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“Excellence in the World, for a World of Excellence.”

Who’s Eligible?

✓ All students who possess a positive

attitude✓ All students who

are willing to go the extra mile to

succeed✓ All students who

are willing to earn their academy spot

each year

✓ All students with an interest in knowing more about financial success

Here are the courses that you’ll take in Finance Academy over four years:

• FA 1- Career Preparedness• FA 2 - Introduction to Financial Services• FA 3 - Accounting I• FA 4 – Entrepreneurship or Accounting II

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We have many opportunities to earn scholarship money!!!

Junior Achievement Business Plan Challenge Finalists

❑ Junior Achievement Scholarships

✓ $3,500 Business Plan Challenge

✓ $5000 Francomano Scholarship

❑ $500 NBHS Scholarship

❑ $1500 Finance Academy Scholarship

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What do we learn in Finance Academy?• How the business world operates• How to manage money and make it grow• Accounting “The Language of Business”

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We Learn the Secrets to High School Success• Study Skills• Internet Safety• Money Management• Good attitude and

never giving upBB&T Bank Bus was at Hoover for 2 days

Students in FA 2 Playing the Stock Market Game

Students in FA 2 at Samford University hearing from college students running the Bulldog Fund

Personal Finance Simulation

Learn to Become a Financial Success

Real Life Practice, such as:▪Internship▪Personal Finance

Simulation▪H&R Block Budget

Challenge▪Stock Market Game▪Be Entrepreneurial

Competition▪National Financial

Literacy Challenge and Alabama Financial Literacy Challenge

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There’s Another Huge Advantage to Joining Finance Academy

• A 120 hour paid internship in a business between your junior and senior year for all eligible academy members.

• Now that’s real world experience!

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Federal Reserve Bank and Georgia Dome

We Go On Field Trips

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TN Titans Learning Lab #TitanUpTLL

More Field Trips

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Hoover Public Safety Center

1. National Computer Forensic Institute

2. Briefings from representatives from Revenue, Engineering and Building Inspections

3. Fleet department with focus on alternative fuels including bio diesel

4. Court department 5. Emergency

Operations Center

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NYC Juniors & Seniors Field Trip #FANYC15

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Socials and Community Service• We get together to

welcome new members and get to know other students in the academy.

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The Buc Stop is our school supply store. We work in it! Talk

about on the job experience!

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National Business Honor Society➢ Alpha chapter➢ Open to Juniors

and Seniors who’ve completed at least 3 business classes

➢ Must have a 3.0 or higher overall GPA and a 3.5 or higher GPA in their business classes

Involvement Leadership Achievement

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You can also join FBLA Future

Business Leaders of America, the largest student

organization in the country and have an

opportunity to compete, build

leadership skills, network and travel.

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If you want to join Finance AcademyApplication Forms are @ www.hhsbiz.com

Finance Academy Seniors – Entrepreneurship Do you see the real Stock Market Ticker Board?!!

• Discuss your application with your parents.• Turn in your completed application to your counselor or to Mrs. Gregg – mgregg@hoover.k12.al.us

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