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Seven AOF students (pictured at right) mustered the courage and gave speech-es on Friday, September 30 in the Social Room vying for a position on the Schurz BPA Officer Team. Congratulations to all on a superior performance under pressure. The official results are: Chapter President: James Cruz, V.P. Special Events: Arnold Flores, V.P. Assessments: Leslie Calderon, V.P. Networking: Cindy Chaidez, Secretary: Andrew Delgiudice, Treasurer: Ihor Redkva, Parliamentarian: Angel Fuentes. Awesome job!! Let us all wish good luck to James as he seeks re-elections to the Illinois State BPA Officer Team and let us encourage an-other Schurz BPA Officer to run for State!!

If you think you can do

a thing or think you

can’t do a thing, you are

right. - Henry Ford

Business Professionals of America, Schurz Chapter Elections

Important October Events:

AMA Business Skills for Future Leaders @ Kendall College, Jun., 10/4

ATT Job Shadow, Soph., 10/21

Chicago Scholars @ UIC, Sen,. 10/25

HACE Kick-off @ Northern Trust, Jun., 10/25

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AOF Polos/Sweatshirts will be on sale until Wednesday, October 5 in the school store. Order forms are available in Room 220.

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News and Notes

THE STOCK MARKET GAMES BEGINS

The Stock Market Game (www.smgww.org) begins on Monday, October 3. It is a stock market simulation where students create online investment portfolios using a hypothetical $100,000. Sophomore Finance Academy students will test their securities acumen against the best in the state. If you are not in the NAF I course and wish to participate, please see Mr. Rutter in room 220 to sign up.

SCHURZ FINANCE ACADEMY STUDENTS ARE HIGH SCHOOL HEROES

Junior Achievement is one again bringing its High School Heroes Program to the Schurz HS Finance Academy.

We are looking for volunteers to teach at local ele-mentary schools beginning the first week of Novem-ber. Please see Mr. Rutter ASAP for details, train-ing begins the last week of October in Room 220.

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Welcome back! The 2011—2012 school year looks to be the most exciting yet. A fundamental principle in the Finance Academy is the importance of networking. It is within that theme that the Schurz AOF has several new partnerships, each providing many unique opportunities for students. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) will be bringing the spirit of ownership and a business plan competition to Juniors. Chicago Scholars will be teaming up with the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) to assist Seniors in the college application process. Do not let these opportunities pass you by!!

“Nothing will work

unless you do.” - Maya Angelou

NEW PARTNERS FOR 2011 - 2012

Important September Events

Secretary of Education visit 9/9

Chicago Scholars Applications due 9/19

Stock Market Game begins 9/19

Whatsnextillinois.org milestones

Business Professionals of America (BPA), Schurz Chapter officer elections 9/30

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Congratulations to all those participating in paid internships over the summer. Early reports indicate that you did an excellent job. Way to set the example and ensure that more Schurz AOF students will be gainfully employed in the future.

Academy of Finance gear for sale! Black polos and hoodies with optional personalization are available for order in the school store. The price list will be distributed the first week of school.

News and Notes

DUEL CREDIT AT CITY COLLEGES

The City Colleges of Chicago and the Schurz Academy of Finance are in the process of completing a deal that will offer duel credit (credit for high school and college) to AOF students who complete the required coursework and pass the W!SE Financial Literacy Exam. Attending courses at Wright is also in works.

BULLDOG BUILT MAGNETS

The Urban School Foundation and CDI Corp. are pairing up to bring manufacturing to Schurz High School in a special fundraising endeavor. The Bulldog Built brand will be in production in this school with big expectations for making $$$ for Schurz programs and clubs.

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10th Grade:

Elizabeth M.Barajas

Kenneth M. Corcelles

Andrew J. Del Giudice

Juan Espinoza

Gereon Klein

STUDENTS ACHIEVING

SCORES OF 85% AND ABOVE

STUDENTS WITH THE

GREATEST % INCREASE

FROM PRE-TEST

10th Grade:

Geroen Klein +34%

Rodrigo Rodriguez +30%

Emanual Young +23%

Yaritza I. Flecha +19%

Juan Espinoza +15%

FINANCE ACADEMY STUDENTS CERTIFIED FINANCIALLY LITERATE

Hugo Arroyo

Cristian A. Baintan

Elizabeth M. Barajas

Sinisa Basara

Leslie Calderon

Cindy Chaidez

Kennth M. Corcelles

Essence M. Davenport

Andrew J. Del Giudice

Rogelio Delgado

Juan Espinoza

Angel Fuentes

Ashley Grear

Gereon Klein

Herson G. Lopez

Jesus Miranda

Daniel Nunez

Rodrigo Rodriguez

Jaelyn Roman

Cecilia Sanchez

Eduardo Solis

Adrianna N. Velasco

Freddie Velez

Aracely G. Vergara

Gustavo E Amador

Julio C Arroyo

Keti Berberi

Michael R Branscum

Samuel A Crothers

James M Cruz

Jose V Cruz

Celerina Garcia

Diana Gonzalez

Elizabeth Perez

Jennifer Reyes

Agustin Sanchez

Gabriel E Sanchez

Jenny E Vera

Anayeli Balcazar

Joanna P Banat

Matthew A Chesser

Marcos Cruz

Ivette Hernandez

Onica O Layne

Carla A Meraz

Christian Munguia

Gustavo Ocegueda

Marlen Ortiz

Jaime Palacios

Kenny Rodriguez

Raul Sotelo

Sandra Valerio

Dario Zuniga

Moses L Baba

Ray A Casiano

Christina Cuevas

Jocelyn Diaz

Carissa A Eclarin

Margarita J Granados

Mario Lagunas

Angelo L Mercado

Dulamjav Munkhbaatar

Juan J Reyes

Alex L Rivera

Demetrius Roberts

Alfredo Salgado

Congratulations on earning a nationally recognized financial literacy certification. This is a great first step in taking control of your financial life.

Basic financial literacy is essential in making you an informed and responsible citizen who can make wise financial plans and decisions.

Whatever your score on this exam, keep studying! The world of money is changing at an incredible pace. So, continue to build up your financial

acumen and learn as much as you can. You will need it!

This national financial literacy exam was administered on

June1, 2011. It is recognized by the financial services industry and sponsored by The Allstate Foundation, JPMorgan Chase,

Citi Foundation, New York Stock Exchange, GE Money, and

Charles Schwab Foundation. For more information on the

importance of financial literacy and the W!SE program visit

www.moneypower.org

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The Business Professionals of America held their annual National Leadership Conference in Washington DC from May 3-8. Schurz BPA members Christina Cuevas, Juan Reyes, and James Cruz (pictured right) were in attendance along with 5300 students from around the country from middle, secondary and post-secondary levels. These students engaged in competitive academic testing, leadership activities, etiquette lunches, and networking events in our nations’ capital. This was a great experience for all. Special thanks to Kye-Anne Wilborn, CTE Business Cluster Manager, who did all the heavy lifting in coordinating the forty BPA students from Chicago and putting us in the best position to be successful. Awesome job!

“Opportunity is missed

by most people because it

is dressed in overalls and

looks like work”

- Thomas Edison

BPA Goes to Washington DC

Important May Events:

BPA, Washington DC trip, May 3-8

International Economic Summit Field Trip sponsored by Target, May 17

International Economic Summit, May 25

Make sure you have applied at www.youthreadychicago.org if seeking summer employment

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ATTENTION: The W!SE Financial Literacy Certification Test will be on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. The time to start studying for this exam in now. Review your notes, participate in review sessions, find a study partner, do not let this opportunity pass you by, it will not come again.

News and Notes

Finance Academy Goes EXTREME at Young Entrepreneurs Conference

Forty Schurz AOF students were able to participate in a young entrepreneurs conference which featured speakers from the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour. They heard from young, successful business leaders who shared their secrets to success. Students were asked to break through their fears (pictured right) and make the next step in achieving their dreams. Take their advice!! Do not be your own worst enemy, find a mentor, network with positive people, and persevere through those tough times.

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The Schurz Academy of Finance successfully complet-ed over 100 job shadows to date at institutions includ-ing the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, AT&T, Veri-zon Wireless, Citibank, BP Products North America, and many more. Work-Based Learning (WBL) is an essential component to our program, exposing our stu-dents to the world of work. Congratulations to all par-ticipants for having the courage to leave your comfort zone and being outstanding ambassadors for Carl Schurz High School. Paid internships are up next for eligible candidates over

spring break at the Cook County Treasury Office, Tempel Steel, Brands Park, and Allstate Insurance. ***To be eligible for these opportunities you have to be getting the job done in ALL of your classes, i.e. A’s B’s, here everyday, on time to every class, and never

in the discipline office.

“Action in the

foundational key

to all success.”

- Pablo Picasso

Job Shadows Down, Paid Internships Up

Important April Events:

High School Heroes @ Barry Elem 4/8

Juniors; Beige Book Project begins

Spring Break April 16-24

Spring Break Paid Internships

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Great Job Christina Cuevas for her 2nd place finish in the IL BPA Bank-ing & Finance Exam. She has earned a trip to Washington D.C. to partici-pate in the BPA National Leadership Conference. Juan Reyes and James Cruz will accompany her in their roles as BPA IL State Officers.

Pictured above left at the BPA Awards Banquet on March 10 from left to right: Leslie Calderon, Cindy Chaidez and Ivette Hernandez. All competed in the BPA Fundamentals of Accounting competition.

News and Notes

35 Schurz AOF students crashed a graduate level Business Administration course at UIC on March 17. The event in-cluded a campus tour and UIC caf-eteria lunch in addition to a lively discussion on the merits of corpo-rate strategies. Pictured from left to right: Ashley Grear, Eunice Zepeda, Adriana Velasco, and Sa-brina Powell.

UIC: CRASH A CLASS

JA Full Court Press

Junior Achievement is turning up their involvement in the Schurz AOF with several programs in the 4th Quarter. Maria Ramos, Schurz Alum and VP of JA Chicago, will lead the way teaching JA Success Skills, the Seniors will pilot a new program: JA Finance Park, and we will visit Barry Elementary for JA High School Heroes grades 3—6!

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To date, the Schurz Academy of Finance Students have accepted over 100 job shadow offers from top institutions from around the city. These are incredi-ble opportunities to discover careers and learn about the professional service workplace. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago got

the 2011 Job Shadow season off to great start on Tuesday, February 15, hosting 40 Sopho-mores at their facility in the heart of Chicago’s Financial District. Each student was paired with a Federal Reserve employee to observe and participate in their work environments. President and CEO, Charles Evans, also joined in on the event and had lunch with one of our students. Special thanks to Junior Achieve-ment for helping to facilitate this event.

“All life is an experiment.

The more experiments

you make the better.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

JOB SHADOW SEASON IS HERE!

Important March Events:

High School Heroes @ Barry Elem 3/1

BPA Citywide Awards Banquet 3/10

Job Shadow Days 3/10, 3/16

UIC Crash a Class Event 3/17

Juniors; Beige Book Project begins

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Twenty-five Schurz Academy of Finance students par-ticipated in the Business Professionals of America test-ing competitions at Robert Morris University and the IL BPA State Leadership Conference in Oak Brook, IL. They competed in Banking & Finance, Fundamen-tals of Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Fundamentals of Word Processing, Interview Skills and Economic Research Team. The results of these tests will be re-vealed on March 10 at the citywide BPA Awards Ban-quet. At stake is a trip to the National BPA competi-tion in Washington, D.C. Congrats and good luck to all.

BPA Test Competitions!

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In 2009, the Schurz Academy of Finance was designated as a Business, Finance and Careers hub within the Chicago Public Schools. Students from anywhere in the city can choose to come to Schurz to pursue their interest in business, finance, accounting and *entrepreneurship. As of December 31, 2011, nearly five hundred applica-tions have been received from 8th graders across the city for 56 available seats.

* Entrepreneurship will be added as an additional theme to coincide with Finance and Accounting.

“Nothing can stop the person with the

right mental attitude from achieving

his or her goal; nothing on earth can

help the person with the wrong mental

attitude.”

- Thomas Jefferson

494 Applicants to Finance Academy!

Important February Events:

High School Heroes @ Barry Elementary, 2/3

Soph. Job Shadow @ Federal Reserve , 2/15

BPA Testing at Robert Morris College, 2/18

BPA State Leadership Conference @ Oak Brook, 2/24-26

Economic Summit Country Assignment,2/4

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Come out and join us for Academy of Finance Social events. Gustavo Ama-dor, Yesenia Manrra (Social Commit-tee Co-Chair), James Cruz and Raul Sotelo are pictured above at the 7th Annual AOF Ice Skating Social at

Millennium Park. Friend the Schurz Finance Academy page @ Facebook for information on future events.

HACE Speaker Series: Schurz Acade-my of Finance Juniors have had the good fortune to meet some amazing professionals in Semester 1 represent-ing different areas of expertise. Ana Vela –Information Technology (IT) from National Geographic Marisol Martinez & Diane Angulo— CPA’s from KOS Thomas Bollinger - Youth Trainer from Central States SER Paulo Hernandez - Electrical Engineer from Primera

Make sure to check out scholarship and college

opportunities at www.chooseyourfutre.org

News and Notes

Check your FirstClass email regularly!! Job shadow offers come exclusively via your CPS email account. These are vitally important opportunities for you to build your resumes, network with professionals and expand your career horizons. Additionally, many of these job shadows lead to paid summer internships!

To date, 30 offers have been accepted to top institu-tions in Chicago. They include the Cook County Treas-ury Office, Verizon Wireless, Chase, and Allstate.

HACE (logo at right) and the Center for Economic Progress have partnered with the Schurz Finance Academy to assist our Seniors in completing the Free Application for Federal Stu-

dent Aid (FAFSA). In addition to one on one help completing the form, Senior Finance Academy students were offered free counseling and tax services for their parents. A big thank you to Mario Vela and Sonia Salazar Del Real for providing this amazing opportunity.

Job Shadow Season is here!!

Seniors Get FAFSA Done

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Thirteen AOF students (pictured below left) mustered the courage and gave speeches on October 8 in the auditorium vying for a position on the Schurz BPA Officer Team. Congrats to all on a superior performance under pressure. The official results are:

Chapter President: James Cruz

IL BPA Representative: Juan Reyes

V.P. Special Events: Keti Berberi

V.P. Assessments: Osvaldo Serrano

V.P. Intl. Relations: Elizabeth Barajas

Secretary: Arnold Flores Treasurer: Michelle Torres, Parliamentarian: Cin-dy Chiadez, Historian: Katie Rosales. Awesome job!! Let us all wish good luck to Juan Reyes and James as they seek positions on the Illinois State BPA Officer Team!!

It is better to hang out with people

better than you. Pick out

associates whose behavior is better

than yours and you will drift in

that direction.

- Warren Buffet

MEET THE NEW OFFICER TEAM OF THE SCHURZ CHAPTER OF

THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA.

Important November Events:

BPA Fall Leadership Conference, Nov. 19, 20

Northwestern Interview Skills Program Post-Interviews

HACE Guest Speaker series begins, Nov 3 (juniors)

Junior Achievement’s High School Heroes at St. Viator, Nov. 19

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The Schurz AOF was featured on Jay’s Chicago on Channel 11 WTTW on Friday, October 29.

Follow this link to see the story on our Academy: www.wttw.com/jayschicago

HACE (Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement) held their

annual kick-off event at Northern Trust Bank. They will

be partnering with the Schurz AOF and Curie HS to bring some exciting opportunities.

News and Notes

Forty-four Sophomore

Finance Academy students participated in the annual AT&T Job Shadow program sponsored by Junior Achievement. Every student was dressed to impress and

made a great showing at one of the top employers in Chicago.

Way to go!!

Pictured: above left Sinisa Basara, below left Jaelyn Roman and Mihn Nguyen and above right Hector Valero.

AT&T JOB SHADOW A SUCCESS

Junior Achievement is one again bringing its High School Heroes Program to the Schurz HS Finance Academy. We are looking for volunteers to teach at St. Viator on November 19, 2010. Please see Mr. Rutter ASAP for details,

training begins on Tuesday, November 2, 9th period in Room 220.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO TEACH GRADE

SCHOOL KIDS FINANCIAL LITERACY SKILLS.

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On Friday, October 8, the Schurz Chapter of the Business Professionals of America will elect its 2010-2011 Officer Team. The BPA is one of the largest student organizations in the United States with over 50, 000 members in 2300 chapters across 23 states. The mission of Business Professionals of America is to contribute to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills. If you wish to be an officer in the Schurz BPA you must submit a resume and prepare a two minute speech to be delivered to the entire Finance Academy on October 8. See Mr. Rutter in Room 220 for additional details if you are interested.

It is not what you look at

that matters, It is what

you see.

- Henry David Thoreau

THE SCHURZ CHAPTER OF THE BPA NEEDS YOU!!

Important October Events:

BPA Schurz Chapter Elections October 8

Stock Market Game begins October 4

Northwestern Interview Skills Program with Juniors

Job Shadow at AT&T, October 29 with Sophomores

UIC Strictly Business event, October 21

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Junior AOF students are part-nering up with CDI to learn entrepreneurship in 2010-11.

Academy of Finance Gear for Sale!

Black polos and hoodies with optional

personalization are available for

order in the school store (rm. 219a)

The price list will be distributed ASAP.

News and Notes

The Stock Market Game (www.smgww.org) begins on Monday, October 4. It is a stock market simulation where students create on-line investment portfolios using a hypothetical $100,000. Sophomore Finance Academy students will test their securities acumen against the best in the state. If you are not in the NAF I course and wish to participate, please see Mr. Rutter in room 220 to sign up.

NORTHWESTERN MOCK-INTERVIEWS TAKE TWO

Northwestern University is back to help out Junior Finance Academy students master the art of the interview. Pre-interviews will be conducted on October 4, 6, 13, and 15.

The American Management Association, in partnership with Kendall College invited Junior and Senior Finance Academy students to participate in three leadership training seminars on Thursday, September 23 as well as a campus tour. Emotional intelligence, the 21st century business leader and soft skills were the highlighted topics along with some great food from the culi-nary school. Great job students!!

Pictured at left: Raul, James, Ray, Yesenia and Katie

LEADERSHIP TRAINING AT KENDALL COLLEGE

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84/100 students passed the W!SE Financial Literacy Exam

Over 100 students earned Microsoft Digital Literacy Certificates

Business Professionals of America (BPA) testing - Banking and Finance #1 Place three students sent to Anaheim, California for BPA’s national conference.

Over 50 Guest Speakers from our corporate, non-profit, governmental, and higher education partners.

New Ethics in Business course sponsored by Ernst & Young, 12th grade NAF III course

All students use and have completed career and college steps on www.whatsnextillinois.org

Northwestern University sponsored Interview Skills Program

Senior Graduation held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Over 100 job shadows / over 50 paid internships at Cook County Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Allstate Insurance, to name a few

Juan Reyes and Patricia Eclarin were elected to Illinois State Officer posi-tions within the Business Professionals of America, Vice-President of State Projects and Treasurer respectively.

Junior Achievement’s High School Heroes, Deloitte’s Future Business Leaders Program

CTE’s city-wide Economics Club

HACE ( Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement) works with our

program regularly to provide college and career training.

International Economic Summit, funded by CTE Cross-Curricular Project Grant of $20,000

Portage Park Beige Book – survey of local economic conditions

The Schurz Finance Academy in the news 09-10: Chicago Tonight news tele-

cast (4 minute report on our Academy), Economist,

Univision new telecast, Chicago Tribune, Chicago

Sun-Times.

2010 Illinois Teacher of the Year, 2010 CTE Department of College and Career

Preparation Exemplary Teacher Award, Pay it Forward Scholarship, Space Camp

Scholarship for Summer 2011!!

All new furniture in room 218 and 224, new comput-er labs in 224 and 220, Smart Board installed

"Optimism is the faith that

leads to achievement, nothing

can be done without hope and

confidence."

- Helen Keller

Schurz Finance Academy2009-2010 Year in Review

Important Fall Events

Business Professionals of America, Schurz Chapter Elections

October 7-8

Www.whatsnextillinois.org Guideways and Milestones

UIC “Strictly Business” Conference October 21

ATT Job Shadow, October 29

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2010-2011 is primed to be the best year yet; get involved, try your best and do not let these opportunities pass you by.

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Over fifty Academy of Finance students partici-pated in Junior Achievements’ High School Heroes program at John Barry Elementary (2828 N. Kildare) on March 24 and May 12, 2010. Working in groups of 2-3, students taught lessons about community and family to 1st—6th graders. They not only earned service learning hours but got to experience what it is like to be a elementary

school teacher. Barry Principal Odette Langer lauded the performance of our students along with her staff. Additionally, students at Barry were very excited to have Schurz High School students teaching them for the day. Great times had by all. Congratu-lations all participants for improving the image of Schurz HS in the community!!

“Be kind whenever

possible. It is always

possible.”

- Dalai Lama

Schurz Students are HIGH SCHOOL HEROES!

Important Spring Events:

International Economic Summit June 8

Senior Graduation at Federal Reserve Chicago June 2

File your youthreadychicago.org application ASAP

W!SE Certification test Thursday, May 7

Econ Summit Map Evaluation on Friday, May 21

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Schurz Academy of Finance featured on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” program. Check it out at schurzhs.org or wttw.com

Teach It Forward Scholarship

Stephanie Velasquez (left) is the winner of a full ride to the Uni-

versity of Phoenix. Congrats!

BPA National Leadership Conference

Patricia Eclarin, Juan Reyes, and

Stephanie Velasquez had a great ex-

perience in sunny Anaheim, Califor-

nia, May 5—9.

News and Notes

Four AOF Juniors, Carissa Eclarin, Angelo Mercado, Michelle Torres and Juan Reyes, applied and were selected to the Deloitte Future Busi-ness Leaders Program. They met once a week at Deloitte, one of the Big 4 accounting firms in the US, to work on a case study project.

Each student will receive a summer internship in the accounting field.

Northwestern University Mock-Interviews Junior Academy of Finance students are piloting a mock-interview program in conjunction with Northwestern University. Each student participates in two interview sessions along with five program lessons. Special thanks to Professor Hirsch, Ms. Megan Mekinda, and the interview team for helping to prepare students in this very important area.

Deloitte Future Business Leaders

Pictured above from left, High School Heroes Byron Watkins, Christina Cuevas, and Moses Baba

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Another record breaking February for the Carl Schurz Business, Finance and Careers Academy with over one hundred job shadows in the month of February. Job Shadows expose students to the world of work and are an invaluable part of the BFC curriculum. We would like to thank the following organizations for their support in mak-ing this happen: ATT, the Federal Reserve Bank Chicago, Junior Achieve-ment, Tempel Steel, the Cook County Treasury Office, HACE (Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement) and the partnership development team in CPS’s Department of College and Career Preparation. At right: Yese-nia Mannra at ATT’s IT Career Day sponsored by HACEMOS (she was one of four Schurz BFC students to win an iPod Shuffle) At left: Soph-

omores Arnold Flores and Mar-cos Cruz are looking dapper at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

“You must be the change

you want to see in the

world.” - Mahatma Gandhi

OVER 100 JOB SHADOWS IN FEBRUARY

Important Spring Events:

International Economic Summit Begins

W!SE Mid-term Exam on March 24,25

High School Heroes on March 24

BPA Awards Luncheon March 10

Beige Book Project begins

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Spring College Tours SIX slots are open for Junior students to visit Lake Forest, UIC, and UofIllinois on an overnight trip during Spring Break, March 29-April 2

High School Heroes 24 students are needed to

teach 3rd ,4th, and 5th graders at Barry Elementary, 2828 N. Kilborn on March 24. Training Session will be on

March 15, time to be announced

15 BFC students are needed to volun-

teer at the Chicago Flower and Garden

Show at Navy Pier, March 6-14. Ser-

vice Learning hours will be given for

working this event. As always:

DO NOT LET THESE

OPPORTUNITIES PASS

YOU BY !!!!!!!

News and Notes

In conjunction with the IL Teacher of the Year Award, the University of Phoenix is offering, to graduating Seniors, a scholarship cov-ering full tuition and fees toward the completion of an undergraduate degree.

Interested Seniors should see Mr. Rutter for application materials and requirements. Due April 9, 2010.

For additional information, check out www.phoenix.edu/teacheroftheyear

Paid Internships Over Spring Break! Looking for a job over spring break, March 29—April 2? 12 positions are open at the Cook County Treasury Office and Veri-zon Wireless for Junior and top Sophomores. Please let Mr. Rutter know immediately if you are interested.

Teach It Forward Scholarship Program

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Congratulations to the twenty-two Academy of Finance Seniors who passed the W!SE National Financial Literacy Exam. Students passing the certification test are awarded a Financial Literacy Certificate indicating that he or she has met current state standards for knowledge in finance. Certified students will be able to add this to their resumes and are truly preparing themselves for the future. To test your knowledge of personal finance, check out www.moneypower.org.

“It’s not that I am so smart,

it’s just that I stay with

problems longer.” - Albert Einstein

22 SENIORS PASS THE W!SE NATIONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY EXAM

Important Winter Events:

Business Professionals of America Testing

Www.whatsnextillinois.org Guideways and Milestones

Finals on January 22 , 25

International Economic Summit Begins

W!SE pre-test for Sophomores and Juniors

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7 AOF students enjoyed being Internal Revenue Service Agents for the day. WOW!

AOF students are HIGH

SCHOOL HEROES, Again!!! On Thursday, November 5, fifteen AOF students participated in Jun-

ior Achievements’ High School Heroes Program. In groups of 2 or 3, they presented lessons on

financial literacy to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th grade students at Brentano Math and Science

Academy. This is the third High School Heroes event we have par-ticipated in and it has proven to be a great experience for our students and goes a long way in establishing positive community relations. Leila

Caceres and Lisette Guel are

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Microsoft Digital Literacy

Certificates Earned!! Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors in the AOF were able to complete certifications from Microsoft in Digital Literacy and Software Appli-

cations. For those with the fortitude to complete these train-ing activities you are surely taking advantage of a great opportunity while improving your chances at employability. Great Job!!

Winter Internships at Cook County Treasury and Verizon Wireless!!

Ten Junior students spent their Winter vacations working at PAID internships at the Cook County Treasury and at the local Verizon Wireless outlet. These are incredible opportunities to network, build re-sumes and make some money.

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Sixteen Schurz Academy of Finance students attended the Business Professionals of America Fall Leadership Confer-ence (FLC) in Oak Brook on November 20, 21. This event brings students from all over the state to engage in leadership training and elect a state officer team. For the third year in a row Schurz High School students had the courage to run for state office and win!! Congratulations to Patricia Mae Eclarin, the new IL BPA Treasurer and Juan Reyes, the new IL BPA Vice President of State Projects. This is a tremendous ac-complishment. Great job, we are so proud of you!!

“Making your mark on the world is

hard. It takes patience, it takes

commitment, and it comes with

plenty of failure along the way.

- Barack Obama

Introducing your NEW Business Professionals of America ILLINOIS STATE OFFICERS!!! PATRICIA ECLARIN & JUAN REYES

Important Fall Events:

Complete Microsoft Certification

Www.whatsnextillinois.org Guideways and Milestones

W!SE Financial Literacy Certification On-Line Exam December

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County Treasury Office at City Hall on

Wednesday, November 18. Special

thanks to David Byrne for continuing to

make this incredible opportunity availa-

ble to Academy of Finance students.

Peer Tutoring has begun on several

fronts. If you would like some assistance

in getting your grades up or would like to

offer your assistance in delivering this

service, please let Mr. Rutter know. Take

advantage of this opportunity to get bet-

ter and improve your GPA.

Mr. Rutter named Illinois Teacher of the

Year, 2010. “ It is my sincere honor and

privilege to be your teacher. This award

is a tribute to you, the students of Carl

Schurz High School and the Academy of

Finance. You are the stars of the show

and I will continue to do my best to open

doors for you and our program.”

News and Notes

AOF students are HIGH SCHOOL HEROES!!! On Thursday, November 5, fifteen AOF students participated in Junior Achievements’ High School Heroes Program. In groups of 2 or 3, they presented lessons on financial literacy to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th grade students at St. Viator School. This is the second se-mester in a row we have participated in this event and it has proven to be a great experience for our students and goes a long way in es-tablishing positive community relations. Way to go team!!

The BPA FLC provid-ed an opportunity for stu-dents to develop skills that are vital to success in the professional service com-munity. These include communication, team-work, creativity, taking a

risk, originality, organization and punctuality. Sophomore Juan Martinez is pictured here trying to sell his teams’ new idea for us-ing a red ball. Schurz AOF students took the lead time and time again in these activities. BPA State Advisor Kye-Anne Wilborn and AOF Coordinator Mr. Rutter were incredibly impressed with how everyone performed over the weekend. Congrats to all.

The BPA Fall Leadership Conference also marked the end of Megan Ghanayem’s tenure as IL BPA Historian. Megan ful-filled her responsibilities to the state office with distinction and is currently attending the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Thank you for representing the Schurz AOF so well!

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Monday, September 28, 2009 the Business, Finance, and Careers Academy voted for its new BPA Officer Team. Congratulations to all candidates who were brave enough to stand and deliver their speeches. Senior Patricia Eclarin (left) claimed the top position followed by Jun-ior Katie Rosales (right), Junior Juan Reyes, Sophomore Ana Rodriguez, Sophomore Keti Berberi, Junior Carissa Eclarin, and Senior Zuily Lopez. Truly an amazing job!! Specific BPA Schurz Chapter positions are TBA.

“High achievement always

takes place in the framework

of high expectation.

- Charles Kettering

SCHURZ CHAPTER OF THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA WELCOMES

ITS NEW OFFICER TEAM!!!

Important Fall Events:

University of Illinois Chicago Mentors (Sophomores)

HACE (Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement) Kickoff, Northern

Trust Bank

BPA Fall Leadership Conference, Oak Brook trip 11/20-11/21

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University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) will be

hosting its annual “Strictly Business”

event on Wednesday, October 21, 2009

for eligible Juniors and Seniors.

The Stock Market Game has

begun!! Sophomore captains check

your accounts today!!!

Polo/Sweatshirt Order: Forest Green,

Academy of Finance Polos (short or long

sleeve) / Hooded Sweatshirts (zip or

no zip) with white lettering will be availa-

ble for purchase. Additionally, your name

can be embroidered on the purchased

item.

Seniors Lidia Cortez and Stephanie

Manjarrez will take orders/collect $

News and Notes

On Tuesday, October 6, 2009 long-time Finance Academy partner TCF Bank delivered engaging and informative lessons on credit to the AOF Sopho-mores, Juniors and Seniors. Special thanks to the presentation teams of Seth McClure (right) & Kelly Harrolle (left) and Yasmien Masoud & Duaa Almashriqi (below). The advice provided has increased the financial awareness of our students and will help them avoid the pitfalls of credit.

TCF BANK PRESENTS: CREDIT

AND YOU!!!

Partnership Spotlight

HACE will be kicking off their second year as partners with the Schurz Finance Academy at Northern Trust Bank on October 28. They provide guest speakers, job shadows, assistance with col-lege applications/scholarships, and in general seek to fulfill their mission statement: “To inspire and guide Latinos in achieving their educational and professional aspirations and positively contributing to our communities.”

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Academy of Finance students worked as interns all across the city this summer with great success. These experiences took place in prestigious government agencies, corporations and non-profits including: the Cook County Treasurer, Verizon Wireless, Junior Achievement, TCF Bank, the U.S. Treasury Department, Deloitte, and many more. Internships and Job Shadows are vitally important to the Academy of Finance edu-cational experience. You will gain workplace skills, build professional networks, develop future college and job opportunities, and narrow your career path focus. DO NOT let these incredible chances pass you by!!!

Pictured above from left: David Byrnes (Director of Human Re-sources, Cook County Treasure’s Office), Seniors Sarah Tirado and Jacob Fiandaca, Paul Kawa (Cook County Treasurer’s Office).

“Twenty years from now you

will be more disappointed by

the things you didn’t do

than by the ones you did do.”

- Mark Twain

SCHURZ AOF SUMMER INTERNS EXCEL

Important Fall Events:

Business Professionals of America (BPA) Chapter Elections 9/25

Chase Leadership Academy Applications (seniors)

BPA Fall Leadership Conference, Oak Brook trip

Stock Market Game (all levels)

AOF Committee Selection and Development

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JA High School Heroes 15 students from the Academy of Finance taught the fundamental concepts of economics to 1st, 3rd, 7th, and 8th grade students at St. Viator School through Junior Achievement’s High School Heroes program at the end of the 08-09 school year. Many thanks to those who participated in this amazing activity building community relations, fostering economic education and accepting the challenge of teaching elementary students.

Senior Stephanie Manjarrez represented the

Schurz AOF at the University of Chicago Gradu-

ate School of Business during the annual Youth

About Business Mergers and Acquisitions Sum-

mer Camp. As Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of

Occidental Petroleum she helped negotiate the

acquisition of Marathon Gas while her group

won for best overall presentation. Super job!

International Economic Summit

2009

Dario Idrovo

1st Place Intl.

Economic Summit

Costume Design

(South Africa)

Overall Winner:

Carissa Eclarin

(India)

News and Notes

Emeralda (2007 Schurz AOF Graduate) started at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a division of the United State Treasury Department, as a summer intern two and half years

ago. She was kept on and has since been promoted to Office Automation Assistant. This entails working on PowerPoint presentations, reviewing bank examinations and filing reports. Esmeralda is also continuing to pursue her education at Wright College. Congratulations on all you have achieved, we are so proud of you!!

Alumni Spotlight: Esmeralda Miranda

BPA Officer Elections Friday, September 25

- eligible candidates will need: a resume, 2 minute speech, a 3.0 or above GPA, the cour-age to be a leader!

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On Wednesday, May 13 at Chase Tower in the Loop, eight AOF students graduated from the J.P. Morgan Chase

Leadership Academy. A program facilitated by Big Brother/Big Sisters Chi-cago involving mentorships, team-building and life skills. In addition to the knowledge attained from the bi-monthly, after school training sessions, each student received a scholarship. Over four thousand dollars were granted to this years graduates!!! Great job all.

“If you think you can,

you can. If you think

you can’t, your right.”

- Henry Ford

J.P. MORGAN CHASE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GRADUATION

Important Year End Events

Economics Club, final meeting at the Union League Club March 14

Senior Graduation, Saturday, June 6

International Economic Summit May 19

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Schurz AOF Alumni and current JP Morgan

Chase employees Ernisa Kujukovic and Victor

Paniagua delivered speeches at the graduation

ceremony on the importance of networking and

education for future success.

Congratulations to Patricia Eclarin for success-

fully completing the Deloitte Future Business

Leaders Program.

News and Notes

On May 7, in the library, nearly thirty mock-interviews took place with Academy of Finance Sophomores and Juniors. These students are

taking their futures seriously and will be a step ahead of the competi-tion in the years to come. Special thanks to our guest interviewers: Toria Baker and Jacqui Brown from TCF Bank, Arabella Perez and Kye-Anne Wilborn from CPS Department of College and Career

Preparation, our very own Dr. Joan Harris, Nina Sanchez and Michael Wrenn from HACE, and Mr. Kanoon and Mr. Chung from Guidance.

MOCK-INTERVIEW MADNESS 2009

THE ANNUAL YEAR END

ALUMNI / PARTNERSHIP

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RSVP TODAY!!

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Congratulations to all those completing job shadows through the Department of College and Career Preparation. The Schurz AOF has doubled the number of shadows available for the 2009 school year as well as internships for the summer.

In addition to having significantly more shadows available, they took place at some of the most prestigious government, aca-demic and corporate organizations around the city including: The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Cook County Treasury Department, 5/3 Bank, Integra Bank, 1st Ward Alderman’s Office, Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee, Chicago Department of Business Affairs, Concordia University and Ariel Investments.

“If all you ever do is

all you’ve ever done,

then all you’ll ever get

is all you ever got.”

AOF SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATES IN OVER 60 JOB SHADOWS!!!

Important Spring Events

- Business Professionals of America Spring Leadership Conference

- BPA testing BPA chapter elections

- International Economic Summit Practice Summit

- Beige Book begins International Pen Pals begins 2/23

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ZZZ Youth About Business is looking

for students to participate in its

summer leadership camp held at

the University of Chicago and New

York City. Register at

www.youthaboutbusiness.org

Seek out Carissa Eclarin or Aaron Fein-

handler for additional information. They

are members of the YAB Midwest Region

Leadership Team and can answer any ques-

tions you may have . Only those who eat

challenges for breakfast need apply.

Seniors Alexis Salgado, Megan Ghanayem, Shoeb

Ahmed, and Michael McNichols

A special treat was afforded the Schurz AOF on

February 19. Eighteen AOF students enjoyed dining

at Charlie Trotter’s!!! This restaurant is regular-

ly awarded as the top dining establishment in

Chicago. This was truly a special night!!

News and Notes

The Schurz Academy of Finance partnership with the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement keeps bringing amazing oppor-tunities to our school. In addition to providing bi-monthly semi-nars on business etiquette, HACE coordinator Nina Sanchez has

arranged guest speakers from Allstate, Exelon, Jewel-Osco, British Petroleum and Motorola. On February 19, AOF students partici-

pated in a HACE mock interview session with business professionals from around the city at National-Louis University. This was an in-

credible chance to improve interview skills and meet people who work at Fortune 500 companies. DO NOT LET THESE OPPORTUNITIES PASS YOU BY!!! THE

TIME TO PREPARE FOR YOUR FUTURE IS NOW!!!

H.A.C.E.’S EL FUTURO PROGRAM

CONTINUES TO FLOURISH AT SCHURZ

Fifteen Schurz AOF students have been invited to attend a conference of the “Big 4” accounting firms: PWC, Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young. The objective of

the conference is to increase awareness of the accounting profes-sion. The conference will provide a forum to exchange ideas be-tween high school and college students, educators and profession-als. The only high schools invited are Schurz and Whitney Young.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

TO HOST “BIG 4” CONFERENCE

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November 21,22. Sixteen Carl Schurz AOF students participated in the Business Professionals of America Illinois Association Fall Leadership Conference in Oak Brook Illinois. At this event Senior Megan Ghanayem was elected to a state officer position. Congratulations to her for having the courage to take a risk and the responsibilities that come with being a leader.

Additionally, Raymond Casiano and Christina Cuevas became BPA National Merit Scholars by earning over 90% on the National Merit Exam.

This event also marked the ending of AOF alum Valdemar Duran’s run as Vice-President of BPA Illinois Association. We thank him for being the first state officer from the city in over ten years and wish him well in the future.

Schurz BPA elections will take place in January 2009. Minimum requirements: 3.0 GPA, 2 mi-nute speech and completed resume.

“He who will not

economize will have

to agonize.” - Confucius

MEGAN ELECTED BPA STATE OFFICER!!

Upcoming Events:

- Sophomores and Seniors have begun the International Economic Summit

- Business Professionals of America Testing ( January 24)

- Business Professionals of America Elections (TBA)

- All-AOF Committee Meeting

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It has been a hectic 5 weeks for the Schurz AOF including trips to the University of Illinois Chicago (Sophomores), All-State (Juniors), J.P. Morgan Chase Leader-ship Academy (Seniors), AT&T (Juniors + Seniors), Business Professionals of America Fall Leadership Conference ( Fresh-men—Senior), and

Additionally, we have had guest speakers from Exelon, Jewel-Osco, Junior Achievement, Attorney David Seidman, motivational speaker Kevin Washington, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Deloitte, and the CPS Department of Careers and College Preparation.

DO NOT let these opportunities to meet professionals and visit Fortune 500 companies/universities pass you by!!!

Sophomores: make sure to stay in contact with

your University of Illinois Chicago Mentor. Often

times it is who you know that makes a big

difference in getting jobs and/or acceptance

letters to a university.

The Schurz AOF has been offered job shad-

ow and summer internships at the Cook

County Treasury Department and

the Chicago 2016 Olympic

Committee. Only Schurz and Whitney Young were selected for

this opportunity.

Mr. Rutter is constructing a database of all Schurz

AOF photographs. If you would like to contribute

e-mail your pictures to [email protected]

Make sure your resume is up to date and

ready to be emailed. Job Shadow/Internship

opportunities pop up quite frequently.

News and Notes

MILLENIUM PARK ICE SKATING

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The Schurz AOF will partner with Christ the King Sixth Form College Career Academy (www.ctksfc.ac.uk) in London, England. Beginning in the fall fifteen stu-dents will pilot an e-pen pal program with their counterparts across the pond. The focus will be on international business eti-quette and extending our network of associ-ates to the global stage. Ms. Sandra Brown, coordinator of the CTKSFC Career Acade-my, says her students are “buzzing with en-ergy” and considers the idea of exchanging information with our Academy “absolutely fantastic.” With hard work and the support of all AOF students this may be the start of something special

“A penny saved is

a penny earned.” - Benjamin Franklin

NEW PARTNERSHIP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Important November Events

- Sophomores and Juniors Summer Quest Applications due 11/10

- Junior trip to Allstate Insurance 11/10

- Seniors begin Chase Leadership Academy on 11/12

- Sophomore trip to University of Illinois Chicago 11/19

- Business Professionals of America (BPA) Fall Leadership Conference 11/21-11/22

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ADVISORY BOARD TO PUT ON FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOP

The Carl Schurz Academy of Finance Advisory Board will hold two Financial Literacy Workshops on Report Card Pick-Up Day, Thursday, November 13, 2008, at 2pm and 4:30pm.

The Advisory Board consists of top executives from corporate, non-profit and educational institutions from around the city. Bring your parents, bring your neighbors, bring everybody and anybody. Understanding what is happening in the economy is increasingly valuable as a major recession is projected. Specific topics of the workshops will include: identity theft, saving/investing, debt man-agement, and taxes.

The Carl Schurz Academy of Finance Economics

Club will meet with the Chicago Olympic Commit-

tee in November . Date TBA

www.Chicago2016.org

Junior Achievement will begin several pro-

grams with all levels of the Academy of Finance

including JA Success Skills, JA Titan and

JA Economics.

Mr. Rutter is assembling a photograph database

for the Academy of Finance and requests that all

available AoF pictures be forwarded to

[email protected]

News and Notes

Congratulations to all summer interns 2008!! Outstanding performances were recorded by AOF students at the following locations: Parkway Bank and Trust, DeVry, Lincoln Park Savings Bank, Kale Insurance Group, Women’s Sports Foundation, Centu-ry 21 Realty, Concordia University, Cook County Treasurer’s Of-fice, Allstate Insurance, 35th Ward Alderman’s Office, City of Chicago Legislative Reference Bureau, Mudd Law Offices, TCF Bank, and the United States Treasury Department Office of the Comptroller of Currency.

With good grades these opportunities may be available to you!! DO NOT LET THEM PASS YOU BY!!

SUMMER INTERNS 2008 EXCEL

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Over 20 teams from the Chicago Public Schools came to compete at the University of Chicago in the

Youth About Business Summer Camp, 2008. Only three teams from the camp earned a spot to attend Champion-

ship Week held in New York City from July 25 to August 2. Seven students from the Carl Schurz Academy of

Finance (AOF) made the cut to the finals.

This AOF Championship Team consisted of Schurz sophomores Aaron Feinhandler, Angelo Mercado,

Juan Reyes, and Carissa Eclarin, along with Juniors Stephanie Velasquez and Patricia Eclarin. Senior Megan Gha-

nayem anchored the team as Chief Executive Of-

ficer (CEO).

These Schurz students were housed on

the Columbia University campus while they spent

their days working on a case study involving two

online investment companies, Ameritrade and E*

Trade. The competition was straight out from to-

day’s business pages. Would the Schurz team engi-

neer a merger or an acquisition?

In preparation for negotiations, the seven

Schurz students held extensive meetings during the

week with Wall Street lawyers, executives, and

other experts. “It was a very intense week,” admit-

ted 16 year old Juan Reyes. “There was so much

data to sift through, we really needed to be well

informed before we made our decision.”

As hard as the team worked, they were still at a summer

camp, so the workload was considerably reduced by recreational

activities such as a dinner cruise around Manhattan. The Schurz

team also learned to cope with stress the way many execs do, with a

round of golf at the exclusive Chelsea Piers, golf pros included.

The week of meet-

ings, paperwork, and presen-

tation-building culminated

when the Schurz team decided

that the best way to serve stockholders was to merge the companies. They

were, however, unable to agree to terms that would satisfy the stockholders

and enhance the bottom line. This outcome was explained by a presentation

that included a stockholders report and recommendations on how a deal

might be struck.

“It was unbelievable how hard these students worked during this

competition,” said Mr. Kevin Rutter, the Schurz AOF Coordinator who ac-

companied the team. “The point of the Youth About Business is to give high

school students a taste of life on Wall Street; our students experienced it to

the fullest.”

The Youth About Business Summer Camp finalists will not be

announced until mid-September. But the Schurz AOF students already rank

as winners in the eyes of students, friends, family, and neighbors. It is more

an honor that they brought back from New York; it is the will and the know-

how to strengthen the vitality of the Portage Park community.

The Schurz Academy of Finance is a part of the CPS Education-to-

Careers Program. This is the third team Schurz has sent to the Youth About

Business Summer Camp. It is the first time a

Schurz team has qualified as a national finalist.

- submitted by Linda A. Buczyna

Good habits formed at youth

make all the difference. - Aristotle

SCHURZ STUDENTS BULLISH ON WALL STREET

Important Fall Events

Business Professionals of America Fall Leadership Conference

AOF Vocabulary Olympics

Chase Leadership Academy applications ( seniors only )

Senior college applications and scholarships

Stock Market Game ( all levels )

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AOF Black Polo Shirts will be available

for order in Room 218. Cost = $13.00

Additional $3.00 if you want your name

on it. Order will be placed on 9/19.

Mr. Rutter is assembling a photograph data-

base for the Academy of Finance and re-

quests that all available AoF pictures be

forwarded to Schurz HS, Rm. 218 ASAPAny

questions or concerns about the Schurz AOF

and your role in it should be directed to Mr.

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Thirty-six Finance Academy Sophomores and Juniors helped prepare for the future by practicing their interview skills on Friday, April 18.

Dressed to impress, each student presented their resume and responded to interview questions posed by members of the Schurz AoF Advisory Council. The experience gained here will be vital for instilling confidence in future interviews. Congratulations to students in shaky off those nerves and delivering.

Thank you to all those who helped in making this event a suc-cess.

Pictured from left: Dr. Harris, Guillermo Quezada, Alexis Salga-do, Maria Ramos (VP Junior Achievement), and Kevin Alvarez.

An investment in

knowledge pays

the best interest. - Benjamin Franklin

Mock Interview Madness at Schurz High

Important Fall Events

Senior Graduation at the Federal Reserve Thursday, May 15

University of Illinois Chicago Career Day Tuesday, May 20

International Economic Summit tentative date Friday, May 9

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The Academy of Finance is looking for leaders to compete in the Youth About Business Summer Camp. FOURTEEN gentlemen and ladies from all grade lev-els are desired to form two teams. The teams will spend one week on campus at the University of Chicago and one week

in New York City

“YAB conducts one of the most innovative leadership-training programs for youth in the marketplace today. The program provides an entrepreneurial training for-mat that will introduce students to the mechanics of how to successfully run a business.”

Congratulations to Valdemar Duran for

successfully fulfilling his duties as Vice-

President of the Business Professionals

of America Illinois Association at the

Spring Leadership Conference in Oak Brook.

Thanks to all those who rose to the challenge

and competed in the BPA tests and ad-

vanced to the regional finals at Robert

Morris College. The Finance Academy will

be pushing hard to advance to Nationals in

08-09. So, pick an area of specialty and start

practicing today. Formal sign-ups for BPA

tests are needed before school is out.

Mr. Rutter is assembling a photograph data-

base for the Academy of Finance and re-

quests that all available AoF pictures be

forwarded to Schurz HS, Rm. 218 ASAPAny

questions or concerns about the Schurz AOF

and your role in it should be directed to Mr.

Rutter in 218, 7-7:30a.m. or at

[email protected]

News and Notes

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January 24, 2008. The Schurz Chapter of the BPA held elec-tions for officer positions for the 08-09 school year.

Each candidate delivered a speech relating their qualifica-tions and abilities. Congratula-tions for all those willing to take a risk and participate. Here are the results:

President—Raymond Casiano

VP Special Events—Megan Ghanayem

VP Assessments—Guillermo Quezada

VP International Affairs—Hauke Hakelberg

Secretary—Maria Giruad

Treasurer—Shoeb Ahmed

Parlimentarian—Michael McNichols

Historian—Alfredo Salga-do

February 9, 2008. Braving the frigid tem-peratures, the Schurz AOF had some fun and games at Waveland Bowl. Congratu-lations to the top student score, Sandra Hurtado and the top teacher score, Mr. Shelton.

Special thanks to Jessica Dominguez, San-dra Hurtado, and the Social Committee.

VOCABULARY CONTEST HAS A WINNER!!!!

AOF ANNUAL BOWLING OUTING

1. Shoeb Ahmed

2. Ismael Pagan

3. Stephanie Velasquez

4. Hauke Hakelberg

5. Guillermo Quezada

January 31, 2008. After a preliminary round and two semi-final eliminations we have a winner!!!

Great job Shoeb Ahmed, you are the 2007-2008 Schurz Finance Academy Vocabulary Champion. The top five performers will all receive a 1G Memorex flash drive.

BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA SCHURZ CHAPTER ANNOUCES ITS NEW OFFICER TEAM

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“Being a Sophomore next year puts me in the best position to represent the Schurz Finance Academy at the BPA’s fall con-ference as Chapter President”

- Raymond Casiano

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From left: CPS Board President Rufus Williams, Chase’s Lindsey Ivory, Principal Mary Ann Foliono, Mr. Rutter and Mayor Daley.

Mayor Richard J. Daley awarded J.P. Morgan Chase and the Carl Schurz High School Academy of Finance the Outstanding Part-nership Award during the 2007 Principal for a Day luncheon. Thirty Schurz AOF students have participated and graduated from the Chase Leadership Academy since its inception in 2002.

Make no

small plans. - Daniel Burnham

Schurz AOF and Chase Bank honored by Mayor

Important Spring Events

International Economic Summit

FED Challenge

TCF Bank Interviews

Beige Book

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The Sophomore class visited Chicago Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on February 6, 2008. Each student was as-signed and spent the day with a FED employee, observing what it may be like to work there. Pictured above with 1 million dollars cash: Sandy, Zuily, Yesenia, Stephanie, and Lidia.

GET INVOLVED!! DON’T LET THESE OPPORTUNI-TIES PASS YOU BY!!

PriceWaterhouseCoopers Martin Luther

King Celebration. 15 Schurz AOF students

were treated to a special event hosted by

PWC at their downtown offices in honor of

Martin Luther King Jr. The first half of the

day was an informational session on MLK

and the accounting profession. Later, the

students were brought to the Chicago

Symphony Center to see a dress rehearsal

of the Chicago Sinfonietta.

Schurz Economics Club. Juniors Alexis

Salgado, Michael McNichols, Shoeb Ahmed,

Alexis Rodriguez, Maria Villegas, Diana

Guadarrama, and Yurianna Flores were

selected to participate in Education to

Careers Economics Club. Every other week

they will be visiting key business institu-

tions in Chicago including the Mercantile

Exchange, FED Reserve, and Union Club.

Mr. Rutter is assembling a photograph

database for the Academy of Finance and

requests that all available AoF pictures be

forwarded to Schurz HS, Rm. 218 ASAP

Any questions or concerns about the Schurz

AOF and your role in it should be directed

to Mr. Rutter in 218, 7-7:30 am or at

[email protected]

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Fifteen students attended the Business Profession-als of America’s annual Fall Leadership Conference in Oak Brook, IL on November 16-17. Aside from networking with schools from all over the state, several students distinguished themselves by assuming leadership roles during the seminars.

The principal function of this conference is to elect officers for the BPA Illinois Association. This involves a speech in front of the membership as well and a Q&A ses-sion. Senior Valdemar Duran had the courage to run for a state position and was voted into office as Vice President!! He will be the first officer from a city school in over ten years. Let us make sure that we thank Valdemar for taking a risk and accepting the responsibility of being a state officer

in this national organization of business professionals.

Also, thanks to all that par-ticipated, you did an outstanding job representing yourself and the Schurz Acade-my of Finance. :)

There are no secrets to

success. It is the result of

preparation, hard work

and, learning from

failure.

- Colin Powell

Valdemar Elected Vice-President of BPA IL

Important Winter Events

Business Professionals of America (BPA) Chapter elections.

Annual Millennium Park Ice Skating Event 12-2pm, on Sunday 12/16

Scaled up Committee involvement

International Economic Summit and Beige Book preparation

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CHASE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Eleven seniors were selected to partici-pate in the J.P. Morgan Chase Leadership Acad-emy. Students travel downtown to Chase head-quarter every other Wednesday from November to May. They are paired up with Chase employ-ee mentors and get a chance to sharpen their leadership and communication skills. Every student involved will receive scholarship money.

Mayor Richard J. Daley awarded J.P. Morgan Chase and the Carl Schurz High School Academy of Finance the Outstanding Partner-ship Award during the 2007 Principal for a Day luncheon.

GET INVOLVED!! DON’T LET THESE OPPORTUNI-TIES PASS YOU BY!!

BPA, Schurz Chapter is looking for

candidates for officer positions.

Eligibility requirements:

- min. 2.5 GPA

- 2 minute speech on why you should be

elected officer.

Top six vote getters earn an officer posi-

tion and automatic bid to attend the 2008

Fall Leadership Conference. Mr. Shelton

will have the sign-up sheet in Room 224,

deadline is Friday, December 21, 2007.

On Tuesday, November 17, fifteen Schurz

AoF students visited the University of

Illinois Chicago in an event sponsored by

Deloitte, a multi-billion dollar, global

financial services provider. Deloitte is

making a special effort to get involved

with CPS. Take advantage of all that they

have to offer, these opportunities may not

come again.

Mr. Rutter is assembling a photograph

database for the Academy of Finance and

requests that all available AoF pictures be

forwarded to Schurz HS, Rm. 218 ASAP

Any questions or concerns about the Schurz

AoF and your role in it should be directed

to Mr. Rutter in 218, 7-7:30 am or at

[email protected]

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Twenty-five AoF Juniors and Seniors visited Loyola Univer-sity Chicago’s Lakeshore Cam-pus on September 27. A tour of the campus was led by AoF Alumni Judith Martinez and Julie Espat.

In addition, Latin Sorority, Lambda Theta Alpha has gra-ciously volunteered to mentor our Seniors though the diffi-cult college application pro-cess. Special thanks to Ms. Torhan, Ms. Bucyzna and Dr. harris for chaperoning.

Risk comes from

not knowing what

your doing - Warren Buffet

AoF Goes on the Road to Loyola University

Important Fall Events

Senior College Applications and Scholarships

Business Professionals of America (BPA) Elections and Conference

Chase Leadership Academy ( Interviews on Tuesday, October 9

Vocabulary Olympics (all levels, 1st week of December, prelim test)

Stock Market Game (get your teams going, game ends 12/7)

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TCF BANK at SCHURZ HIGH

TCF Bank is back at Schurz for the 07-08 school year. Ms. Brown will be available once a month to open ac-counts in the cafeteria. Her next visit will be on October 22.

Three seniors currently work at local TCF locations, they are Atanas Ivanov, Christina Meyer and Valemar Duran.

Their TCF internship includes earning college credit at the University of Illinois Chcago and administering Consumer Education lesson plans to local junior high schools. Anyone who will be 17 by June 2008 and interested in the program please introduce yourself to Ms. Brown on her monthly visit.

Price Waterhouse Coopers will begin

visiting the Sophomore Class October 19 .

PWC is an international accounting and

consulting firm. Lets make sure our guests

feel welcome.

Congratulations to Maria Giraud who was

selected by our Junior Achievement

partners to deliver a speech to introduce

the newest inductee to the Chicago Busi-

ness Hall of Fame. This event will be held

at Chicago Historical Society on October 9

Mr. Rutter is assembling a photograph

database for the Academy of Finance and

requests that all available AoF pictures be

forwarded to Schurz HS, Rm. 218 ASAP

The new e-mail system will be implement-

ed on October 31. Please direct all e-mails

to [email protected]

News and Notes

Lambda Theta Alpha representatives and friends.

Seniors Sandra Hurtado, Joe Sparacino and Jessi-ca Dominguez meet their mentors.

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For the fifth year running, Carl Schurz Finance Acade-my students were awarded grants, totaling $6,000, to attend the National Acade-mies Foundation Leadership Conference. This year’s location was historic Wash-ington, D.C. Three groups of four accompanied by five AoF teachers presented to teachers and administrators from around the country on the Beige Book, International Etiquette, and the Interna-tional Economic Summit Projects. We continue to impress all who attend our sessions. Congratulations to all students and teachers who helped make this a successful trip. Hard work on this year’s projects will get us to the Summer 08 conference in sunny Orlando, Florida.

Pictured above from the left: Ms. Buczyna, Maria Giraud, Mr. Rut-ter, Yuriana Flores, Maria Villagas, Cesar Baldares, Eduardo Chaves, Giovanni Martinez, Alex Salgado, Ms. Becker, Ms. Torhan, Denise Lopez, Michael McNichols, Dr. Harris, Shoeb Ahmed, Mayra Iniguez, and Natalie Jimeniz.

Nothing Works

Unless you Do - Maya Angelou

Schurz AoF takes Washington D.C. by Storm

Important Fall Events

Senior College Applications and Scholarships

Business Professionals of America (BPA) Elections and Conference

Chase Leadership Academy Applications (Seniors Only)

Vocabulary Olympics (all levels)

Stock Market Game (all levels)

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Academy of Finance Spring 07 Celebration Dinner Dance is a Hit!

May 30, 2007, was a

night that will not be

soon forgotten in the

annals of AoF history.

First, it marked the

fond farewell of the 2007 Seniors, Dr. Joan Harris and Ms. Linda Buczyna.

Class of ‘06

Another important event cited during

the evenings festivities were the an-

nouncements of AoF Class Hall of Fame

Students. Congratulations to Leslie

Perez ‘05, Victor Paniagua ‘06, and Ibra-

him Kamal ‘07. Finally, it was truly special to see the large turn-out from both current and alumni members of the Schurz AoF.

Summer interns Valdemaras Raizys, Jose

Soto and Esmeralda Miranda report that

their time at the Office of the Comp-

troller of the Currency (OCC) was a

great learning experience.

Special thanks to all the students involved

in the Youth About Business (YAB)

summer mergers and acquisitions confer-

ence. This was held over two weeks at the

University of Chicago and in New York City.

Atanas Ivanov and Valdemar Duran have

done a superior job presenting consumer

education lessons to junior high school

students during their internship, according

to representatives at TCF Bank.

News and Notes

We miss you very much!!

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Price WaterHouseCooper 1/15/06 BPA Luncheon

Fed Challenge

Victor Paniagua, Jessica Sarcynski, Antonio Otero, Melanie Pe-rez, and Elvis Guzman participated in the Fed Challenge com-petition. They made a 15 minute presentation on the state of the economy. This was followed by 10 minutes of questioning from economists from the Federal Reserve.

Membeers of the Schurz AOF recently attended the Portage Park Chamber of Commerce meeting at LaSalle Bank. The purpose of their visit was to persuade Portage Park business owners to help sophomore Academy students with their up-coming Beige Book project.

Estevan Branscum, Neyshalee Lizasuain, Ibrahim Kamal, Tivadar Szabo

Maria Giraud

3rd place in the all city Fun-damental

Word Processing contest.

The AOF studetns were invited to Price WaterHouse-Cooper, a prominent accounting firm, for observance of Martin Luther King. Additionally, they had the opportunity to tour the company and attend a work-shop on careers in accounting.

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The Schurz Academy of Finance and the University of Illinois Center for Economic Education won the 2005 Prin-cipal for a Day Outstanding Partnership Award. Only 10 schools in the city of Chicago won this prestigious award.

Issue 2 • April 2006

San Diego, CA 7/18/05-7/21/05

Outstanding

School/Business

Partnership Award

Business Professionals of America,

Business Professionals of America Officer Elections

AOF Tutoring Program—$6.50/hour

Any Academy of Finance student can now earn $6.50 per hour/3 hours per week for tutoring another Academy of Finance student in any subject.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Club

Jennifer Rodriguez has started a new activity in the Academy of Finance called Big Brothers/Big Sisters Club. Each junior AOF student has adopted a freshman student and will act as a role model and guide their little brother or sister though their freshman year.

Science Awards

We are very proud of three of our Academy of Finance students: Ibrahim Kamal, Shoeb Ahmed and Elvis Guz-man, who placed in the top ten at the Schurz Science Fair and will advance to the Regional level, which will be held in January.

Cristina Garcia, Mr. Rutter, Estevan Branscum, Neyshalee Lizasuain,

These five students were awarded $2,000 to present the Portage Park Community Beige Book in San Diego, CA. They went to businesses in the community and surveyed them on their economic conditions.

Victor Paniagua, Cristina Garcia, Antonio Otero,

Cynthia Hernandez, and Shoeb Ahmed were members of a team that won a design contest at the BPA Leadership Conference in Oakbrook, IL where they competed against

The following students were elected to serve as officers:

Victor Paniagua President; Ibrahim Kamal, Vice President; Brittany Robinson, Secretary; Michael Uribe, Treasurer; Cyn-thia Hernandez, Historian; Estevan Branscum, Parliamentarian

Chase Leadership Academy

Twelve AOF seniors attend Chase Leadership Acade-my twice a month at JP Morgan Chase facilities downtown. Led by a select group of Chase employees/mentors the stu-dents learn marketable job skills. Students who successfully complete the program receive college or technical school scholarship monies.

The AOF students raised $3335 for the Katrina Disaster Recovery Fund and surpassed their goal of $1/student.

Katrina Disaster Recovery Fund, Sept. 2005

Michael W. Scott CPS/BOE President,

Dr. Harris Schurz AOF coordinator, Dr. Helen Roberts UIC Partner,

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