By: Chris Campaigne, Reporter and Faryal Zubair, Editor-In-Chief
As students flocked from table to table, they realized the truth about life; it’s not cheap. Monday started a week long event sponsored by the Virginia Cooperative Extension called the “Reality Store.” In this virtual store, students are given a job, marital status, and offspring. They are expected to use their income to support themselves in real life matters.
Tables were set up in the old gymnasium for students to visit. First, students had to visit “Uncle Sam” to pay the necessary taxes based on their incomes. Next, they had to go from table to table to purchase life necessities such as means of transportation, food, housing, utilities, electronics, clothing, etc.
Cristin Sprenger, who helps creates this experience in high schools across Virginia referred to the store as an “opportunity for students to get an idea of the real world and costs.” Sprenger said that Ms. Marsha Sensabaugh first heard about the idea a year ago. Sensabaugh then contacted Sprenger to get the ball rolling.
Volunteers from the community helped man the tables and made the students understand the reality about life. They taught them that as people enter their adult life, they have to overcome financial burdens while managing family life.
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