News and Updates
Ruskin High School Wins 2012 State LifeSmarts Varsity Competition
New consumer-savvy state champions were crowned last week in Jefferson City at the Missouri LifeSmarts Championships. Ruskin High School, Hickman Mills C-I School District, took the varsity title over 14 participating high school teams. In the junior varsity division, for students in grades 6-8, Northeast Vernon County High School took first place over nine competing teams.
- News release (2/24/2012)
- Fox 4 News TV Interview (3/23/2012)
- Varsity photographs (pdf)
- Junior varsity photographs (pdf)
Ruskin High School First Place Varsity
Northeast Vernon County Knights
First Place Junior Varsity
Thank you to all who participated in LifeSmarts this year! The LifeSmarts site remains open until June, so take advantage of some great resources second semester.
Missouri LifeSmarts Calendar
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The Missouri program is coordinated by the Missouri Association of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) with American Century Investments of Kansas City as the financial sponsor.
State finals were held in Jefferson City on February 14 and 15.
The National Varsity LifeSmarts competition will be held in Philadelphia April 21 to 24.
TeamSmarts competitions
TeamSmarts is an online LifeSmarts activity designed to be used cooperatively by teams of students. Students can compete in the FCCLA division or in the LifeSmarts division. This LifeSmarts learning tool helps teens investigate important consumer topics and helps teams prepare for live competition. TeamSmarts fosters problem solving, team building, and leadership skills.
Monthly quizzes contain 100 questions, and each month will focus on a specific LifeSmarts topic. Teams have one hour in which to complete TeamSmarts. Teams will be scored for speed and accuracy. The more quickly the team correctly answers a question, the more points the team receives for that answer.
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