{"id":12315,"date":"2013-02-08T09:49:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T15:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=12315"},"modified":"2013-02-08T09:50:32","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T15:50:32","slug":"jhs-lifesmarts-team-1-state-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=12315","title":{"rendered":"JHS LifeSmarts Team #1 State Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\"\"<\/a>By Liz Brocker, Office of the Attorney General of North Dakota
\nFeb 7, 2013<\/p>\n

BISMARCK, ND \u2013 Jamestown High School #1 team won the state LifeSmarts championship, and will be representing North Dakota in the national competition to be held later this year in Georgia. The students from Northern Cass High School took second place and New England Public School took third.<\/p>\n

The eight high school teams competed in several elimination rounds before the top three teams advanced to the final round. The Jamestown #1 team quickly gained an unbeatable lead, but Northern Cass and New England schools had to battle through two tie-breaker rounds to decide the final place standing.<\/p>\n

Competing students answered questions in five subject areas – personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities \u2013 such as \u201cYour friend was hit in the head with a baseball and you are concerned he might have a concussion. What should you do?\u201d (The answer: \u201cGet him to the doctor immediately, keep him alert, and do not let him go to sleep.\u201d)<\/p>\n

The State Champion team members are: Declan O\u2019Higgins (Captain), Kelsey Becker, Zach Fossen, Kyle Gee and Mariah Schlenker, led by Coach Marchel Krieger. These same five students competed as Jamestown\u2019s #2 team last year. They won the 2012 state competition and competed in the national competition in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Asked about the team\u2019s secret for success, team captain Declan O\u2019Higgins said \u201cWe spend about three or four hours a week studying.\u201d Team member Zach Fossen said, \u201cWe\u2019re really excited to go back [to nationals.]\u201d<\/p>\n

Parrell Grossman, Director of the Attorney General\u2019s Consumer Protection Division, and Question Master for the competition, was very impressed with all the participants. \u201cThe contestants this year were very prepared.\u00a0 They demonstrated an excellent understanding of the various subject areas and their knowledge in areas such as personal finance and consumer rights and responsibilities will serve them well as young adults in the future,\u201d Grossman said.<\/p>\n

The national competition will be held April 20-23, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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