The First National Bank also participates in classroom activities. Bank employees Kathy Dresen and Nancy Lewis hosted a Math Trivial Pursuit party. The bank also sent several employees with the sixth grade class to clean up a portion of the highway as a community service project. Terri Cue decided that her students should learn about maintaining a checking account. The bank donated check registers for the class and Mrs. Cue made checks for everyone.
Students now earn a paycheck, and pay bills and fines whenever necessary.
A fine, for example, would occur if students are caught chewing gum. They have to write checks, enter the information into the register, and keep a current balance. At the end of the month, students have the option of putting money into savings. Fifth and sixth graders recently completed the DARE course with a graduation ceremony. All students were asked to write an essay on what they had learned in the DARE Program.