Graduating high school seniors prepare for college graduation WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

ATLANTA — Paying attention in class is always a good idea, especially in this class. 

“As you progress through the week, you’ll have some expenses to encounter,” Personal Finance Teacher Maxim Wynn told his students.

It’s a group of graduating seniors from Drew Charter School in Southeast Atlanta. On Wednesday they gathered to plan for their ‘college’ graduations. 

“I believe it’s good to get you in the mode, to see how the real world works,” senior Zoe James said to Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen.

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Zoe is one of the seniors taking part in a ‘game’ brought here by Bank of America.

“It really starts them young. They can make mistakes in the ‘game’ now, so they don’t make them later,” Bank of America’s Derwin Brown said.

It’s called the Financial Literacy Challenge. The high school seniors take on the role of a college senior …