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C-SC invites high school students to enter “Duel on the Hill”
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

CANTON, Mo. – Culver-Stockton College will host “Duel on the Hill,” a case study competition for high school students. The event is being coordinated by C-SC Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapters. Applications are currently being accepted for the Duel, which will take place Thursday, November 6. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in the Herrick Foundation Center on the C-SC campus.

Teams of 4 to 6 high school students will be given an identical case study prior to the competition. The case study will involve a hypothetical family that is facing a severe financial dilemma. The students will have two weeks to solve the problem with a creative, reasonable, workable solution, based on the family’s situation, economics, resources and geography. During the November 6 event, students will present their plan to a panel of judges. Each group will be judged on its analysis of the problem, understanding of the issue, creativity, innovation, feasibility of the proposed solution, thoroughness, and clarity. The top three teams will receive monetary prizes and trophies.

“Through this competition, students are able to take what they have learned in their business classes and apply it to a real-life financial scenario. As a result, these competitors have the opportunity to develop a better understanding of how to manage and invest their money. The practical knowledge and skills that these students gain will be immensely valuable for them now and in the future,” said Ryan Thoroman, PBL president and IMA vice president of public relations, event coordinator.

While on campus, students have the opportunity to tour C-SC, speak with a student panel, and learn more about the C-SC Business Division.

Students interested in competing in the event can find a schedule, registration form, rules, practice cases, and additional information online at http://duelonthehill.webs.com/judgingcriteria.htm. For more information, contact Ryan Thoroman at rthoroman@culver.edu or Jeanne Johnson at jjohnson@culver.edu.