College Prep & Youth

"Building lifetime member relationships as a trusted finanacial partner."

Grade SchoolJunior HighHigh School  • College Prep

Click on the icons below for fun, interactive student sites:

                

 

New: "Buck the Norm"
Click on the picture for a link to a credit
union site that has great tips on saving
money and staying out of (the normal) debt cycle.

 

A Student-Run, Student-Powered Credit Union
at the Mt. Pleasant Area Technical Center at MPHS

Hours:  Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Location:  Inside the Mt. Pleasant High School, near the Assistant Principal's Office;
to the right of the main front doors, near the Mt. Pleasant Area Technical Center (MPATC).

Details:  If you are Mt. Pleasant High School student, a MPATC student, or a MPHS/MPATC
facilty or staff member you are invited to use
the ICCU Student-Run Credit Union.
The branch is coordinated in partnership with the Mt. Pleasant Area Technical 
Center and Mrs. Lockwood's Accounting class. 

Co-op student tellers Alex (left) and Justin (far right)
work closely with ICCU management team members
Shelly Caroll (back left) and Jenny Hoyle (front right)
planning 2008/09 credit union events.  

 

College Planning

Education Planning:
Finding the Right College For You:
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School Search
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Test Preparation
Practice and prepare for standardized
tests, including the SAT, ACT, GRE and GMAT.

Admission Planning:
We have tips, tools and advice to help you apply for college.

Not Ready for College?
If your child is in elementary or middle school and is just starting to think about "what to be when I grow up," we have a special set of information and activities just for you and your son or daughter. Help them get excited about learning and the future. Choose your age group:

 

Applying for Financial Aid:

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Get your
online application!
If you do not submit a FAFSA,
you will NOT be eligible to receive student aid.

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Paying for college has never been easier. Buy your groceries. Shop online. Eat out at a restaurant. Get a new pair of jeans. Send flowers to a loved one. Open a FREE Upromise account, buy products and services from hundreds of contributing companies and these everyday activities can help pay off your student loan. 
 See how it works.


Need Budgeting and Financial Advice to Save and Pay for Your Education?

YouCanDealWithIt.com

College students and grads- learn to manage your money, student loans, budget and credit cards.

Budget Calculator  - Five simple steps to help you get your money in order.


ICCU Treasure Hunt Club for Members Age 12 and Under:

Ahoy Kids! Your hunt for buried treasure should begin at your Credit Union! If you are between the ages of 5-12, join Penn E. Pincher the Pirate and learn the importance of saving money. Penn E. Pincher will show you how depositing your money in your TREASURE HUNT SAVINGS CLUB account will help you find "buried" treasure, better known as interest or dividends.  Click here to read Cap’n Penn E. Pincher’s story.

Upon enrollment, you will receive a special membership card and passbook, along with a complete list of rules for the program. For every $5 you deposit, you will earn a gold coin, which you can save to purchase items in our Treasure Chest "Store."

Fun Youth-Related Sites:

Kid's Discover Michigan 
Disney
 
Nick At Nite
• 
NASA For Kids
Yucky Site 
Crayola Crayons

Web Sites - Games & Activites:

• Money Crossword Puzzler  
• 
Word Search
• 
Hangman: Credit Union Terms
Unscramble the Money
Credit Union Concentration  
Credit Union Quiz 

 

AHOY THERE! Young ladies and gentlemen,

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Penn E. Pincher. I am a pirate...an unusual pirate, however. Permit me to tell you my tale.

Once upon a time, I was a rough and brutish rogue. I grew up as an orphan and did anything I could to survive. I began to rob merchant ships in an effort to gain wealth. I learned to live off of other’s efforts, and was always looking for the easy way to get money. I especially listened for clues to find buried or secret treasure, thinking I could get rich quick.

After many years of following clues and maps to buried treasure, I had found none. I had to hire scoundrels to work for me, only to find they stole from me whenever they could. They took so much from me, I almost lost my schooner, the good ship "Jolly Rancher." I became very disillusioned, but it was the only life I knew.

As a last resort, I decided to pillage the ship of a wealthy trader. Once on board, I led a mutiny against the captain. I had him to rights in his quarter and planned to steal the entire ship and its cargo. I boldly declared my name and intentions, and the captain just stared at me in awe. He said, "My name is Captain Bill Pincher. You are my long-lost son! You don’t need to steal this ship. She belongs to me and, as your father, I will share all of her great bounty with you. I am just happy we found each other! Let us celebrate this joyous occasion!" Then, to prove what he said was true, Captain Bill produce a picture of a beautiful woman and a baby. It was exactly the same as the picture I carried always of my mother!

With that, Captain Bill and I chased all of the scoundrels off the boat. Then, we sat down to a celebration feast.
I was glad to have a family once again!

When I asked my father how he had done so well for himself, he told me that he had found a well-kept secret of buried treasure. My curiosity peaked, I asked him to explain. He showed me that he followed a special treasure map to the "X" and found buried treasure. I was stunned to discover that his treasure map was called a "Savings Plan" and the "X" was the location of the Isabella Community Credit Union. I found out that the "buried" treasure was really called interest or dividends and when I bury [deposit] my gold pieces in the Credit Union, ICCU will add more pieces to them. In fact, the longer I leave them "buried," the more gold pieces I get!

That was many long years ago. Now when I have shipmates, they are no longer scoundrels, but good
boys and girls from all over the Isabella County area. I no longer yell "Plunder…Steal…Mutiny," instead, I say
"SAVE…DEPOSIT…EARN!"

Won’t you come on board and be my shipmate? All you have to do is  join the TREASURE HUNT
SAVINGS CLUB™ AT Isabella Community Credit Union.

Welcome Aboard Matey,
Penn E. Pincher

ICCU in the Classroom  
Credit Union employees volunteer their time in the classroom as Junior Achievement (JA) volunteers.  From kindergarten to high school, students are learning about smart money management and saving one classroom
at a time. To schedule a (free) consumer focused EDUCATIONAL session, please contact Heather in Community Development at 989-773-5927 ext. 241.

ICCU employees who serve as classroom educators:

Shelly Carroll - Pullen Elementary - 2nd Grade - "Our Community"
Cristina DeLorenzo - Pullen - Kingergarten - "Our Selves"
Mary Foote - Shepherd - 2nd grade - "Our Community" (Thanks right)
Jenny Hoyle - Reniassance Academy - Two second grade classes
Heather Harris - Mary McGuire - 5th Grade - "Our Nation" (Below)
Mary (Ann) Robinson - Pullen - 1st Grade - "Our Family" (Below right)
Lois Riley - Ganiard - 1st Grade - "Our Family"  (Thanks middle)
Megan Crain - Ganiard - 4th & 5th Grade - "Our Region" 

Thank you cards & pictures of student tours 


 

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Isabella Community Credit Union
2100 East Remus Road
P.O. Box 427
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48804-0427
989.773.5927
Fax: 989.773.6469