Huron Valley State Bank and Spring Mills Elementary Celebrate the "Bank At School Partnership

Milford, MI, October 20 2014 – Huron Valley State Bank and Spring Mills announce the commencement of the 2014/2015 "Bank-At-School" program. October 1, 2014 marks the 4th year of the partnership between both organizations.

The Bank-At-School program is a student-run bank located inside of Spring Mills Elementary in Highland, Michigan. Fifth grade students applied and interviewed for positions within the school bank at the beginning of the school year, and are trained for their respective roles. Positions include one (1) Branch Manager, one (1) Assistant Branch Manager, three (3) Tellers and five (5) Marketing Reps. The tellers handle real banking transactions from students at the deposit only bank. Assistant Branch Manager, Melissa Herron, oversees operations and Customer Service Representative, Suzanne Rolando coaches the 10 student bankers.

"We are delighted to start another year working with the children of Spring Mills Elementary," said Shelley Dickerson, Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager. "We take such pride teaching children the importance of saving money and financial literacy, as well as giving them the real hands on experience interacting with a bank."

"This partnership has been a viable one for everyone involved," said Randy Muffley, Principal of Spring Mills Elementary. "The students are learning life skills, money management skills, and preparing for a better tomorrow. Spring Mills Elementary looks forward to another productive year working with Huron Valley State Bank."

Headquartered in Milford, Huron Valley State Bank offers a full range of checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, consumer loans, commercial loans and other financial services. The Milford branch is located at 130 S. Milford Rd. in Milford. Call (248) 684-9626. The Highland branch is located at 2920 E. Highland Rd. in Highland. Call (248) 887-9900.