AUSTIN, Texas – Five San Marcos High School students were selected to participate in the second annual Savings Challenge sponsored by the A+ FCU.
In the challenge, the students will compete to achieve savings goals over the course of the school year while A+ financial coaches guide them to learn life-long money management skills.
In the Challenge, the students will compete to achieve their savings goals over the course of the school year while A+ financial coaches guide them to learn life-long money management skills. The students’ goals range from saving for college, saving for a fuel-efficient vehicle, to saving to support a four-year-old child.
The competition begins October 1, 2009, and winners will be announced at the SMHS Senior Awards Assembly in May, 2010. The grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 A+ Visa gift card. Second place receives a $500 A+ Visa gift card. Third, fourth and fifth place winners receive a $250 A+ Visa gift card.
