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WCCHS STUDENTS PLACE 1ST IN ILLINOIS LIFESMARTS COMPETITION




West Chicago Community High School finished in 1st place in the Illinois LifeSmarts competition on February 22, 2022.  Members of the championship team are Arely Jacobo, Angie Jacobo, Dana Tomasevic, Christina Guo.

 

LifeSmarts tests students’ knowledge in the areas of personal finance, consumer rights and responsibilities, technology, health and safety, and the environment. 

 

The team, accompanied by their coach Don Zabelin, will now compete at the LifeSmarts National Competition taking place in Washington, D.C. in April 21-24, 2022. The national competition will feature several rounds including individual tests, creating a public service announcement, and solving challenges in 10 different LifeSmarts topic areas. The top 16 teams will then compete in a single elimination quiz bowl competition to determine the national champion. 

 

LifeSmarts is a program of the National Consumers League.  For more information visit www.lifesmarts.org.    

West Chicago Community High School Illinois LifeSmarts champions are (from l) Arely Jacobo, Angie Jacobo, Coach Don Zabelin, Dana Tomasevic, Christina Guo. (Photo courtesy of Joan Widok.)


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Community High School District 94 provides an outstanding educational experience for approximately 2100 students in grades nine through twelve at West Chicago Community High School. WCCHS serves the communities of Carol Stream, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton and Winfield. For more information, or to be removed from press release distribution, contact Becky Koltz, coordinator of communications and community relations, at (630) 876-6215.



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