Hightstown Wins Mercer County Consumer Bowl

A team of Hightstown High School students earned the top spot in Mercer County’s 2015 New Jersey High School Consumer Bowl at the Stone Terrace in Hamilton Township on March 13.

The winning team consisted of Dhruv Patel, Akhil Kemburu, Steven Cohen, Albert Dong and Robbie Cohen. The team’s adviser is teacher David Teleposky. Hightstown will go on to compete at the Central Jersey Regional Consumer Bowl in Monmouth County on April 14.

They defeated teams from Ewing High School, Hamilton High School West, Nottingham High School, Steinert High School, Trenton Central High School, Villa Victoria Academy in Ewing, and West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North.

“I congratulate Hightstown High School on their success, and offer a round of applause to all the students for their desire to become more aware of the world around them,” Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes said.

The Consumer Bowl is a quiz-show style competition in which students test their knowledge on being a smart consumer.

“Being an informed consumer helps you understand your rights and become an active participant in the buying process,” Hughes said. “Information is your best defense against consumer fraud, from identity theft to lemon laws, telemarketing scams and more.”

The Consumer Bowl was created by the Mercer County Division of Consumer Affairs in 1994 as a way to encourage students to become smarter consumers, to be wary of scams and unfair business practices, and to be knowledgeable when obtaining services like home improvements or buying products such as vehicles or appliances. The Division of Consumer Affairs can be reached at 609-989-6671.

The attached images were provided by the Mercer County Freeholders:

Photo 1: Hightstown team, L-R, Dhruv Patel, Steven Cohen, Robert Cohen and Akhil Kemburu during the 2015 Mercer County Consumer Bowl.

Photo 2: Mercer County Executive Brian H. Hughes welcomes the competitors to the 2015 Mercer County Consumer Bowl.