LTHS finance students tie for 2nd in state

Congratulations are in order for four Lyons Township High School students who tied for second place in the annual Illinois Personal Finance Challenge (IPFC). The event was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The IPFC is designed to recognize students who demonstrate high levels of comprehension and application of personal finance concepts and skills and to reward teachers for outstanding practices in teaching personal finance concepts.

All team members are students in Consumer Economics. Senior Nic Hughes, of LaGrange Park, junior Taher Moosabhoy, of Indian Head Park, senior Billy Wojcicki, of Western Springs and senior Andrew Tarasuk, of LaGrange Park, all participated in the state finals.

A total of 142 teams, comprised of 569 students from 17 different schools/ organizations throughout the state participated in the preliminary rounds. In order to qualify for the state finals, each team took an online test of 30 questions. The top team from each of five regions in the state, plus the next five highest-scoring teams in the state advanced to the state finals. LT placed among the top 10 teams in the state and qualified to compete in the state finals.

At the state competition, teams take a set of written tests to determine the finalists. The two teams with the highest team scores on three rounds of written tests advance to the final quiz bowl round, which concludes with the announcement of the first place team.