Isle high schools to vie for spot in LifeSmarts nationals
Advertiser Staff
Consumer-savvy high school students do battle this weekend for a spot in a national consumer education competition in St. Louis.
The Hawai'i LifeSmarts State Competition is set for 9 a.m. Saturday at the state Capitol auditorium.
Kea'au High School will defend its LifeSmarts Champion title against Farrington, Hilo and Kealakehe high schools. The winner of the Hawai'i competition will advance to the national competition April 25-28 in St. Louis.
LifeSmarts is a consumer education competition that tests teens in grades 9-12 about personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities.
LifeSmarts is brought to Hawai'i by the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and is run by the National Consumers League. Local partners include the Better Business Bureau Foundation, the Hawai'i Credit Union League and the state Department of Education.
To learn more, contact coordinator Jackie Choy at 586-2760.
