Kiley Nagrosst of Sparta wins $500 in nationwide financial literacy contest
Sparta. The program challenges students to come up with creative ways to teach their peers about financial literacy.
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| 13 Sep 2021 | 06:30
Kiley Nagrosst of Sparta won $500 in the PenChecks Financial Future Challenge.
Kiley’s entry, Saving Money, was a runner-up in the challenge, a national competition sponsored geared toward students ages 7-13. The program challenges students to come up with creative ways to teach their peers about financial literacy, and includes a curriculum with hands-on activities to introduce money management skills to students.
PenChecks Trust and EduNetwork Partners awarded the top entries. There were four winners and five runners-up.
The winners were selected based on their concept originality, description of the idea, creativity, and effectiveness of their entry.
“We are thrilled with the entries from these talented kids in the second year of the Financial Future Challenge,” said Spiro Preovolos, CEO of PenChecks Trust. “I am extremely pleased to see the understanding these children have acquired of money management basics and how they translated them into valuable teaching tools for their peers. Their creativity and enthusiasm are inspiring! We look forward to continuing to help more students plan for their future financial success.”
For more information visit financialfuturechallenge.com.
The 2021 Financial Future Challenge winners are:
Runner-Up: Jake Taylor from Hillsboro, Oregon – $500
Entry: “Choose Your Own Savings,” A Savings Game
Runner-Up: Gary Leschinsky from Mahwah, N.J. – $500
Entry: A Collection of Financial Poems
Runner-Up: Nisha Sankaran from Ridgefield, Conn. – $500
Entry: John’s Adventure in Finance
Runner-Up: Kiley Nagrosst from Sparta, N.J. – $500
Entry: Saving Money
Runner-Up: Jaxson Vestal from Fairhope, Alabama – $500
Entry: The Nutty Tale of Squirrel-economics