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Page 2 Local Town Pages www.<strong>hopedale</strong>townnews.com December <strong>2016</strong><br />
Hopedale High Students Push<br />
Financial Fitness<br />
Stop by this Hopedale Jr. Sr.<br />
High School classroom and what<br />
you find may surprise you. A<br />
student posting financial literacy<br />
tips and information on Twitter<br />
and writing press releases for the<br />
paper. One student revamping a<br />
whole fair to accommodate twice<br />
the students. Another student creating<br />
a website and surveying staff<br />
members on financial advice for<br />
today’s teens. And a fourth covering<br />
the high school in advertisements.<br />
And the list goes on.<br />
Hopedale Jr. Sr. High School<br />
business teacher and DECA advisor,<br />
Talitha Oliveri, encourages<br />
innovative efforts that get<br />
students involved in the learning<br />
process. The driving force for this<br />
teacher is to enhance the financial<br />
literacy knowledge of the entire<br />
school so they are better equipped<br />
to sustain their adult lives. When<br />
the opportunity to apply for a<br />
Credit for Life Fair grant arose,<br />
she immediately applied. Receiving<br />
a $2,500 grant has helped to<br />
renew the potential for another<br />
great fair after the success of last<br />
year.<br />
The Hopedale Jr. Sr. High<br />
School DECA program, a student<br />
organization that prepares emerging<br />
leaders and entrepreneurs in<br />
marketing, finance, hospitality and<br />
management, is organizing a Financial<br />
Literacy Fair. The mission<br />
of Hopedale’s “Financial Fitness<br />
Fair” is to educate the teens and<br />
community about the importance<br />
of financial literacy and money<br />
management. The “FinFit4life”<br />
Fair is being held on December<br />
15th at the Draper Gymnasium<br />
in Hopedale from 8am to <strong>12</strong>pm.<br />
About 160 Hopedale Jr.- Sr. High<br />
seniors and juniors will participate<br />
in the event with over 30 volunteers<br />
manning booths and offering<br />
financial advice.<br />
For the Financial Fitness Fair,<br />
students will apply their knowledge<br />
in a fun, interactive, and<br />
educational environment in an<br />
effort to maintain and manage<br />
their funds. At the fair, students<br />
will visit human resources, choose<br />
their bank account, create and<br />
balance a budget, receive and<br />
utilize credit scores, and make all<br />
major expenditure decisions that<br />
an adult in their mid-20’s will face.<br />
Prior to the fair a training managed<br />
by seniors Cameron Smith,<br />
Gerry Crepeau, and Mitchell<br />
Siefring will be held for all members<br />
of both the senior and junior<br />
classes to review the purpose and<br />
logistics of the fair, proper business<br />
attire and interpersonal skills<br />
necessary for successful employment.<br />
Students will take a survey<br />
for preferred career choices, fill<br />
out job applications, and submit<br />
resumes to prepare for the career<br />
they will be assigned at the fair.<br />
“I truly believe that if students<br />
are financially literate, they can<br />
change their lives. With the help<br />
of four dedicated seniors (Cameron<br />
Smith, Gerry Crepeau,<br />
Katherine Pino and Mitchell Siefring),<br />
the training and event are<br />
going to be a fantastic hands-on<br />
learning event for both the Class<br />
of 2017 and 2018,” stated Mrs.<br />
Oliveri. “The FinFit4life Fair is<br />
an event that will shape their future<br />
views on finances and money<br />
management. I can’t think of a<br />
better way to inspire future generations.”<br />
STATE CHAMPS<br />
continued from page 1<br />
Championship, finished 13 th<br />
with a time of 16:55 and David<br />
Wollensak was right behind him<br />
at 16:57 good enough for 15 th<br />
place. As in the past the Blue<br />
Raiders ran in a pack mentality<br />
and was able to have three<br />
consecutive runners cross the<br />
line; this time it was Jake Murray<br />
(17:20 for 31 st place), Bryce<br />
Brown (17:21for 32 nd ) and Andrew<br />
Doran (17:22 for 33 rd ).<br />
About a minute behind the<br />
Hopedale pack was Colin Black<br />
with a time of 18:10 and Christian<br />
De Boer at 18:23.<br />
The Blue Raiders went<br />
14-1 to capture the Dual Valley<br />
Championship for the tenth<br />
time in the last <strong>12</strong> years. The<br />
squad then went on to win its<br />
seventh straight and 10 of the<br />
last 11, Division 2 Central Mass<br />
Titles.<br />
“It’s half coaching and half<br />
their involvement; starting<br />
them at a younger age by the<br />
time they get to this level the<br />
athletes have already bought<br />
into the program and are ready<br />
to go. A lot of them will go<br />
onto run in college,” Drugan<br />
said. “It’s a great feeling when<br />
a small school can take on the<br />
bigger schools and win. I am<br />
very proud of these boys, as is<br />
the school and the community.<br />
Their parents did a great job<br />
with them.”<br />
In the Division 2 Central<br />
Mass Cross Country<br />
Championship Hall took first<br />
place with a time of 16:34,<br />
13 seconds ahead of Narragansett’s<br />
Michael Capps. Wollensak(17:05),<br />
Doran(17:08)<br />
and Murray(17:16) ran the<br />
pack formation taking 8 th , 9 th<br />
and 10 th , while De Boer (17:28)<br />
finished 14 th , Brown(17:38) 16 th<br />
and Black(17:44) 19 th . Hopedale<br />
accumulated 49 points, 59<br />
points better than second place<br />
finisher Oakmont, who had 108<br />
points.<br />
While the Hopedale boy’s<br />
cross country success has been<br />
impressive over the last decade,<br />
the future looks even brighter<br />
for the Blue Raiders. In addition<br />
to the varsity team capturing<br />
the DVC, the Division 2<br />
Central Mass and the the State<br />
Championships, the schools junior<br />
varsity sqaud was also able<br />
to capture the DVC Title while<br />
the the middle school team<br />
went undefeated on the year.<br />
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