Thatcher 6th

Jul 21, 2023

Thatcher Elementary sixth-grader Gilbert Orme poses with a poster showing him as a winner of the Arizona Department of Treasury’s “My Picture-Perfect Career” Photo Contest. Gilbert was one of 10 contest winners statewide.

A Thatcher Elementary student was one of 10 winners statewide in a photo contest to capture themselves working in their future career.

Sixth-grader Gilbert Orme wants to be an accountant, so he submitted a series of himself in classic number-crunching attire for the Arizona Department of Treasury’s “My Picture-Perfect Career” Photo Contest.

Gilbert’s effort won him a $529 Arizona's Education Savings Plan (AZ529) account.

Gilbert Orme is shown here in a series of photos that made him a winner in the AZ529 photo contest. Gilbert wants to be an accountant someday.

Some 100 students entered the contest, and the winners came from six Arizona counties.

Treasury Secretary Kimberly Yee held a reception for Gilbert and the other winners at the Arizona Capitol Museum on July 27.

AZ529 is a state-sponsored education savings plan that allows families to make tax-exempt contributions toward college, community college, vocational training, trade school or private K-12 education. For those who invest in an AZ529 Plan, the state of Arizona offers a state tax deduction up to $2,000 per beneficiary for individual tax filers and up to $4,000 per beneficiary for married tax filers who file a joint return.

Qualified educational expenses include tuition and fees, books, computers and room and board. Additionally, friends and family members may add to a child’s AZ529 account at any time through gifting and earn the same tax benefits for themselves.

For more information about AZ529, visit http://www.az529.gov.

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