Over the past several months, the Northmont DECA Financial Literacy Project, chaired by juniors Josie Morgan, Allyson Abels, and McKenna Myer, has been working with fourth graders district-wide to help them learn the skills needed to "Race Towards Financial Freedom."

They have been working with the district's fourth graders on topics including wants vs. needs, savings, saving vs. checking, and budgeting. They created a fun, hands-on lesson built around a racing theme to get the fourth-grade students excited about learning financial literacy topics.

This is just one piece of the 2026-2027 Northmont DECA Financial Literacy Project, which aims to educate a variety of individuals on the importance of Financial Literacy. Other planned target areas include our high school students using the Student Run Credit Union and working with a local Girl Scouts club to help them earn their money badge.

This project will be used for the Project Management Financial Literacy Project that the girls will take to the Ohio DECA Career Development Conference in February. The project includes a twenty-page paper and a fifteen-minute presentation.

For more information about the Financial Literacy Project or the Northmont DECA Chapter, follow the chapter on Instagram or contact Advisor Eric Wagner at ewagner@northmontschools.net