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Wisconsin Declared 2009 National Champs!

The National Consumers League hosted the 2009 National LifeSmarts Championship in St. Louis, MO, last month. The four-day event was jam-packed with fun activities, meeting new friends, and 42 exciting rounds of competition. Congratulations to the 2009 National LifeSmarts Champions from Oconto High School in Oconto, Wisconsin. Watch the final day of competition online at NextGenWeb.org!

Relive memories from Nationals!

View our slide show on Flickr or download a PDF version here.Or download a PDF of our complete state champion team lineup! Coaches, students, and volunteers – make plans to join us in Miami Beach next April 24-27 for the 2010 National LifeSmarts Championship.

Check out our blog for photos and memories from the competition in St. Louis!

Meet the 2009 State LifeSmarts Champion teams here! Many of our state programs have received some great local media coverage. Read all about it here.

Gear Up for 2009-2010

Coaches and students may begin registering again online August 1, 2009, and students may begin competing September 14. The National Consumers League will host the 2010 National LifeSmarts Championship in Miami Beach, FL, April 24-27. We hope to see you there!

Students and educators, want to use LifeSmarts now?

The Spring Training site is open through June 15, 2009. Coaches click here http://spring.lifesmarts.org/coaches) and students click here (http://spring.lifesmarts.org) to get started now!

Latest News

NCL Announces Major Grant from Experian!

The National Consumers League (NCL) has received a $146,000 grant from Experian®, the global information services company, to help underwrite LifeSmarts, NCL’s 15-year-old program that educates teens and tweens on real-world financial and consumer literacy issues. Read more here.

Coaches, Looking for TechLab?

Useful tools make teaching technology in the classroom and beyond a breeze. Click here to get started.

Attention, ACTE attendees!

Click here to get to our tools for teaching technology in the classroom.

LifeSmarts is free and available to teens in every state. Select your state to learn more.

Health & Safety

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a. Treated by irradiation
b. Treated with pesticides
c. Organically grown

answer: a

Thank you

LifeSmarts thanks Experian for its generous support. To learn more, see a complete list of our sponsors, or to learn how you can become a sponsor, please click here.

LifeSmarts thanks American Century Investments for being a Title Sponsor and the Financial Services Sponsor for the Junior Varsity program.