• Immokalee High School students Win Cash Prizes for Apps They Created (Naples Daily News)

When asked to create an app to solve a community need in Immokalee, Alex Hernandez and Angelina Grimaldo didn’t have to think too hard. The 16-year-olds remembered their mothers’ frustrations when they saw their children sitting around doing nothing after school, with no activities to keep them busy. So they developed an app to inform area parents and children about clubs, sports, and volunteer opportunities.

• Teens in Kinston Learn ABC’s of Financial Literacy (WNCT9)

On Tuesday, students from throughout Lenoir County gathered to learn about financial literacy and how understanding it can change your life. The session was held at the Great Kinston Credit Union and was sponsored in part by the non-profit organization Kinston Teens. Chris Suggs is the CEO of Kinston Teens and said, “We’re earning money somehow or even we’re starting our own businesses, so we need to figure out how we can earn more money, how can we save our money effectively, and better manage our money.”

• Teens Learn Financial Facts at Gateway’s Money Camp (Kenosha News)

Money has a new meaning for middle and high school teens who learned how to spend, budget and invest at Gateway Technical College’s three-day Teen Money Camp, which began earlier this week. The Kenosha County camp, the first of three that GTC will host for teens this summer, began Monday and ended Wednesday.

• AISD Students Want Financial Literacy, Life Skills Courses (Amarillo Globe News)

  Students in the April interviews also said “life skills” training, like financial literacy education, is lacking at AISD. “The sense I got was, I quit spending money when I run out of it,” Trustee John Ben Blanchard said about the results during a recent school board meeting. Teaching local students financial skills is particularly important, trustees said, because two-thirds of AISD students are considered economically disadvantaged and qualify for federal free and reduced-price lunches. Blanchard said financial literacy has frequently come up as an area where improvement can be made.

• Personal Finance Called A Gap in High School Curriculum (Castle Rock News Press)

“You didn’t leave knowing the basics,” said Greven, who will attend the University of Richmond in Virginia on a full-ride scholarship. Students “need to be confident and competent when it comes to personal finance.” Steven Peck, a member of the Douglas County School District Board of Education, couldn’t agree more and is exploring ideas of how to incorporate financial literacy into the curriculum for all students in Douglas County.

• Underserved High School Students Build Business Skills from Accounting Program Held at Adelphi (LongIsland.com)

Adelphi University marked its seventh year of hosting the Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession (COAP ), a five-day program where underrepresented students learn about the accounting profession through classes and workshops with the New York Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) — a non-profit organization representing CPAs throughout New York State. From June 24 through 28, nearly 40 local high school students embarked on a journey filled with activities, events, and leaders in the accounting field. Activities ranged from panel discussions, lectures, etiquette dinners and even field trips where students were able to meet Jeffrey Weiner, the CEO of Marcum LLP, one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation.

About the Author

Laura Matchett

After graduating with an education degree and spending 7 years in an elementary classroom, Laura made the switch to the non-profit world and loves interacting with students, educators and business professionals across the country. She is passionate about all students having access to high quality education and views personal finance education as one way to ‘level the playing field’. When Laura is not locating or creating high quality educational resources, you can find her mountain biking or searching for the best ramen in town!