Students from Our Mother of Perpetual Help School (OMPH School) were recently recognized in the North Museum's Science and Engineering Fair and the SIFMA Foundation's fall 2022 National InvestWrite Competition.

Five OMPH School seventh-grade students participated in the Science and Engineering Fair on March 9 at Millersville University. Students were treated to dinner at the Millersville cafeteria and a tour of some of Millersville's science and engineering buildings. The event also included an awards ceremony, where three OMPH School students were honored. In the junior division, Lucy Kowitz won second place in plant science, Amelia Atkinson placed third in plant science, and Cristiano Pereira won third place in physical science. Amelia and Cristiano also won auxiliary awards.

In the InvestWrite Competition, OMPH School eighth-grader Christopher Baumler placed first in Pennsylvania in the middle school division. He and his teacher, Ann DiNovis, were honored by the SIFMA Foundation and the Foundation for Free Enterprise Education (FFEE) during a virtual presentation on March 6.

The InvestWrite essay competition, for fourth- through 12th-graders, bridges classroom learning in math, social studies, and language arts with the practical research and knowledge required for saving, investing, and long-term planning. It also serves as a culminating activity for The Stock Market Game, a curriculum-based financial education program that challenges students to manage a hypothetical $100,000 online portfolio of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and cash over a semester or school year. The Stock Market Game and InvestWrite are offered in Pennsylvania through FFEE.

In their essays, students discussed things to research in creating a portfolio geared for long-term financial success. The thousands of submitted essays were evaluated by a panel of expert judges from across the financial services industry.

For more information about OMPH School, call 717-738-2414 or visit http://www.omphschool.com.