LifesmartsBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A team from Jamestown has won the state finals of the annual LifeSmarts competition.

Ten teams of students representing seven North Dakota high schools competed in the annual LifeSmarts competition this week in Bismarck.

LifeSmarts tests students about personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities.

The Jamestown team will represent North Dakota at nationals in Denver, Colorado in April.

JHS team Number two  is coached by Jamestown High School  social studies teacher Marchel Krieger and consists of team captain Courtnay Kiecker and members Colton Carson, Cris Dupre, Leo Fremgen and Julia Shirley. The team prevailed through elimination rounds in a field of 10 teams and defeated Flasher High School team Number two  in the finals at the Heritage Center in Bismarck.