Congratulations to the Statewide Winner!

Congratulations to Carson Wang who was named this year’s statewide winner. Carson was hosted by Village Bank. As the statewide winner, Carson received a $5,000 scholarship in addition to his $2,500 regional scholarship.

Read Carson's winning essay here!

Congratulations to the 2023 Bank Day Regional and Honorable Mention Winners!

Each of the six regional winners will receive a $2,500 college scholarship. There were also six honorable mention winners who will each receive a $1,000 college scholarship.

Regional Winners:

Statewide WInner & Capitol Region Winner: 
Carson wang, maggie l. walker governor’s school
hosted by Village Bank

College Attending: University of Pennsylvania

Potential Major: Business Analytics

• What’s the most-used app on your phone? Spotify
• Favorite Weekend Activity? Playing tennis with friends!​
• How would you spend one million dollars? Buy a ticket to space.

Central/Southside Region Winner: 
Danielle Syrek, Jefferson Forest High School
Hosted by Bank of the james

College Attending: James Madison University

Potential Major: Marketing

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? In general, traveling is the top thing on my bucket list! I’ve always wanted to go to places like Greece, Italy, or Bora Bora.
• Favorite Weekend Activity? I think my favorite weekend activity would have to be just getting the free time to relax with my family and friends.
• How would you spend one million dollars? If I had to spend the money, I would probably put it towards taking vacations with my family, college, or bigger lifestyle purchases that I could have for a long time.

Eastern Virginia Region Winner: 
Selah Longchamp, Bethel High School
Hosted by C&F Bank

College Attending: North Carolina A&T

Potential Major: Business Information Technology

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? What’s the top thing on your bucket list?
• What’s the most-used app on your phone? I use tiktok the most.
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? I would invite Micheal Rainy Jr.

Northern Virginia Region Winner: 
Kaeli Rits, homeschool
Hosted by Burke & Herbert Bank

College Attending: Slippery Rock University

Potential Major: Exercise Science

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? I want to take a culinary class for European pastries.
• Favorite weekend activity: Anything outdoors, primarily hiking with my friends.
• How would you spend one million dollars? I would consult an investor and act accordingly. Invest now and enjoy later!

Southwest Virginia Region Winner: 
Baleigh Belcher, Patrick Henry High School
Hosted by the bank of marion

College Attending: Emory and Henry College

Potential Major: Accounting

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Exploring Greece
• What’s the most-used app on your phone? TikTok
• Favorite weekend activity: Shopping

Valley Region Winner: 
Nicholas Hayden, Millbrook High School
Hosted by united bank

College Attending: Columbia University

Potential Major: Finance

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Explore another country, possibly somewhere tropical.
• Favorite weekend activity: Paddleboarding on lakes, rivers, or bays.
• How would you spend one million dollars? I would give 200k to ADDA, a non-profit for children with ADHD. I would create a bank account and add 200k in for my little brother. The rest I would use to travel and maybe start a business, who knows?

Honorable Mention Winners:

Capitol Honorable Mention Winner:  
Simi Chakravarty, Maggie walker governor’s school
Hosted by Village Bank

College Attending: University of Virginia

Potential Major: Neuroscience

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? The top thing on my bucket list would have to be traveling to Greece. The scenery, including the colorful buildings and sea views, as well as the history of the location, particularly the Greek mythology, are my main motives for going.
• What’s the most-used app on your phone? The most-used app on my phone would have to be Spotify. From listening to classical piano while studying or jamming out to Mac DeMarco on the way to school, I love to diversify my music interests and explore new genres.
• Favorite Weekend Activity: My favorite weekend activity is crocheting, which I love to do when surrounded by friends and family.

Central/Southside Honorable Mention Winner: 
Leah Andrews, Altavista High School
Hosted by first national bank

College Attending: The College of William and Mary

Potential Major: Sociology (law)

• What’s the most-used app on your phone? TikTok
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Taylor Swift
• Favorite weekend activity: Reading

Eastern Virginia Honorable Mention Winner: 
james baker, Northumberland High School
Hosted by blue ridge bank

Profile coming soon!

Northern Virginia Honorable Mention Winner: 
Neal Love, Fairfax High School
Hosted by mainstreet bank

College Attending: Shenandoah University

Potential Major: Exercise Science

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Meeting Nick Kyrgios
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Nick Kyrgios
• Favorite weekend activity: Playing tennis

Southwest Virginia Honorable Mention Winner: 
Zane Johnson, Honaker High School
Hosted by new peoples bank

College Attending: University of Virginia

Potential Major: Kinesiology and Media Studies

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Traveling throughout Europe
• What’s the most-used app on your phone? TikTok
• Favorite weekend activity: Going out to eat with my friends and family

Valley Honorable Mention Winner: 
Ashley Truban, John Handley High School
Hosted by F&M Bank

College Attending: University of Oxford (UK)

Potential Major: Law

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? To travel around different countries in Europe
• Favorite weekend activity: Hanging out with friends, thrifting, or golfing
• How would you spend one million dollars? Buy some real estate property and save a good amount of the money to pay for law school.