Macks Creek FBLA members Paxten Breshears, Chase Chistian, Calvin Eidson, Israel Husong, and Maddie Moos recently traveled to San Diego to compete against 46 other teams for the 2024 LifeSmarts Varsity team national title. The team is coached by Macks Creek Business Teacher, Kristy Eidson. The team earned a Norton Wild Card spot which helped provide a travel stipend to help with their travel expenses.
LifeSmarts, a consumer education and life skills competition that challenges teens in grades 6-8 (Junior Varsity) and 9-12 (Varsity) about personal finance, health & safety, the environment, technology & workforce preparation, and consumer rights & responsibilities, is a program of the National Consumers League (NCL).
“We are so pleased to have so many outstanding high school student teams this year for our National LifeSmarts Championship! We are looking forward to welcoming these exceptional students to compete amongst the best of the best in the nation.” said LifeSmarts Program Director, Lisa Hertzberg. In 30 years, LifeSmarts has educated more than 1.7 million students about core consumer topics, helped students develop critical thinking skills, and provided state and national leadership opportunities. LifeSmarts students also give back through a variety of community service projects.
“LifeSmarts participants are able to learn about consumer topics such as the tell-tale signs of fraud, OTC medicine safety, their credit scores, and much more. Too often, traditional high school curriculum fails to teach students vital information to become successful adults, and LifeSmarts helps to close that gap” said Sally Greenberg, CEO of NCL, a Washington, DC-based national nonprofit watchdog organization.
The team hopes to win the state championship next year to be able to attend the national competition in Chicago.
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