PHOTOS: Reality Town
April 6, 2018
Students at Treasure Mountain Junior High School participated in Reality Town — an activity where students were assigned careers, monthly incomes, etc. and had to budget for the purchases they would need, simulating the "real world." (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Volunteers, teachers and students gather in the gymnasium of Treasure Mountain Junior High School for Reality Town — an activity for students to test out what living in the real world is like — Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Students gather around the Medical table during Treasure Mountain Junior High School's Reality Town event Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Students purchase medical-related items during Treasure Mountain Junior High School's Reality Town event Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Students gather around the Medical table during Treasure Mountain Junior High School's Reality Town event Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Luke Bochnowski hands over a check for $35 for home improvements during Treasure Mountain Junior High's Reality Town event Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Madison Westover, left, and Ella Engel read a Reality Town card at the home improvement booth, ultimately deciding to purchase new carpet, during the event at Treasure Mountain Junior High School Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Madison Westover, left, and Ella Engel decide to purchase new carpet during Reality Town at Treasure Mountain Junior High School Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Sue Schmid looks over Sydney Quatrochi's transportation request for a new car during Reality Town at Treasure Mountain Junior High School Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Sue Schmid reviews Sydney Quatrochi's purchase of a car at the transportation desk during Reality Town, an event put on by Treasure Mountain Junior High School, Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Sue Schmid, right, helps Sydney Quatrochi, left, fill out a check so she can "pay" for her new car at the transportation desk during Reality Town, an event put on by Treasure Mountain Junior High School, Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Sue Schmid reviews Sydney Quatrochi's purchase of a car at the transportation desk during Reality Town, an event put on by Treasure Mountain Junior High School, Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Checks and calculators sit atop a table during Reality Town — an event put on at Treasure Mountain Junior High School — Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
William Myers, left, and Bryce Bargowski pose for a photo after passing through the Just My Luck table during Reality Town at Treasure Mountain Junior High School Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Students take a Reality Town card as they pass through the Mountain Junior High School Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Treasure Mountain Junior High School students pass through the Just My Luck table during Reality Town Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Austin Busey spins the wheel at the home improvement table during Reality Town at Treasure Mountain Junior High School Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. Busey landed on a circle-saw. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Jonathan Richards, left, and his Reality Town house-mate Austin Busey, right, draw a wild card at the home improvement table Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The card they drew read that they had to repair a broken toilet. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Students gather around the grocery table during Treasure Mountain Junior High School's Reality Town event Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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Students gather around the grocery table during Treasure Mountain Junior High School's Reality Town event Thursday morning, April 5, 2018. The event aimed to help students think critically when it came to "real world" finances and living expectations. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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