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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
Broadcasting at Bay High School For the past seven months people have been watching the news about recovery efforts after the devastation in the southern states from Hurricane Katrina. This weekend, nine Hoover students will travel to Bay St. Louis, Miss. to cover the story. For one week, six video production students, two broadcast students, one newspaper student and two instructors will be staying with Shawn and Casey Kelly’s family to write stories and produce a documentary on the recovery process. The students are making the 20- hour trip in an RV equipped with editing and production equipment to allow them to tape, edit and produce documentary while on the road. “We have a really hard-working group going down. They are going to work tirelessly through writing, shooting and editing rotations and make a really great documentary,” video production adviser Mr. Tom Wilson said. The group expects to have most of the work done before coming back to Ohio. Senior broadcast student Brittany Wasko believes this will be the most challenging aspect of the trip. “I am nervous because we have to write the script quickly and then edit and produce it on the RV on the way back,” she said. “It’s going to be a very quick turnaround.” Although the trip is going to be a lot of work, senior video production PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA WILSON student Nicole Little is excited to go. “It’s going to be a really good opportunity because we get to experience firsthand what’s going on down there,” she said. Wasko is also interested in meeting new people and listening to what they have to say. “I’m looking forward to meeting people who have been through the trauma and not just learning about it through the news,” she said. For Josh Gross, senior and video production student, the trip is more career-based. “We’re going to find out what an actual on-location type shoot is actually like. I’m going to get great experience in the field I want to pursue,” he said. Wilson agrees that this is the “ultimate opportunity” for students. “They get to use the skills they have been learning for the past two years in a real-life situation,” he said. “Even though we have a very realistic environment here, nothing can simulate the cultural experience they are going to undergo.” The documentary is going to cover the sister school students and staff members at Hoover have been raising funds for all year. “We’re going to try focusing on Bay High School and how they had to restructure after the hurricane hit,” Wasko said. Students are going to talk to students and teachers and see how the hurricane has affected them and then go into the community and listen to what they have to say. “We want to see how this tragedy has affected the learning environment for the students and staff and how the community has come together to build new lives and what changes they have had to make,” Wasko said. Overall, students and advisers are hoping the documentary will accurately display the experiences of the people in Bay St. Louis. “I’ve heard that the TV and news stations never really tell the real story of the people in these type of situations, so we really want to make a human interest story that encourages people to continue helping the relief efforts,” Wilson said. – Rachel Bosyj Culinary Contest (Bottom left) Tents set up in Bay St. Louis, Miss., as temporary refuge for the citizens. (Below) Dishes on display after being prepared at the culinary competition. It takes more than a pinch of salt to create the perfect recipe, and nobody knows that better than the culinary arts juniors who went to competition March 3 at the RG Drage Career Center in Massillon. “The hardest part of competition is getting r e a d y, ” L e A n n Woods, a student who competed, said. Danielle Smith, another junior who competed agrees. “Also, the time limit makes [competition] hard. It’s especially difficult to work around everyone’s work space, even though we have assigned spaces.” Although no one from Hoover won, the students all agreed that going to the competition was fun. Woods and Smith both said that making the food and trying new things was one of the parts they liked best. Culinary arts teacher Mrs. Campos said that competition provides a chance to improve. “No matter what happens, you learn from it,” Campos said. “They have to work hard and be dedicated to win.” – Emily Boardman PHOTO COURTESY OF CONNIE CAMPOS 03.24.06 the viking views 11
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