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For Wisconsin High School Economic Students Format The Economics Challenge gives high school students the opportunity to compete against students from across Wisconsin. The 2009 Economics Challenge qualifying round will take place online. The top ten teams from each division will be invited to participate in a State Competition to be held in the Madison area. The online competition dates are yet to be determined. Once competition begins, students can enter the EconChallenge ONLINE web site at any point during this time frame to complete a 35 question rapid fire exam consisting of macro, micro, and international questions. Each student will be given 35 minutes, but all team members must complete the exam within three hours. return to top Schools may enter as many teams as they wish. To be eligible to enter, students must have completed or be currently enrolled in a credit awarding high school economics course at some time during the 2008-09 academic year can enter. Teams register to complete in one of two divisions: • David Ricardo Division for students in one semester general economics courses Teams shall be compromised of four members. The three highest scores for the written exam will count toward the team total. Therefore, competing with only three members is possible and permissible.
Awards and Prizes The top ten teams in each of the two divisions based on the online challenge results will be invited to participate in a state competition to be held in the Madison area, date to be determined. All students attending the state competition will receive a commemorative T-shirt. Winning teams in each division will receive a trophy for their school. Each winning team member will receive a medal and a $50.00 savings bond. The team with the top score in the state for the David Ricardo and the team with the top score in the state for the Adam Smith division will be invited to compete in the Midwestern regional competition which will be held online. Winners of that event will compete at the national level. Please note: The use of books, notes, calculators, or other support materials is not allowed during the online or state competition. Dates and Times To Be Determined return to top return to top 1. Visit www.econchallenge.org. 2. Click on Wisconsin 3. Click on Teacher Registration. You will then be able to create teams. Each team should consist of three to four students. To create a team, you will need the following information: • Team name (i.e. Team #1, EconChallengers, etc.) • Students' names • Students' T-shirt sizes • Parental forms (Download from http://economicschallenge.ncee.net/state.php ) • Division the team will compete in. Select from Adam Smith or David Ricardo. If a student has previously participated in the David Ricardo Division, he or she must register for the Adam Smith division in this year's competition.
Don't worry if you make a mistake when registering teams; student information and team information can be edited later. Once you have registered a student, you will be given a unique access code for that particular student. You do not need to record these as you go; you will have the option to download them as an excel spreadsheet once you finished registering all students.
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___________________________________________________________________________________ Sample Tests See if you've got what it takes to participate in the Economics Challenge by completing these sample tests. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Wisconsin High School Economics Challenge 2008 Results David Ricardo Marathon High School and Badger High School represented Wisconsin at the Midwest Regional
Econ Challenge. Wisconsin High School Economics Challenge 2007 Results David Ricardo _________________________________________________________________________
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