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On
Thursday, March 6th, the Public and Community Affairs
Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston hosted
its 6th annual Massachusetts LifeSmarts Consumer and
Financial Education Competition. Twenty-two
teams from towns and cities across the State, representing
12 high schools and one 4-H club came to the Bank's
New England Room to contend for the title of Massachusetts
State LifeSmarts champions. With officials and volunteers
from the Attorney General's office, FDIC, Mass Division
of Banks, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern
NE, FDIC, Consumer World Inc, MA Council on Economic
Education and FRB Employees in their places, the competition
began with a congratulatory welcome from Lynn Browne,
Executive Vice President.
In a quiz show format, complete with buzzers, lights
and officials, the teams squared off in the early matches
(14 in all) to come up with the teams that would compete
in the semi-finals. Losing teams in the early matches
were given a second chance to advance to the semi-finals
by playing in wild card matches.
From the semi-final matches, two teams emerged the
victors: the 4-H Club of East Longmeadow, Hampden County
Fab Five and North Reading High School Green Team. Both
teams came to the final match ready and expecting to
take home the title of champions. Paula Lyons, consumer
reporter for WBZ-TV, added a celebrity twist to the
excitement as question master, and the teams forged
ahead giving it all they had.
North Reading had a strong start with an early lead.
The 4-H Club quickly rose to the challenge and the teams
were neck-to-neck. The tension rose as the teams matched
wits and scores were very close. Towards the end of
the match, North Reading rallied and pulled ahead to
beat the 4-H Club by 25 points. See
match-by-match results.
Richard Walker, Vice President of Public & Community
Affairs, closed the competition with words of thanks
to all involved in the planning and execution of the
competition and congratulations to the winning and runner
up teams. He also shared the Department's desire to
see the teams again at next year's competition.
The teams were presented trophies, savings bonds, and
other prizes at the awards ceremony that followed. The
winning team, North Reading High School - Green Team
will represent Massachusetts in the National Competition,
April 26 - 29, 2003 Lake Buena Vista, Florida. See
photos from the event.
Massachusetts
2003 Participants
Congratulations to all the 2003 team participants:
Boston Latin Academy - 3 Teams
The Bromfield School - 2 Teams
Cathedral High School - 1 Team
Douglas High School - 1 Team
Franklin High School - 1 Team
Hampden County 4-H - 2 Teams
Medfield High School - 2 Teams
North Reading High School - 2 Teams
Palmer High School - 3 Teams
St. Mary's High School - 2 Teams
Waschusetts Regional High - 1 Team
Worcester High School - 1 Team
Match-by-Match
Results
Regional Matches
Wild Card Matches
Wild Card Finals
Final Match
| Regional
Matches: |
| Match
1: |
| The Last-Minute
Five (Boston Latin Academy) |
75 |
| Palmer Panthers Team
1 |
25 |
| Spartans 1 (St. Mary's
Jr-Sr High) |
100 |
| Match
2: |
| How 'Bout Them Apples
(Boston Latin Academy) |
90 |
| Mountaineers (Wachusett
Regional) |
45 |
| Spartans 2 (St. Mary's
Jr-Sr High) |
60 |
| Match
3: |
| 4-H Fab Five (Hampden
County 4-H) |
110 |
| Cathedral High |
30 |
| Palmer Panthers Team
3 |
25 |
| White Team (Medfield
High) |
55 |
| Match
4: |
| 4-H Vita
Scientia (Hampden County 4-H) |
65 |
| Bromfield 2 (The
Bromfield School) |
35 |
| Gold Team (North
Reading High) |
80 |
| Wicked Smaht (Boston
Latin Academy) |
40 |
| Match
5: |
| Bromfield 1 (The
Bromfield School) |
75 |
| Douglas 1 (Douglas
High) |
25 |
| Franklin High |
40 |
| Green Team (North
Reading High) |
105 |
| Match
6: |
| Blue Team (Medfield
High) |
65 |
| Bulldogs (Worcester
Vocational High) |
30 |
| Jeeves (Douglas High) |
35 |
| Palmer Panthers Team
2 |
85 |
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| Wild
Card Matches: |
| Match
7: |
| Douglas 1 (Douglas
High) |
35 |
| Bromfield 2 (The
Bromfield School) |
20 |
| Jeeves (Douglas High) |
30 |
| Palmer Panthers Team
3 |
45 |
| Match
8: |
| Bulldogs (Worcester
Vocational High) |
41 |
| Franklin High |
20 |
| Mountaineers (Wachusett
Regional) |
25 |
| Spartans 1 (St. Mary's
Jr-Sr High) |
42 |
| Match
9: |
| Cathedral High |
25 |
| Spartans 2 (St. Mary's
Jr-Sr High) |
65 |
| The Last-Minute Five
(Boston Latin Academy) |
10 |
| Wicked Smaht (Boston
Latin Academy) |
60 |
| Match
10: |
| 4-H Vita Scientia
(Hampden County 4-H) |
25 |
| Blue Team (Medfield
High) |
65 |
| Bromfield 1 (The
Bromfield School) |
30 |
| White Team (Medfield
High) |
25 |
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| Wild
Card Finals: |
| Match
11: |
| Spartans 1 (St. Mary's
Jr-Sr High) |
35 |
| Palmer Panthers Team
3 |
50 |
| Blue Team (Medfield
High) |
155 |
| Spartans 2 (St. Mary's
Jr-Sr High) |
60 |
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| Semi-Final
Matches: |
| Match
12: |
| Gold Team (North
Reading High) |
125 |
| 4-H Fab Five (Hampden
County 4-H) |
200 |
| How 'Bout Them Apples
(Boston Latin Academy) |
75 |
| Palmer Panthers Team
2 |
115 |
| Match
13: |
| Blue Team (Medfield
High) |
45 |
| Green Team (North
Reading High) |
65 |
| Palmer Panthers Team
2 |
55 |
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| Final
Match: |
| Match
14: |
| 4-H Fab Five (Hampden
County 4-H) |
85 |
| Green Team (North
Reading High) |
110 |
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