LifeSmarts
What Is LifeSmarts?
LifeSmarts is a fun educational program that encourages
high school students to learn about the consumer
issues they face today and the new challenges that
are right around the corner!
LifeSmarts can complement
any high school curriculum and is a great activity
for classes, groups, clubs,
and community organizations!
LifeSmarts competitions are open to all teens in the United States in grades 9 through 12. LifeSmarts develops teamwork, self-esteem, verbal communication skills, and leadership abilities.
What Does LifeSmarts Teach Teens?
To be smart consumers in the areas of:
• Personal Finance
• Health and Safety
• Environment
• Technology and Telecommunications
• Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
Who Sponsors LifeSmarts?
LifeSmarts is sponsored by the National Consumers League in Washington, D.C. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is the Massachusetts sponsor. Deborah Bloomberg and Lillian Seay are the State Coordinators from the Public & Community Affairs Department along with Sandy Falcon as the State Coordinator Assistant.
What is new?
The LifeSmarts competition now includes middle schools.
The Middle School competition is called Junior Varsity
and High School competition, Varsity. A coach may have
both middle school and high school teams. Separate
codes will be given for these teams.
2010 LifeSmarts Massachusetts State Competitions
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
This was the Bank's 15th year of hosting the Massachusetts Varsity State Competition. The bank also hosted its third Junior Varsity competition. The 2010 Massachusetts LifeSmarts Varsity State Champion team is “Palmer Panthers” from Palmer High School and the second place winner was from North Reading High School. The Palmer team surpassed 16 other teams from the Massachusetts area.
This year, Massachusetts had over 800 students compete in the online component and a little over 700 who qualified to compete at the state level. The teams that competed came from Boston, Chicopee, Harvard, Lakeville, Medfield, Milton, Newburyport, North Reading, Palmer, Wakefield, and Worcester. The competition has grown immensely each year, and all teams have given tremendous efforts to make it a huge success.
At the Lifesmarts National Competition held in Miami Beach, FL, our State Champs placed 9th out of 38 competing states.
The Bank also hosted its 3rd annual Massachusetts LifeSmarts Junior Varsity State Competition. We had three middle schools participate; Saint Joan of Arc Middle School, the Bromfield Middle School and the Palmer Middle School. The junior varsity state champion was from the Palmer Middle School.
The 2011 LifeSmarts National Competition will be held in Los Angeles, CA.
Prior Massachusetts State Champions
| 2009 | Apponequet Regional High School, Lakeville, MA |
| 2008 | Apponequet Regional High School, Lakeville, MA |
| 2007 | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, MA |
| 2006 | North Reading Gold Team, North Reading, MA |
| 2005 | Palmer High School, Palmer, MA |
| 2004 | Palmer High School, Palmer, MA |
| 2003 | North Reading High School, North Reading, MA |
| 2002 | Palmer High School, Palmer, MA |
| 2001 | Medfield High School, Medfield, MA |
| 2000 | The Bromfield School, Harvard, MA |
| 1999 | Boston Latin Academy, Boston, MA |
