MBHS banking students.

BANKING ½ Credit (Career Prep)

(Grades 11-12)

In this course you will learn the essentials of banking.  This course will prepare you for a career in finance or banking.  The topics covered in this course include: auto loans, home loans, home equity loans, checking accounts, interest/compound interest, credit cards, savings accounts, CDs, bonds, money market accounts, the stock market, investments, budgeting and money management, bank security and personal financial security.  Banking is a great course to prepare you for life on your own!
During this course, or after completing this course, students will participate in the Bank Teller Training Lab where students will receive hands-on bank teller training in our Franklin Savings Bank branch right here at Mt. Blue High School!  This course is a prerequisite to participating in the Bank Teller Training Lab.

BANK TELLER TRAINING LAB ½ Credit (Career Prep)

Grades (11-12)

Are you interested in an exciting career in the world of banking and finance?  Do you consider yourself outgoing and friendly?  Choose a unique learning experience as a student bank teller in the Mt. Blue High School Branch of Franklin Savings Bank.  You will receive similar training that tellers experience at the main office in Farmington.  Once training is complete you will be able to service the students and staff at Mt. Blue High School/Foster Tech Center.  You will be training in a real bank and handling real banking transactions!  This course offers the student bank teller the opportunity to earn bank teller credentials while preparing for a career in the world of banking or finance.

Prerequisites:

• Application Form (from MBHS branch) submitted to Mrs. Voter
  
• Interview conducted by Franklin Savings Bank
• Completion of 2 Recommendation Forms by teachers
• Banking Course: Students enrolling in the bank teller training course must take the banking course either the semester before or during the same semester as the training.

The banking course is offered on Gold Days, period 1.