The Economics Challenge provides middle and high school students with an opportunity to demonstrate their economic knowledge and compete with other students around Virginia in an online competition. Below are the 2010 winning teams.
Adam Smith Division
1st Place and DOE Region #4 Winner Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Team TJHSST (Fairfax County)
Teacher: Haywood Torrence
2nd Place Chantilly High School Team AS1 (Fairfax County)
Teacher: Joe Clement
DOE Region #1 Winner Saint Christopher’s School Team #2 (Richmond)
Teacher: Stephen A. Cambisios
DOE Region #2 Winner Grafton High School Team (York County)
Teacher: Richard Haigh
David Ricardo Division
1st Place and DOE Region #4 Winner Chantilly High School Team DR1 (Fairfax County)
Teacher: Joe Clement
2nd Place and DOE Region #5 Winner Liberty High School Team 1A (Bedford County)
Teacher: Jennifer Ferris
DOE Region #1 Winner New Kent High School Team Trojan 1-4 (New Kent County)
Teacher: Vincent Ourso
DOE Region #2 Winner Cape Henry Collegiate Team Bell 2A (VA Beach)
Teacher: Willy Fluharty
DOE Region #6 Winner Jackson River Technical Center Team Baker Boys (Alleghany County)
Teacher: Michael Strand
The first place teams in each division will compete against students from other states on April 26 th. Winners in the Adam Smith Division will compete in New York City in the National Championship sponsored by the Council on Economic Education.
Middle School Division
1st Place Winner Midlothian Middle School Team MMustang 7 (Chesterfield County)
Teacher: Rebecca Necessary
2nd Place Winner Midlothian Middle School Team MMustang 5 (Chesterfield County)
Teacher: Rebecca Necessary
The above teams are invited to an awards luncheon at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on May 7. We thank all the teachers who took the time to register their students and provide them the opportunity to compete.
Click here for past winners.
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