NEWARK
– Irvington High School, representing
northern New Jersey, today defeated regional
champions from central and southern New
Jersey to win the 2010 State Consumer Bowl
Championship.
Freehold
Township High School came in second and
the Gloucester County Institute of Technology
placed third in the Final Round. This year,
a record 93 high schools participated in
the 14th annual Consumer Bowl competition.
“I
want to salute all the students who participated
in the Consumer Bowl competition. They will
all be winners in the marketplace because
they are better informed consumers and know
New Jersey’s consumer protection laws
and their rights,” Attorney General
Paula T. Dow said.
The
Consumer Bowl features a game-show format
to test students’ knowledge of consumer
issues. Topics this year included Ponzi
schemes and investment fraud, the purchase
and leasing of new and used vehicles, regulated
businesses such as health clubs and movers,
consumers’ rights when making retail
purchases and general knowledge of the state’s
consumer protection laws and regulations.
The
competition began in January with intra-county
competitions, followed by the county winners
facing off in regional matches.
“Knowledge
is power and these students are among our
most powerful consumers,” said Sharon
Joyce, Acting Director of the Division of
Consumer Affairs. “Through educational
and outreach efforts such as the Consumer
Bowl, we strive to empower consumers to
spot scams and to avoid becoming victims.”
Joyce
thanked the teacher/advisers who coached
each team of students and the schools that
participated.
The
members of the Irvington High School team
are:
- Shamm
Petros - Co-Captain
- Eleanor
Ojinnaka - Co-Captain
- Abdulai
Hussein
- Cassandre
Louis
- Brittany
Newby
- Dwayne
Reid
- Joseph
Romano - Teacher/Advisor
Schools
interested in competing in next year’s
Consumer Bowl competition may contact the
Division of Consumer Affairs at 973-504-6281.
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