March 18, 2026
By Alyss Zelaya
Staff Writer
Students interested in learning more about investing now have a forum to do so, as the Money and Finance Club is debuting at LHS this school year and officially kicked off on Feb. 9.
The club, which is advised by Business and Technology teachers Mrs. Huntington and Ms. Orth, meets on the second Monday of each month in Room 138.
Huntington said president junior Jason Mangru proposed the club to her and Orth at the start of the school year.
“Jason came to us and wanted to start this type of club, an investing club, which takes the personal finance class that is required for graduation a step further,” Huntington said.
She said that since the club is fairly new, executive board elections took place just last month, and the number of club members is still growing.
“This is our piloting year. We’re pretty much going to lay the groundwork for the club and build a solid foundation of what topics we want to cover,” Huntington said.
Although the club is still taking form, Huntington said the stock market will definitely be an area of focus.
“We’ll be talking about the difference between blue chip stocks versus penny stocks, growth stocks versus income stocks and types of indexes to invest in,” Huntington said.
“I plan to have some stock market simulations and [competitions]. The end goal is to go against other schools next year.”
Club member senior Daniel Bojilov, who joined the club to enhance his knowledge before pursuing a bachelor’s degree in economics or finance, said he looks forward to attending workshops and hearing from guest speakers.
“I’ve had scenarios where guest speakers taught me a lot, whether it be [about] college [or] a program, and they can also questions,” Bojilov said.
He said he encourages other students to consider joining the club.
“It really helps students find interest in what they may want to do down the line… or just figure out how to handle money,” Bojilov said.
Mangru, who intends to major in accounting or finance in college, said his drive to study money and finance developed after he took Business and Technology teacher Mr. Gorman’s half-year personal finance class as a freshman.
“When I was taking personal finance, I enjoyed the course material, and it was helpful to understand how money can be used, invested and managed,” Mangru said.
He said he proposed the club to learn more about these topics.
“[There are] many opportunities within business,” Mangru said. “[However,] there was no business-oriented club or organization other than Future Business Leaders of America.”
Mangru said the club is moving slowly since it is the first year, but he has many ideas for the future.
“I plan to have some stock market simulations and [competitions]. The end goal is to go against other schools next year,” Mangru said.
He said he would love to see the Money and Finance Club become a permanent extracurricular offering at LHS.
“I hope that when I graduate, it’s still a club, and it’s a club that’s able to still be fun,” said Mangru.
