Beth-Center students take first in state financial challenge
Three Bethlehem-Center High School students have been named 2023 Pennsylvania Personal Finance Challenge State Champions.
Seniors Brock Young, Hannah Zelnis and Eli Barbacow participated in the competition April 17 at the Commonwealth Charter Academy Family Service Center Waterfront in Homestead.
Joelle Lohr, math and finance teacher, selected the three from among the students in her class.
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About 20 teams from across Pennsylvania participated in the competition. They were given a week to create a presentation addressing a fictitious family无毛视频檚 financial challenges. Their findings were presented to a panel of judges who posed as the family.
The two top teams were selected and went head to head in a quiz bowl of financial knowledge. The Beth-Center trio won the first-place trophy, a state championship banner and a check for $2,000.
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The team advances to the national competition, which will take place June 4 and 5 at the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland, Ohio.
The state无毛视频檚 inaugural competition, it was sponsored by the Foundation for Economic Education located at the Waterfront in Homestead.