Stone Bridge Students Win Big in Financial Literacy
Thirty-four students from Stone Bridge High School’s business and information technology classes scored in the top 20 percent of the nation in the National Financial Capability Challenge.
The following students received certificates from the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy:
- Nicholas A. Ange
- Matthew G. Ashley
- Sameer Awasthi
- Jake S. Barkley
- Michelle D. Becerra
- Emarie Bohanon
- Michael B. Bowler
- Ivan E. Del Valle
- Caden S. Dickson
- Michael P. Dolan
- Ian Ferguson
- Alexandra S. Ferrier
- Kayla Gallahan
- William Guyton
- Claire V. Jarvie
- Veronica M. Kestner
- Riley J. Lambke
- Kevin M. Lowe
- Manvitha Mallela
- Evan Maroni
- Morgan L. McDaniel
- Andrew C. Morgan
- Aaron K. Parker
- Chris M. Pirrello
- Kshitij Shekhar
- Andrew J. Sherfick
- Divyanshu Srivastava
- Nick V. Taylor
- Hunter R. Tice
- John L. Vandermeulen
- Garrett A. Washenko
- Kathleen B. Weyer
- Adam Wulchin
- Connor P. Yost
The Office of Financial Education is part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
More than 80,000 high school students took the challenge between March 12 and April 13. Participants included students in rural areas, suburbs and inner cities across the country, as well as in Department of Defense schools around the world. The average student scored 69 percent.
All students scoring in the top 20 percent receive National Financial Capability Challenge Award Certificates. Twenty top-scoring students each will receive $1,000 and their respective schools will also get $1,000. All participating educators will receive an official certificate, and educators from schools and states with the highest proportion of participating students will be recognized as well.
The National Financial Capability Challenge was created by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Education, based on a recommendation of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. The council wanted to recognize the important work of educators in providing financial capability education to young people at a critical point in their lives. The challenge encourages young people and their parents to increase their knowledge of and involvement in financial topics to better prepare for the future.
