By Eliana Chico – Staff Reporter

Jonathan Law High School will be hosting a Financial Planning Night in partnership with Barden Presentations on November 6.

The purpose of the Financial Planning Night is to educate all Milford students in high school (regardless of their grade) about the financial process – planning on how to manage the financial aspect of their lives, get prepared for college, learn about financial aid, use their resources, and so on in the time frame provided. 

The event will take place in the senior cafeteria at 6 p.m. and will end at 7:30 p.m, and both students and parents are welcome to attend and they are encouraged to ask questions.

For more information, parents and students may check their emails for a link about the event and how to sign up for it, or simply review the Jonathan Law page on milforded.org and click on the counselling section. If students and/or parents/guardians are not able to attend, another Financial Planning Night will be held in the spring.

“Financial planning as a whole is actually best to start sooner rather than later,” said College and Career counselor Ms. Sylvia, “I think it would be great if we had that excitement around financial planning so that students have a better handle on their plans for the future. This will make the process a lot smoother around graduation time and reassure students that they have more options and can feel a lot more settled and less stressed.”

Law students also had their own thoughts on the matter of Financial Planning Night.

“I think this will really benefit us in the future. I can definitely learn more about financial planning because it isn’t talked about much in this school,” junior Lexi Rios said. “I’m glad there are resources like these for us to take action on.”

Other Law students also had their own input. 

“There is definitely a lack of awareness about financial planning,” said Law junior Madison Lusignan. “This can definitely help us out in the long run. For sure, we’ll have a better handle on the financial aspect of our future. This can definitely help with any doubts, anxieties and worries in college and keep us prepared.”

Younger Law students are also engaged in the matter.

“This is for sure a resource that all of us in Law should take advantage of,” said sophomore Dominic Baldino. “I feel that we can all definitely learn a lot from Financial Planning Night.”