The miner branch is only available for students to use and offers similar services as a regular bank, such as cashing out a check and depositing and withdrawing money.
The plan to open a school branch came from Heather Wagy, the Chief Operations Officer at Siskiyou Central Credit Union, who got the idea from the Rogue Credit Union in Medford, Oregon. Once she and the vice president of SCCU saw how the school branch operated, one was opened at the high school in Yreka.
Bryce Cummings, the photography and graphic design instructor at the high school who supervises the ASB program, picked three of the program’s students that would be trained over the summer, and who would later work at the bank.
Marie Caldwell, the principal at Yreka High School, said:
“We're looking to create partnerships with our local industries and to connect students to the local workforce. [The Miner branch] will not only introduce finance to the student population, but provides an opportunity to intern, work, build a résumé and contribute to their community."
The miner branch operates during lunch time and currently has over 300 student accounts.