Vol. 41, No. 16
March 1, 2007
CONTACT: JIM MORRIS |
Maysville High School “Three-peats”
As LifeSmarts State Champions
A team of students from Maysville High School won the 2007 Missouri LifeSmarts state competition held February 28 in Jefferson City.
LifeSmarts is a consumer education program of the National Consumers League. The “quiz bowl” competition tests teens in grades 9-12 about personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology and consumer rights and responsibilities.
The Maysville team, dubbed the “Savvy Consumers,” narrowly won the championship round over Bismarck High School’s “Brains from B Town.” The team from Sherwood High School, “The Marksmen,” captured third place in their first year of LifeSmarts competition.
“My team and I were very excited and honored to win,” said Allison Miller, team captain from Maysville. “We had studied hard and thought the competition was stiff, but we were able to come out ahead.”
The Maysville team will take part in the national LifeSmarts competition at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, April 21-24, during Financial Literacy Month.
This is the third year in a row a team fielded from Maysville High School has captured the title. Kathy Kaygay, family and consumer sciences teacher at Maysville, serves as the team’s coach.
“I am very proud of my team,” Kaygay said. “It is so exciting to see students excel in an area that gives full credit and acknowledgement to the family and consumer sciences curriculum. I would encourage any teacher to become involved in LifeSmarts – it is a rewarding experience.”
More than 100 high school teams across Missouri first competed online to qualify for the state finals. Each team consists of four students with an optional alternate. The nine highest-scoring teams were invited to participate in the statewide competition. The nine state finalists were:
- Maysville High School (first place)
- Bismarck High School (second place)
- Sherwood High School, Creighton (third place)
- Couch High School (two teams)
- Ft. Zumwalt South High School, St. Peters
- Montrose High School
- Southern Reynolds County High School, Ellington
- South Holt County High School, Oregon
Missouri LifeSmarts is sponsored by the career and student organization, Missouri Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). American Century Investments of Kansas City is the financial sponsor assisting with Missouri’s competition at the state and national levels.