liu and Mary Benedetto placed fifth out
of 26 teams.
“It was really fun because we had never gone before.
It was enjoyable to meet kids from other school although
it would have been better if we had known more of the
material we didn’t know,” Benedetto said.
–Tammy Williams
Movie Mania
The cheapest place to go for a
date has been Movies 4 for
many years. Now that is not
the case. Movies 4 closed down on
Feb. 25 due to the landlord’s refusal
to renew the lease. Fortunately for
all the discount-seekers, Movies 10
has been turned into part discount
movies and part regular movies. On
one side of the theater
there are six
discounted
m o v i e s
that range
from $1 to a
$1.50 on the
weekends; the
other side has
four that range
from $4.50 to
$8.00 depending
on viewing time.
–Ashley Fogle
10 the viking views 03.24.06
Congress Conquests
Planning a budget may not
sound as exciting as a trip
to the museum, but students
found it just as enjoyable.
AP U.S. Government students
traveled, Feb. 3, to The University of
Akron to be in a mock Congress.
Mr. Glenn Cummings, AP U.S.
Government teacher, said every
spring, students have the opportunity
to attend trips such as these.
“For the past three years, the students
have dealt with the national budget and
how it is put together,” he said.
Cummings felt that this was a
good experience for his classes.
“It lets the students work with
people from different schools, which
is something that they don’t normally
get to do,” he said.
Cummings said he was impressed
with the way his students represented
Hoover during the day.
“They...were very vocal,” he said. “They
got along well with the other students, but
were forceful in their opinions.”
Junior Kate Pakenham said she
enjoyed speaking for her group.
“I was surprised because it
interested me and I was a bigger part
of the decision-making in our group
than I thought I would be,” she said.
The task for the students was to
decide on different plans to help the
national government’s budget.
“Basically, we planned a budget
for the U.S. – either to have a surplus
or keep the country out of debt,”
Pakenham said.
Junior Erik Kennelly said the
budget idea was a good one.
“It was an opportunity for us to
see how the government operates on a
daily basis and just to see what issues
they deal with,” he said.
In all, students enjoyed the trip.
“It was beneficial because it made
me more knowledgeable about the
economy,” Pakenham said.
–Amy Robenstine
PHOTO COURTESY OF RASHMI CHOPRA