Sequoia Elementary students learn dollars and sense

There are some traditions that never get old.

Every year for a decade, Junior Achievement and Jack-in-the-Box have teamed up to teach Sequoia Elementary School students the value of becoming financially responsible. Staff from the locally based restaurant chain visit classrooms to teach students about the value of saving money (in Kindergarten) to the economics (grade six).

"Everyone has fun on this day and they learn valuable lessons," said Principal Ryan Kissel. "This is great tradition that continues at Sequoia annually."

In addition, most of the volunteers brought prizes for the students, such as pencils with Jack-in-the-Box heads on them.

"One of the the lessons being taught to our first grade students is determining the difference between wanting and needing," said Kissel. "For example, they showed a picture of a puppy which is a want. Then they showed a picture of fruit which is a need."

For upper grades, the message is how to become entrepreneurs, how to build their own business and how to produce a product for their business.

For more information on the program, contact Kissel at rkissel@sandi.net.