The results are in!

The brass|STUDENT PROGRAM Financial Literacy Month contest was a huge success. We received nearly 100 entries. There were so many excellent poster designs and videos that it was a very tough decision for the brass team to come to.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Student Program Financial Literacy Month Contest:

MOVIE TRAILER
And the winner is…

In a world where savings rates are plummeting and credit card debt is sky-rocketing, a group of high school students set out on an epic quest to tell the world about personal finance. The journey begins this April!

April is Financial Literacy Month, and the brass|STUDENT PROGRAM is celebrating Hollywood-style by hosting a contest for your students. The brass|STUDENT PROGRAM is inviting aspiring high school graphic designers and film-makers to create a poster or trailer for a movie about a personal finance topic of their choice.

We've compiled the questions most frequently asked by teachers in sponsored states about Student Program quarterly mailings. If you're not from a sponsored state, remember that you still receive lots of benefits - full use of the online resource center and a one-year complimentary subscription to brass.

I’m already registered. Do I need to fill out the form every quarter?

You may notice something new about the next issue of brass (hot off the press next week) - a theme!

This quarter, brass tackles the topic of Entrepreneurship and explores it from many different angles.

Resources for this quarter will include:

• Two new lesson plans covering an entrepreneurship case study and a marketing plan.
• Article discussion questions
• Issue vocabulary words

The following link will take you to the recording of today’s webinar: Checking In – Checking Account Basics.

This webinar will give your students a quick, basic overview of checking accounts, overdraft protection, and account monitoring. As an extension of this webinar, we also have lesson plans, articles and discussion questions available at www.studentprogram.com. All resources may be located by issue date or topic.

Here are some suggestions:

Articles:

The webinar subject for this quarter is checking accounts.

Due to feedback we've received about school schedules, we have made the decision to change the date to a more convenient time. The 30 minute presentation will NOW BE HELD ON Wednesday, January 16th at 10 am (PST). To register your class, please email your name and school to studentprogram@brassmedia.com.

Can’t join us? No problem! We’ll send you a link to a recording that can be shown at any time after the 16th. If you prefer a recording, please indicate that in your email.

Below is the link to the recording of the Student Program’s fall webinar: Buying a Car. The presentation lasts approximately 20 minutes.

http://brassmedia.adobeconnect.com/p8fgpz0qnun/

We've also compiled a list of accompanying resources to complement this topic. All are available by logging in at www.studentprogram.com.

RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTION

ARTICLES:

Did you miss our financial aid webinar? No problem! The brass|STUDENT PROGRAM webinar Decoding Financial Aid is available to view here:

http://brassmedia.adobeconnect.com/p9ann9l30uj/

Once your students finish the webinar, head over to the 'College and Career' section of studentprogram.com to check out the video 'FAFSA Basics.'

If you have any questions, please contact us at studentprogram@brassmedia.com.

What: The brass|STUDENT PROGRAM will celebrate Financial Literacy Month by conducting two webinars on financial aid and college financing.

Decoding Financial Aid: FAFSA, loans and everything in between

What do your students want to know about the financial aid process or paying for college in general?

Please submit your questions to us at studentprogram@brassmedia.com and we will answer them in an upcoming webinar.

Thank you!