CPABC in Focus July/August 2017 | Page 11

CPABC in Focus July/August 2017, CPABC COIN Competition Gives High School Students a Chance to Flex Accounting Muscles


CPABC in Focus is the flagship magazine of BC’s chartered professional accountants.



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CPABC in Focus is the premier way to reach BC’s professional accounting community. CPABC in Focus is published in British Columbia six times a year, and is sent to more than 33,000 CPA members, candidates, and students.

A total of 126 high school students from 40 high schools across British Columbia took part in CPABC's High School COIN competition. Derek Johnson, CPA, CMA, a senior strategy manager at TELUS and the social chair of CPABC’s Vancouver Chapter, spoke about his path to the CPA designation and described the breadth of career opportunities available to CPAs in business and accounting.

1 Zachary Goldthorpe Sir Charles Tupper Secondary Vancouver
2 Kyung Hwan Hwang Burnaby Central Secondary Burnaby
3 (tie) Run Bo Liu Burnaby South Secondary Burnaby
3 (tie) Yan Qu Prince of Wales Secondary Vancouver
4 Chanhyeok Park Fraser Heights Secondary Surrey
5 Shu-Lei Wu Burnaby South Secondary Burnaby
6 Khiet Minh Dang Belmont Secondary Victoria
7 Katherine Lew Burnaby North Secondary Burnaby
8 Emily Ho Vancouver Technical Vancouver
9 Haider Abrar Mount Douglas Secondary Victoria