Iowa City West High School placed 7th in the 2018 National Economics Challenge, hosted by the Council for Economic Education in May in New York City. The challenge teaches and supports critical success skills for high school students, which help students prepare for future careers. Students reached the national competition by placing first in their state competitions. In the national event, the students were presented with a hypothetical family financial scenario and given two hours to come up with a resolution to the family’s financial situation. In the preliminary round, teams were randomly divided into three groups and presented their findings to judges. The top team in each group then presented to a panel of elite judges in the final round. The 2019 challenge will take place May 18-20, 2019. Click here to learn more.
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