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HIGH SCHOOL
Congratulations to Thomas More Prep-Marian (teacher Judy Mitchell) for winning the High School Personal Finance Challenge. Great job to Gardner Edgerton High School (teacher Pamela Gove)for a strong 2nd place. The highest individual score went to Kirk Engelland at Sterling High School.  View photos on our facebook page:  www.facebook.com/kcee1959

MIDDLE SCHOOL
Iola Middle School (teacher Jean Johns) is the returning champions for the 2012 Personal Finance Challenge. Robinson Middle School - Wichita (teacher Michelle Rowley) is the 2nd place team. Great job to all participants. Individual high score went to Taylor Heslop at Iola Middle School.  View photos on our facebook page:  www.facebook.com/kcee1959

The following teams were invited to join us on April 18th at the Holiday Inn (Kellogg & Rock Rd.) to determine the Kansas Personal Finance Champions.  The high school champions will advance to Nationals in St. Louis at the Wells Fargo Advisors Headquarters on May 14, 2012.

2012 HIGH SCHOOL PRELIMINARY COMPETITION:

2012 Middle School Preliminary Competition:

Attention Middle & High School Teachers!

Do you teach personal finance? Is personal finance integrated into your class materials? Build enthusiasm with your students through the Personal Finance Challenge.

About the Kansas Personal Finance Challenge

The Personal Finance Challenge is an engaging competition for students learning about personal finance in the classroom. Working as individuals and on teams, students will be tested on their knowledge of facts and terms relating to finances. Spending & Credit, Saving & Investing, and Income & Money Management are the topics for each round. High scoring teams from the preliminary rounds will be invited to compete at the in-person state competition in the spring.

The Personal Finance Challenge is open to middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) students.

This a great program to start with - easy to sign up and easy to play!

Click below to get started with the

Online Personal Finance Challenge!

***NO COST TO KANSAS SCHOOLS***

Teacher registration is now open!
Teachers may register multiple teams of 3-5 students per team.

Competition Schedule

The Kansas Personal Finance Challenge will begin with a preliminary online test which must be completed during a two-week testing window. Teams of 3-5 students will participate in either the high school or middle school division.

Preliminary Online Testing - March 21 to April 4, 2012 (date extended0

Each student on your team individually completes a 30-question test. 
All team members must complete the test within 3 hours.

Test Results are kept confidential
Only teams invited to in-person competitions will be published.

An unlimited number of teams may participate in the online competition.  Teachers may reconstitute teams if invited to state competition.

Top teams from the preliminary rounds will move on to the in-person State Competition held in Wichita on April 18, 2012. These competitions will determine the Kansas State Personal Finance Challenge champions for both middle and high school divisions.  High school division winners advance to Nationals.  No National competition for middle school at this time.

April 18, 2012 (Wednesday) - In-person State Competition

for top online high school and middle school teams
Holiday Inn, East Kellogg & Rock Rd
Wichita, KS

Lunch and prizes will be provided.

Travel/Sub stipends may be requested & granted based on budgetary needs.
A maximum of two teams per school will be invited to advance to the state competition. Each school will be able to select which members of its qualifying teams will compete at state.

State Champions for the high school division advance to Nationals.

May 13-14, 2012 (Sunday/Monday) - National Competition

for High School division only

St. Louis, MO at the Headquarters for Wells Fargo Advisors

Nationals will only allow 4 team players to advance - food, transportation and lodging will be provided for 4 team members and 1 coach.

To view more details and rules please see the Kansas page on www.financechallenge.org
 

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Thanks to our 2012 Sponsors:

2011 Winners:

Congratulations to our 2011 PFC winning teams!  Blue Valley North High School and Iola Middle School were our first place winners.  The 2nd place teams were Blue Valley High-2nd team & McClouth Middle School .  See our Facebook page for details and pictures:  http://www.facebook.com/kcee1959          
     

2010 Winners:

Middle School

1st Place - Iola Middle School, Teacher - Jean Johns

2nd Place - Trailridge Middle School, Teacher - Virginia Hammes

Top individual test scores for Middle School was Bryce Misenhelter of Iola Middle School.

High School

1st Place - Nickerson High School, Teacher - Anita Kroeker

2nd Place - Blue Valley North High School, Teacher - Allison Gossick

Top individual test score for High School was Michael Sloan of Blue Valley North High.

Nickerson represented Kansas at the National Personal Finance Challenge in Kansas City at the Federal Reserve Bank on May 20, 2010.  Great Job Nickerson!!

High School Preliminary Competition
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Middle School Preliminary Competition
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