Arizona Declared 2008 National LifeSmarts Champions!
Flagstaff Home Educators Beat out 28 States at Annual Teen Consumer Literacy Competition!
LifeSmarts is a fun program, run by the National Consumers League, that encourages high school students to learn about the consumer issues they face today and the new challenges that are right around the corner! We have just returned from Minneapolis, Minnesota, home of our 2008 National LifeSmarts Championship, where 29 teams from across the country competed for a shot at the national title. This year's champion team, from Flagstaff, Arizona, is "walking on air." Read about the competition in our press release, or follow the long weekend of competition, friendship, and fun at our Nationals blog!
Latest News
LifeSmarts Set to Enter its 15th Year
The LifeSmarts program will kick off its 15th year when the online competition opens September 15, 2008. Important dates for the 2008-2009 program year include:
August 1, 2008: Coaches and students may begin registering
September 15, 2008: Online competition opens
February 27, 2009: All online competitions close (many states close earlier)
April 25-28, 2009: The National LifeSmarts Championship will be held in St. Louis, MO
Did You Know? LifeSmarts is Available Year-round
The 2007-2008 Varsity program may have come to a close, with an exciting National Championship event in Minneapolis, but LifeSmarts certainly isn't shutting its doors for the off-season. LifeSmarts is now available year-round online!
Spring student site
The Spring Training competition opened March 1 and will remain open
through June 15. This online-only competition was developed so that
educators could use LifeSmarts during spring semester courses. Teams
using the Spring Training site do not advance to state or national in
person competitions. Separate registrations for coaches and students
are necessary to use the site. High School students will register here. High School Coach's Corner is available here. Middle school students will register here, and middle school coaches here.
LifeSmarts is free and available to teens in every state. Select your state to learn more.
Personal Finance
You are a 16-year-old employee. Which of the following are you not allowed to do under the federal child labor laws:
a. Be a delivery driver
b. Cook on a grill in a restaurant
c. Work as a hired farmworker
answer: a. be a delivery driver
Thank you
LifeSmarts thanks the Verizon Foundation 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.