ICABC supports junior achievement

Junior Achievement wound up its Year 2000 Business Challenge in December by distributing bursaries to the winners of two events: the BC Business Challenge held on November th and the Western Canada Challenge held in Richmond on December 4th.

RESULTS:

BC Business Challenge

1st place: Burnaby North Secondary, Burnaby, BC (also 1st in 1999)

2nd place: Vernon Secondary, Vernon, BC

3rd place: Riverside Secondary, Port Coquitlam, BC

Western Canada Challenge

1st place: Holy Trinity Academy from Okotoks, Alberta

2nd place: Vernon Secondary, from Vernon, BC

3rd place: Highwood High School from High River, Alberta

As a main sponsor of the events each year, the ICABC recruits accounting professionals to mentor students in BC classrooms.

"Coaching Business Challenge teams is a volunteer activity very much in keeping with the Institute's commitment to leadership in career prep and accounting education," says Steven Thibault, Career Development Coordinator for the ICABC. "Our members enjoy working with the schools, and it's great to see contacts happening between high school students and our accounting professionals."

Amongst the BC volunteers this year were CA students Andrew Chen and Gladys Fung, both of Arthur Andersen LLP who were instrumental in preparing Burnaby North Secondary's students for competition. Also volunteering were Rosie Shaheen and Ryan Barrington-- Foote, both of KPMG LLP who mentored the students from Riverside Secondary School.

Those interested in volunteering for the 2001 challenge should contact Lesley MacGregor at ICABC at (604) 681-3264.

Junior Achievement is an international not-for-profit organization supported by business and industry. The organization is dedicated to teaching young people about the principles and dynamics of business and the Canadian and global economic systems.

By BARB JONES

Copyright Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia Feb/Mar 2001
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