NEWARK
– Students from Freehold Township High
School in Monmouth County today won the New
Jersey Consumer Bowl state championship for
the second consecutive year. The Consumer
Bowl is a quiz show-style competition now
in its thirteenth year that encourages students
to become well-informed consumers.
More
than 80 high schools across the state competed
in the Consumer Bowl this year. Similar in
format to the classic television game shows,
"It's Academic" and "College
Bowl," the New Jersey Consumer Bowl pits
teams of high school students against each
other, first in county competitions and then
in regional matchups leading to the state
championship.
“I
congratulate Freehold Township High for its
second consecutive championship and commend
all the schools that participated in this
year’s competition for recognizing the
importance of consumer education for their
students,” said David Szuchman, state
consumer affairs director. “The 2009
Consumer Bowl competition is over but all
those who participated will be well served
in the future with the information they’ve
learned about New Jersey’s consumer
protection laws and their rights in the marketplace.”
The
championship round was held today in the Richard
J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton. Irvington
High School in Essex County took second place.
The county competitions began in January.
Consumer
Bowl questions included topical subjects such
as investment scams, Ponzi schemes, mortgage
fraud, identity theft, safety on the internet
and other consumer-related issues.
Schools
interested in participating in the 2010 Consumer
Bowl Competition may contact the Division
of Consumer Affairs at 973-504-6281.
Freehold
Township High School Consumer Bowl Team
- Frank
DeRose - Captain
- Brandon
Egan
- Jaqueline
Myers
- Nicole
Mularz
- Meghan
Reed
- Lydia
Wagner - Teacher/Advisor
Irvington
High School Consumer Bowl Team
- Shamm
Petros - Captain
- Eleanor
Ojinnaka
- Alix
Jean-Louis
- Arthmor
Crawford
- Christen
Solomon
- Joseph
Romano - Teacher/Advisor
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