CIB Feb/Mar Article
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March 2025
The students are still tackling Excel and have mixed feeling about it. Some love it and others…not so much. J Since 95% of the business world uses it, we will keep at it so the students are prepared. The Stock Market Game has been very wild this year and the student’s portfolios can rank 50 one day and 500 the next, literally. It’s a great life experience for the students, especially those who like the idea of investing.
Taxes took their toll on this year’s class and I think it’s safe to say there were mixed reviews about it. Half of the class loved learning about them and the other half hated it. Sadly, it’s one of those areas we have to deal with when adulating so I commend them for their perseverance. They’ve never been so relieved to start a new unit: Credit! Credit basics, credit reports and scores, and understanding credit cards make up that unit, which will be followed by insurance and then housing.
On February 26th, the students volunteered at the Mall of Life, a 7th grade CareerTEC sponsored event, which simulates life, making career and financial decisions, and check writing skills. I’m proud of the students who did well assisting the younger students, while having fun too!
Year II students are writing and preparing a presentation for the year I students and their mentors in late April. I’m so excited to see how they turn out!
GOOD LUCK to the Pecatonica boys’ basketball team! Specifically, our CIB II students: Brody Black, Jaxon Diedrich, Jordan Gassman, and Cooper Hoffman, as they compete in the sectional semi-finals and finals March 4th and March 7th, respectively. Winning State is the goal…Go Indians!!