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Reality Store Communities In Schools offer Students a Taste of Reality Middle School students experience an hour of reality, through the “Reality Store” program. Communities In Schools of Pitt County has received financial support from the Business Professional Women to offer this invaluable opportunity to students in Pitt County. Exposing these students to the realities of jobs, single and two parent households, bills, and children is the focus of this project. Each student is given a profile, including his or her job title, income, marital status, and number of dependent children. They move through various stations, in their school gym/library, receiving their paychecks and then spending them on the essentials, such as rent/mortgage, utilities, food, and transportation. They may or may not have the means to pay for a cellular phone, go out to eat, or go to the movies. It is our hope that these students will better understand what the future may hold and how their decisions can and will affect their lives. You have the opportunity to be involved in this very worthwhile project! We are in need of individuals or groups to staff these “reality booths," at middle schools across Pitt County. If you are interested in volunteering to faciltate a Reality Store, please contact Communities in Schools at 252-757-9349 or volunteer@cispittcounty.org. Pictures Communities In Schools of Pitt County held a "Reality Store" at CM Eppes Middle School in March. Seventh and Eighth grade students attended this day long event held in the school media center. Over sixty community volunteers from Oakmont Baptist Church, The Communities In School Board of Directoras and an ECU Fraternity spent the day teaching students about finances in the real world. Each student was given a check register, provided by Wachovia Bank, with a description of the job they held, the amount of money they earned, and their family situation. The students then went to stations to pruchase homes, insurance, medical services, groceries, utilities, automobiles and child care. A trip to the bank was a part of the learning experience. Student comments were, "Wow, I am going to have to sell my SUV and get a cheaper car". and "I have spent all my money and don't have any food". Several students wrote on their evaluation that the! y learned a lot and the most important thing they learned was to stay in school and get a good education so that they can get a good job and afford the things they need. Communities In Schools hopes to have the Reality Store in all of Pitt County's Middle Schools next year. 
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