Jacobs High School Student Places Seventh In National Investment Challenge

Hari Manikandan, a Jacobs High School  student will be honored Monday for placing seventh in the national InvestWrite Challenge, sponsored by Sifma Foundation for investor education.

Hari will receive a $50 gift card and national recognition for the essay he wrote on how news/events can affect the stock market. He had to choose one stock, find an event that could have a positive effect on the value of the stock and an event that could have a negative effect. Then he had to recommend if the stock should be bought given the current conditions in our nation and around the world.

This nationally ranked, 7th place essay is a shining moment in Hari’s career at Jacobs and hopefully will be a model for future students who enter academic essay contests

Unique High School Fundraiser

Jacobs High School Students are engaged in a rather unique fundraiser to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Students are being asked to donate loose change. The change is being collected in jugs for each class. Students are asked to toss in their loose change in the jug for their class.

Money measuring posters are up in the commons to track how much each class has every day. The winning class will get to choose a teacher to wear the Eagle costume the entire day. Additionally, Student Council will match whatever the student body donates.

The money will go to the Red Cross to help Hurricane Sandy victims.