POBJFKHS Named a ‘W!se’ Blue Star School

John F. Kennedy High School in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District has been named a W!se Blue Star School for the 2021-2022 school year. This coveted award is given to schools whose student body has demonstrated high levels of financial literacy.

To earn the award, schools must achieve an 80 percent passing rate on W!se’s Financial Literacy Certification Test and have either a majority of students in a given grade level receive personal finance instruction or a minimum 10 percent of school enrollment taking the Certification Test. Working in Support of Education, or W!se, is a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing financial literacy and college and career readiness for students.

“Financial literacy is a crucial tool that too few students attain before entering the wider world after graduation,” said POBJFKHS Principal James Murray. “We are proud of not only this recognition, but the fact that it means our students are among the best prepared to handle their own finances as they enter adulthood.”

For more information about the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, please visit the District’s website at www.pobschools.org. Exciting activities happening throughout the District and programs celebrating student achievement can also be found on the District’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pobschools/.