USD 509, South Haven Schools

The South Central Border League Basketball Tournament gets started for our South Haven teams when the girls host the winner of the Cedar Vale/Dexter and Central play-in game on Monday Jan. 20 @ 6:00 pm. The boys will travel to Caldwell on Tuesday, Jan. 21 for their first game. JV will play at 5 pm followed by the varsity match. A complete tournament bracket will give you all the information about the games Monday through Saturday. 

PALO ALTO, California, January 14, 2020 - Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF), a non-profit committed to ensuring that ALL students leave high school with the skills needed to thrive in an increasingly complex financial world, is pleased to announce 94 students from across the nation have received an Honorable Mention Award in their third annual PAYBACK Challenge.

Over 900 students from all across the United States submitted essays earlier last fall. After playing the award-winning college finance game, PAYBACK, students wrote a 250-word essay answering one of these questions:

Write a letter to your future self that you will open after your freshman year of college, reminding you of the key skills you will need to thrive during your college years.

OR

How could you use the online game, PAYBACK, to have a conversation with your parent/guardian about paying for college? 

Teachers nominated the best student essay from their classes. The essays were judged based on the following criteria:

• Provides a complete and clear answer to the question
• Indicates an understanding of key concepts learned by playing the game PAYBACK
• Articulates thoughts in a creative manner

Here’s the complete list of winners by state. Each of the Honorable Mention winners will receive a $500 award from NGPF to be used for educational purposes.

It is exciting to finally get to make this announcement!  Congratulations, Josiah!