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Presents the 2010 Council for Economic Education National Economics Challenge
High school students who completed an economics course in fall 2009 and those enrolled in an economics course in spring 2010 are eligible to participate.
Format The Economics Challenge gives high school students the opportunity to compete against students from across Wisconsin. The 2010 Economics Challenge ONLINE qualifying round will take place Sunday March 14th to Saturday March 20th. The top ten teams from each division will be invited to participate in a State Competition to be held in Milwaukee on April 12th. Once the Economics Challenge ONLINE qualifying round begins, students can enter the EconChallenge ONLINE web site at any point during this time frame to complete a 35 question rapid fire exam consisting of macro, micro, and international questions. Each student will be given 35 minutes, but all team members must complete the exam within three hours. Please note: The use of books, notes, calculators, or other support materials is not allowed during the online or state competition. return to top Schools may enter as many teams as they wish. To be eligible to enter, students must have completed or be currently enrolled in a credit awarding high school economics course at some time during the 2009-10 academic year can enter. Teams register to complete in one of two divisions: • David Ricardo Division for students in one semester general economics courses Teams shall be compromised of three to four members. The three highest scores for the written exam will count toward the team total.
Awards and Prizes The top ten teams in the David Ricardo Division online challenge and the top ten teams in Adam Smith Honors Division online challenge will be invited to participate in a state competition to be held in Milwaukee on April 12th. Teams are allowed to reconstitute for the state competition. All students attending the state competition will receive a commemorative T-shirt. Winning teams in each division will receive a trophy for their school. Each winning team member will receive a medal and a $50.00 US savings bond. For first place teams in Wisconsin who advance to the next level: Adam Smith Division: The team with the top score in the state for the Adam Smith division will compete in the National Semi-final on April 26th. The National Semi-final will be a proctored exam taken at the state champion's school. Council for Economic Education (CEE) will develop, distribute and score the test. CEE will require that the school principals make the necessary arrangements for holding the exam, and verify the integrity of the conditions under which the test was taken. State champions from across the country will be competing against each other, taking the same test at the same time, with the top six finishers invited to participate in the National Finals on May 23-24, 2010 in New York City. Most travel expenses will be paid by the CEE. David Ricardo Division: The team with the top score in the state for the David Ricardo division will compete at the national level in an online competition for cash awards. The online competition is scheduled for April 26th. Winning teams of this event are not eligible to attend the National Finals in NYC.
Dates and Times ONLINE qualifying round: Sunday March 14th to Saturday March 20th. Once competition begins, students can enter the Econ Challenge ONLINE web site at any point during this time frame to complete a 35 question rapid fire exam. Each student will be given 35 minutes, but all team members must complete the exam within three hours. National Finals for David Ricardo April 26th - Online for David Ricardo
return to top return to top Registration will open in January. 1. Visit www.econchallenge.org. 2. Click on Wisconsin 3. Click on Teacher Registration. You will then be able to create teams. Each team should consist of three to four students. To create a team, you will need the following information: • Team name (i.e. Team #1, EconChallengers, etc.) • Students' names - Please make sure that you do not include extra spaces when entering names. Students must login using the name exactly as you entered it when registering or they will be denied access. • Students' T-shirt sizes • Parental forms (Download from http://economicschallenge.ncee.net/state.php ) • Division the team will compete in. Select from Adam Smith or David Ricardo. If a student has previously participated in the David Ricardo Division, he or she must register for the Adam Smith division in this year's competition. Don't worry if you make a mistake when registering teams; student information and team information can be edited later. Once you have registered a student, you will be given a unique access code for that particular student. You do not need to record these as you go; you will have the option to download them as an excel spreadsheet once you finished registering all students.
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___________________________________________________________________________________ Sample Tests See if you've got what it takes to participate in the Economics Challenge by completing these sample tests. Teams participating in the Online Challenge may take a practice test as often as they like utilizing the “Practice” menu link. Students simply visit www.econchallenge.org , select Wisconsin, then select the “Practice” menu button and follow the prompts. They will be given a 30 question test to simulate the actual functionality of the EconChallenge ONLINE! test. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Wisconsin High School Economics Challenge 2009 Results David Ricardo
Marathon High School represented Wisconsin in the David Ricardo Division at the Regional Econ Challenge in Houston.
Brookfield Central High School represented Wisconsin in the Adam Smith Division at the Regional Econ Challenge in Houston.
Wisconsin High School Economics Challenge 2008 Results David Ricardo Marathon High School and Badger High School represented Wisconsin at the Midwest Regional
Econ Challenge. Wisconsin High School Economics Challenge 2007 Results David Ricardo _________________________________________________________________________
2010 Econ Challenge Sponsors:
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