VCEE congratulates the high school students and their teachers who participated in the 2015 Governor’s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance.
Here are the winning teams and the announcement from the Governor:
Adam Smith Division (advanced economics)
First Place: Chantilly High School, Fairfax County
Teacher: Joe Clement
Students: Brendan Aronhime, Joseph Lu, Alice Wang, Kincaid Youman
Runner Up: St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes School, private
Teacher: Emily Geiger
Students: Marshall Benjamin, Perry Griffith, Khalil Hoque, Rice Tyler
David Ricardo Division (economics)
First place: Freedom High School, Loudoun County
Teacher: Michelle Plasari
Students: Students: Rahul Admala, Owen McCafferty, Joseph Reeves, Maddie Sugg
Runner Up: Buffalo Gap High School, Augusta County
Teacher: Patrick Weller
Students: Students: Jordan Ballew, Courtney McDorman, Savannah Richey, Josh Shank
Personal Finance Division
First place: Woodbridge Senior High School, Richmond County
Teacher: Susan McNamara
Students: Margaret Afriyie, Jazmin Reyes, Jessica Smith, Marlon Walker
Runner up: Rappahannock High School, Richmond County
Teacher: Brent Brown
Students: Alexandra Hanks, Romeo Jackson, Enrique Oceguera, Alyson Vanlandingham
Special thanks to Governor’s Challenge sponsors: lead sponsor Capital One, and additional sponsors BCG Companies and Virginia Credit Union. Special thanks also to all the teachers who took the time to give their students the opportunity to participate.
Adam Smith Division (economics)
REGIONAL WINNERS:
DOE Region #1 Winner
Maggie Walker Governor’s School, Multi-divisions, Teacher: Julius Oreska
Students: Sreekar Kandlakunta, John Metz, George Moss
DOE Region #2 Winner
Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach, Teacher: Jason Barefoot
Students: Richard Chen, Kevin Hong, Andrew Murphy, Kenneth Ross
DOE Region #3 Winner
James Monroe High School, Fredericksburg, Teacher: Julian Bumbrey
Students: Margaret McAuliff, Adam McKinney, Katherine Smith, Kane Thomas
DOE Region #4 Winner
Oakton High School, Fairfax County, Teacher: Hester Lawver
Students: Ryan Biswas, William Li, Kelly Turner, Matt Wohlleben
Multi-division Online Course Winner, Virtual Virginia, Teacher: Lyndsey Martin
Students: Chloe DeWees, Benjamin Gustafson, Grace McIntire, Hector Quijano
David Ricardo Division (economics)
REGIONAL WINNERS:
DOE Region #1 Winner
Clover Hill High School, Chesterfield County, Teacher: Emmett Hickam
Students: Kendal Angeloff, Justin Hollett, Megan Mezera, Harrison Snell
DOE Region #2 Winner
Southampton High School, Southampton County, Teacher: Natasha Preau
Students: Christian Granger, Robert Hawkins, Jack Hooppaw, Michael Shields
DOE Region #3 Winner
Riverbend High School, Spotsylvania County, Teacher: Malinda Hogan
Students: Hannah Kossol, Alley LaBossiere, Hailey Matthews, Colleen Seidel
DOE Region #4 Winner
Oakton High School, Fairfax County, Teacher: Hester Lawver
Students: Andrew Brennan, Ian Katzman, Minh Kim, Matthew Yao
DOE Region #5 Winner
Buffalo Gap High School, Augusta County,Teacher: Patrick Weller
Students: Jordan Ballew, Courtney McDorman, Savannah Richey, Josh Shank
DOE Region #6 Winner
William Byrd High School, Roanoke County, Teacher: Betsy Waskey
Students: Joshua Barker, Frank Kelly, Ian Kessler, Ryan Lanning
DOE Region #8 Winner
Appomattox County High School, Appomattox County, Teacher: Brandon Mawyer
Students: Rachael Gilliland, Cirena Koester, Chris Manis
Personal Finance Division
REGIONAL WINNERS:
DOE Region #1 Winner
Patrick Henry High School, Hanover County, Teacher: Thomas Huss
Students: Logan Hoffman, Jonathan Scoggins, Brett Turner, Bryce Yancey
DOE Region #2 Winner
Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach, Teacher: Jason Barefoot
Students: Noah Banasiewicz, Aaron Barefoot, Tyler Marx, Tanner Roughton
DOE Region #3 Winner
Rappahannock High School, Richmond County, Teacher: Brent Brown
Students: Alexandra Hanks, Romeo Jackson, Enrique Oceguera, Alyson Vanlandingham
DOE Region #4 Winner
Oakton High School, Fairfax County, Teacher: Hester Lawver
Students: Abhijith Chaganti, Laith Hasanian, Vishal Mummareddy, Michael Qu
DOE Region #5 Winner
E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg, Teacher: Terri O’Hara
Students: Chris McVay, Jacob Olichney, Clare Skorcz
DOE Region #6 Winner
William Byrd High School, Roanoke County, Teacher: April Grizzard
Students: Brandon Brogdan, Callie Harden, Garrett Tillman
DOE Region #8 Winner
Amelia County High School, Amelia County, Teacher: Peter Netteberg
Students: Megan Cary, Ryan Edwards, Johnathan Hall, Finnegan McKinley
More information on the Governor’s Challenge can be found here.