High Point recognized as Blue Star school

SUSSEX — The Business Department at High Point Regional High School has been recognized as a 2015-16 Blue Star School for Financial Literacy by w!se (Working in Support of Education).
This honor is presented to schools whose students achieve a 80 percent passing rate on the Wise Financial Literacy Certification Test and have either a majority of students on a given grade level take the test or have the students who took it achieve an average score of 85 percent or higher. W!se is an educational nonprofit dedicated to providing educational support services nationwide, building financial literacy, fostering business and social entrepreneurship, and preparing students for college and the global workplace.
High Point is one of only 10 schools in New Jersey and the only one in Sussex County to achieve this distinction.
Through courses like Personal Finance and Managing your Money, students in Chris Dexter’s and Melanie LiTrenta’s courses are engaged in discussion and activities related to buying and leasing cars, finding a mortgage, credit card management, and personal banking. According to Mr. Dexter, “my students often tell me that Personal Finance is the most relevant course they take in high school.” Litrenta said. “I have had students ask me if they could take Managing your Money again because they realize there is so much about life in that class.”
The Business Department at High Point also features DECA, run by Mr. Gary Dutko and FBLA, run by Brian Emma and features a number of courses in Entrepreneurship, Into to Business, Accounting, Fashion, Advertising, and Computer Science. In fact, the department is home to AP Computer Science Principles, offered for the first time nationwide this year.
The teachers will be recognized in New York City on November 8th with other dignitaries from around the United States.