Matanzas High students get a dose of reality at VyStar's Reality Fair

Career and technical education students learn real-life adult lessons by figuring out a budget given a particular scenario.

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. May 2, 2023
Matanzas students Jed Davis and Caleb Staggs calculate their budgets at VyStar Credit Union's Reality Fair.
Matanzas students Jed Davis and Caleb Staggs calculate their budgets at VyStar Credit Union's Reality Fair.
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VyStar Credit Union hosted a Reality Fair at Matanzas High School on April 24-25.

Matanzas business and VyStar teacher Jeremy Schaefer and his students who run Matanzas' VyStar branch helped plan and volunteer at the event.

Career and technical education students got a dose of reality by having to figure out a budget given real-life scenarios that included an occupation, gross salary, marital status, family size and a credit score.

They had to calculate taxes and expenses. On the second day of the event, they walked around to booths set up at the media center to shop for real estate, cars, insurance and more.

Students were more than a little surprised at the cost of real life.


 

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