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DECA students teach their peers, community members about financial literacy

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Camas High School seniors Sara Slayton and Evan Klein are teaching a finacial literacy course to fellow students, hoping to give them the tools they need to be credit savvy when they graduate. The two are spearheading the project for DECA.

With the average college graduate leaving school with more than $4,000 in credit card debt, it is clear that a greater understanding of finances is needed.

However, for most high school students, it’s not something to which they give much thought, beyond filling out applications for college financial aid and scholarships.

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