Brighter Financial Futures (dba PennCFL) announced that Jersey Shore Area High School was a winner in a state Woodlands Bank Stock Market Challenge competition under the leadership of Tim Dershem, according to a press release.

Competitions are held in classrooms county- and state-wide and Jersey Shore finished in first place for Lycoming County and Top 10 in the state-wide competition, the press release said.

The program is sponsored by Woodlands Bank, which is a local bank with headquarters in Williamsport.