Students at Vanguard learned about financial responsibility during the first week of the spring semester. Bankers and investment counselors spoke to small groups of students about ways to save money and take advantage of compounded interest.

Karsten Schattschneider from Central National Bank spoke to the 7th grade class.

Loren Schwartz from Merrill-Lynch spoke to the 8th grade class.

Mark Reynolds and Ellen Derrick from Extraco Banks spoke to the 9th grade class.

Ben Lacy from Community Bank and Trust spoke to the 10th grade class.

Mike Holman from Independent Bank spoke to the 11th grade class.

Kay McKay from American Bank spoke to the 12th grade class.