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Latest Scholarship News 06/16/10
Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust has awarded $7,000 in
scholarships to six graduating high school seniors and one
UW Marinette student.
by Donn Williams
The bank presents the $1,000
scholarships each year to deserving area students to help
them start their post-secondary educations.
“Part of our mission is to be a good corporate citizen,” said Farmers &
Merchants Bank & Trust President Thomas Maxwell. “We
accomplish this primarily by emphasizing our support for
education and youth activities.”
The students who received Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust scholarships
are:
* Leah LaMalfa, a freshman at the
University of Wisconsin-Marinette. LaMalfa is the daughter
of Betsy and Joshua Stuck of Porterfield, and James LaMalfa
of Marinette. She will attend UW Marinette again next this
fall and perform in Theatre on the Bay productions. LaMalfa
plans to major in music education, but hasn’t selected a
college to attend to complete her bachelor’s degree.
* Tyler Nielsen, a graduate of Marinette
High School. Nielsen is the son of Barb and Dave Nielsen of
Marinette. He ranked tenth academically in his graduating
class with a 3.9 grade point average, was a member of the
National Honor Society and Student Senate. Nielsen will
attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison and major in
business.
* Juliana Molosky, a graduate of St.
Thomas Aquinas Academy. Molosky is the daughter of Darlene
and Joe Molosky of rural Marinette. She was co-valedictorian
of her class with a 4.28 grade point average, class
vice-president, and president of the National Honor Society
and student council. Molosky will attend the University of
Michigan and major in biology.
* Beth Bjorkman, a graduate of Menominee
High School. Bjorkman is the daughter of Jennifer and Donald
Bjorkman of Menominee. She was co-valedictorian of her class
with a 4.0 grade point average, Spanish student of the year
for three years and a member of the National Honor Society.
Bjorkman will attend Grand Valley State University. She has
not decided on a major.
* Andrew Mlsna, a graduate of Peshtigo
High School. Mlsna is the son of Jean and Jack Mlsna of
rural Marinette. He graduated with a 3.9 grade point
average, ranked fifth academically in his class and was a
member of the National Honor Society. Mlsna will attend the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and major in biochemistry.
He then plans to pursue a law degree.
* Derek Miller, a graduate of Crivitz
High School. Miller is the son of Mary Beth and Scott Miller
of Crivitz. He was a member of the National Honor Society
and student council, and vice president of the Science Club.
Miller will attend Marquette University and major in
business.
* Trista Fick, a graduate of Wausaukee
High School. Fick is the daughter of Paul and Laurie
Caine-Fick of Amberg. Fick ranked fifth academically in her
graduating class and was a member of the National Honor
Society. She will attend Northern Illinois University and
major in business.
Selection of these scholarship
recipients was made by each school’s honors committee.
Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust serves the area from locations at 1644
Ludington St. in downtown Marinette, 2811 Roosevelt Road
near the mall in Marinette, and 114 U.S. 141 S. in Crivitz.
"Part of our
mission is to be a good corporate citizen,"
said F&M Bank & Trust President Thomas Maxwell.
"We accomplish this
primarily by emphasizing our
support for youth activities and education."
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Scholarships
Bankers Promoting Financial
Literacy (BPFL) formerly PEP
National Teach Children to Save
Campaign
Newspapers in Education
Bank Tours
Mini Business World
Opportunity Expo
Life Skills - Game of Life
Job Shadow
Get Smart About Credit Day
The Chamber's Education & Business Partnership
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Latest Education Related
News 05/11/10
Two stories added...
Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust President Tom Maxwell
is shown here talking with 8th grade students
Baylee Yenor (left), Carissa Wanek (right front) and
Alexis Maske (right rear) in teacher Sara Hanson’s 8th
grade social studies class at Marinette Middle School.
Story One - Newspapers in Education
Article/photo by Donn Williams - 05/11/10
Farmers & Merchants Bank
& Trust President Tom Maxwell is shown here talking with
8th grade students Baylee Yenor (left), Carissa Wanek
(right front) and Alexis Maske (right rear) in teacher
Sara Hanson’s 8th grade social studies class at
Marinette Middle School.
Maxwell was there, April 20, to assist Marilyn Packmayer, coordinator of
the Eagle Herald's Newspapers in Education (NIA)
program. He talked to students about current events and
the improving economic conditions in our communities.
Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust has been a sponsor of
NIA since the EagleHerald began offering the nationwide
program to area schools in the early 1990s.
NIE encourages students to read newspapers, improves literacy and
enhances classroom instruction. Teachers use newspapers
to teach current events, language arts, social studies,
geography, math, science, art, history, English, and
other subjects.
Story Two - Top Math Student
Article/Photo by Donn Williams - 05/11/10
Aaron Cartier of Menominee was recognized as the top
math student at UW Marinette during the Annual Spring
Banquet and Awards Ceremony, May 7, at Menominee River
Golf & Dining.
Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust President Tom Maxwell presented Cartier
with a $100 cash prize that was donated by the bank.
Cartier placed 14th in the Midwest region in the second round of this
year’s American Mathematical Association of Two-Year
Colleges Mathematics League Competition.
The UW Marinette team that included Chartier, placed 12th out of 32,
two-year, colleges in the Midwest region and 106th in
the nation.
“This is quite an
accomplishment given the size of our campus,” said Mike
Bartlett, associate professor of Mathematics at UW
Marinette. “Many of the colleges entered can draw a team
from tens of thousands of students.”
More than 8,000 mathematics students from 248 two-year colleges in 35
states were involved in the mathematics league
competition.
Kay Carlson
asks a question in Amy Landenberger's third grade class
at Park School as students look on. Carlson and eight
other volunteers from Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust
are visiting more than 50 local classrooms this month to
teach a lesson in savings. Their effort is part of the
national Teach Children to Save campaign. Photo and
story by Donn Williams
April 2010 - Volunteer Bankers
Article/Photo by Donn Williams - 04/22/10
MARINETTE
April 19, 2010
Volunteer bankers from Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust
are going into classrooms in Marinette and
Menominee schools during April to help children develop
lifelong savings habits.
Their effort is part of the 14th annual Teach Children
to Save campaign, sponsored by the Wisconsin Bankers
Association
and American Bankers Association Education Foundation.
April 27 is national Teach Children to Save Day.
“It’s important to talk to children about saving at an
early age and reinforce it throughout the years,” said
Kay Carlson,
coordinator of Bankers Promoting Financial Literacy at
Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust.
Monday, Carlson, Yvonne Erickson, Nancy Lemery, Faye
Heraly, and Mary Wilde gave Teach Children to Save
presentations
to kindergarten, and
first and third grade students at Park Elementary School
in Marinette, and to fourth graders at Blesch
Intermediate School in
Menominee.
Yvonne Erickson hands out candy to
students
following the presentation at Park School.
Photo by
Donn Williams
They and fellow bank employees Tammy Billock, Mary
Kornusky, Julie Mans, and Lorraine Porte are scheduled
to give more
than 50 presentations to grade school and junior high
school students between now and the end of April.
In addition to Park School, they will also visit
Garfield and Merryman elementary schools in Marinette,
and Central Elementary
and the junior high school in Menominee.
The bankers use their experience to inspire students to
become life-long savers and encourage wise spending
choices. They
teach children how to spend money wisely by discussing
the difference between needs and wants.
“We explain to the younger children why it’s a good idea
to keep their money in a bank,” Carlson said. “I ask
them, ‘What are
you saving for?’ to get them thinking about saving. Just
plant the seed and hope it grows.”
Carlson has received the Teach Children to Save
Day Award four years in a row from the Wisconsin Bankers
Association for
her outstanding work in conjunction with this event.
Kay Carlson reads from the book
"Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock"
written by FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair to children in
Amy Landenberger's third grade class at Park School.
Carlson and eight other volunteers from Farmers &
Merchants Bank & Trust are going into local grade and
junior high schools this month to teach children a
lesson in savings. It's part of the
national Teach Children to Save campaign.
Photo by
Donn Williams
More than 1,200 local school students will get a lesson
in savings from these Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust
volunteers
this month.
The Teach Children to Save goal is to reach five million
students nationwide before the end of April 2011, the
program’s 15th
Anniversary.
Since 1997, 3.4 million young people have been taught
valuable lessons in savings with the help of 80,000
volunteer bankers.
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