Congratulations to the Statewide Winner!

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

Read Ronit's Award Winning Essay Here!

Congratulations to the 2022 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: 
Ronit jain, maggie l. walker governor’s school
hosted by Village Bank

College Attending: UC Berkeley

Potential Major: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Going to a World Cup game
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Elon Musk
• Favorite Weekend Activity? Hanging out with friends​

Central/Southside Region Winner: 
Olivia Turner, Lord Botetourt High School
Hosted by Bank of Botetourt

College Attending: Virginia Tech

Potential Major: Public Relations

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? To see the Northern Lights
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Taylor Meier, lead singer and guitarist of the folk band Caamp.
• Favorite Weekend Activity? Hiking with my friends

Eastern Virginia Region Winner: 
Natalie Parra, Kecoughtan High School
Hosted by Old Point National Bank

College Attending: University of Virginia

Potential Major: Neuroscience

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Visit every European country
• What’s the most-used app on your phone? Instagram
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Zendaya
• Favorite weekend activity: Cuddling my dogs
• How would you spend one million dollars? Pay off my family’s debts, buy a few fun items, donate the rest to animal foundations

Northern Virginia Region Winner: 
Kara Trullender, Woodbridge Senior High School
Hosted by Burke & Herbert Bank

College Attending: University of Pittsburgh

Potential Major: Undecided

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Travel as much as possible!
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Elon Musk
• How would you spend one million dollars? Invest in property

Southwest Virginia Region Winner: 
Joe Tyson, Graham High School
Hosted by New Peoples Bank

College Attending: Princeton University

Potential Major: Economics

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Travel to every continent
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Elon Musk
• Favorite weekend activity: Playing golf with friends

Valley Region Winner: 
Daniel Halterman, Mountain View High School
Hosted by F&M Bank

College Attending: Virginia Tech

Potential Major: Computer Science

• What’s the most used app on your phone? Instagram
• Favorite weekend activity: Making memories with friends
• How would you spend one million dollars? Invest in the stock market

Honorable Mention Winners:

Capitol Honorable Mention Winner:  
Ashley Falat, Deep Run High School
Hosted by Village Bank

College Attending: Virginia Tech

Potential Major: Communications

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Travel to Sicily
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Carrie Underwood
• Favorite Weekend Activity: I love to spend my weekends hanging out with my friends, especially while singing along to our favorite songs in the car with the windows rolled down.

Central/Southside Honorable Mention Winner: 
Pranav Shah, Tunstall High School
Hosted by American National Bank & Trust Co.

College Attending: University of Virginia

Potential Major: Finance

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Become the CEO of a Fortune 500 Company
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Stephen Curry
• Favorite weekend activity: Watching sports

Eastern Virginia Honorable Mention Winner: 
Mary Wells, Warwick High School
Hosted by Old Point National Bank

College Attending: Virginia Commonwealth University

Potential Major: Forensic Science

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? I would love to visit Edinburgh, Scotland one day.
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? I’d love to get the chance to chat with either Millie Bobby Brown or Doja Cat.
• Favorite weekend activity: I enjoy going to the movies with friends and family.

Northern Virginia Honorable Mention Winner: 
Daniel Ocansey, W.T. Woodson High School
Hosted by Burke & Herbert Bank

College Attending: Howard University

Potential Major: Finance

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? Going on a summer road trip
• What’s the most-used app on your phone? YouTube
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Mike Tyson
• Favorite weekend activity: Spending time with friends
• How would you spend one million dollars? I would invest it, pay my college tuition, give some to my parents, and keep some for disposable income.

Southwest Virginia Honorable Mention Winner: 
Abigail Street, Patrick Henry High School
Hosted by First Bank & Trust Co.

College Attending: Emory and Henry College

Potential Major: Business/Finance with a minor in Spanish

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? When I graduate college and I am stable enough, my main goal is to open up my own business, specifically my own coffee shop!
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? My sister would be my first guest to show how we have grown up, things that have inspired us, and how we lean on each other no matter what. She is someone I have always looked up to in the adversities I have faced, therefore always giving me the best advice she can. Because of that, I will be forever grateful for the relationship we have.
• Favorite weekend activity: I have multiple favorite weekend activities! I love going to our local farmer’s market and supporting local businesses. Another activity that I love is going to the lake and just enjoying the time outside with my friends and family. Lastly, my family and I have a weekly outing in which we always pick a coffee shop to go to and enjoy each other’s presence.
• How would you spend one million dollars? I would spend one million dollars by donating to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. My nana is someone who has lived with Progressive MS for a majority of her life. I wish to donate the money to find a cure and to help others in her same situation. I would also spend the money by working throughout my community to help those in need as well as region wide.

Valley Honorable Mention Winner: 
Elijah Trumbo, Buffalo Gap High School
Hosted by F&M Bank

College Attending: Virginia Tech

Potential Major: Landscape Architecture

• What’s the top thing on your bucket list? I want to visit Japan
• If you could host a talk show or podcast, who would be your first guest? Paul Rudd
• Favorite weekend activity: Playing golf or spending time with my family