A million dollars?

Alecs Hopkins, Introduction to Journalism

If you were to win a million dollars, what would you do with it? Would you save it? Would you give it away to a charity, or would you spend it on yourself?

Many students at Campbell County High School would love to win a million dollars, but they all have different ways of how they would use it.

“I would take a bunch of vacations because I love to travel,” said senior Bri Swenson. She’s not the only one who would like to take a vacation to anywhere far away.

“If I won a million dollars, I would travel to a bunch of different Spanish speaking countries,” said Spanish teacher, Jaime Basham.

Would you consider your family? Sophomores Sydney Matheny and Ashley Mooren are. “I would split the money between my family and friends because giving is better than receiving,” said Mooren, Basham, and Matheny.

“The million dollars could go a long ways. That’s why I would share some with my friends and family,” said Matheny.

“A million dollars is a lot.” ”It’s too much to even think about, said Basham, but I would definitely give some to my parents.”

When people think of a million dollars, their minds seem to explode when they get asked what they would do with it.

Junior Dillan Shepherd and sophomore Nolan Thomas would both purchase merchandise for themselves. “I would buy myself a new car and a big house,” said Shepard.

“I would invest in the stock market,” said Thomas.

Shepard and Thomas aren’t alone. “Getting a new car is the first thing I would do,” said junior Alexis Wolf.

Some people at Campbell County High School believe that saving most of it would be the best thing to do.

“The bank is most likely where the rest of my money would go,” said Thomas.

“After I get done paying my school loans off, the rest of the money would be put into a savings account,” said Basham.

Giving money to charities is such a great thing to do and surprisingly there are a lot of students in our school who would donate.

“Donating to a charity is definitely where some of my money would go,” said sophomore Ashlee Scott.

“Some of the money that I would win would go to charity,” said junior Brooklyn Schwab. “They would need it more than me.”

Winning a million dollars isn’t the first thing you would think about, but what if you did? What would YOU do with it?