Eden Prairie’s branch of Royal Credit Union is much like any other financial institution: Visitors can make withdrawals, open lines of credit and learn about smart spending strategies. However, at this branch, every transaction earns the visitor a coupon for a cookie at Eden Prairie High School’s campus store, which is just downstairs.
Six high school seniors staff EPHS’s credit union, located in a quiet common room called the Perch. They each applied to the paid position through the school’s internship program and staff the office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the school year.
“This was something that kind of scared me,” said Courtney Unterriener, one of the credit union’s tellers. She wasn’t familiar with the financial world when she first applied, but decided to step outside her comfort zone like she’ll have to when she leaves for college in the fall, she explained.
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