From left are W!SE board member Paul Allen, Brandon Dominguez, Celia Murphy-Braunstein, Ari Rogers, Jarvis Tam and Salam Makhdoom.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Five students from West Orange High School were honored at Deutsche Bank in New York City for their outstanding performance on the Financial Literacy Certification test sponsored by the W!SE, or Working in Support of Education, organization on June 8.
W!SE is an award-winning national educational nonprofit dedicated to improving lives through programs that develop financial literacy and readiness for college and careers.
Brandon Dominguez, Salam Makhdoom, Celia Murphy-Braunstein, Ari Rogers and Jarvis Tam attended the scholar’s reception for scoring higher than 95 percent on the exam. Three additional students invited, but unable attend, were Carina Durning, Noah Martin and Brian McClendon. Durning scored a perfect 100 percent, designating her achievement as a Centurion with the distinction of receiving an honor cord for graduation.
Seven classes participated in the Financial Literacy Certification test from the business department’s personal finance course, taught by Demond Cowins, Cheryl Dunlap, Maria Frangos, Anne Hanson, Jason Lamont-Jackson, Janelle Morales and Kim Szalkai.
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