LifeSmarts

Congratulations to the 15 finalist teams who represented their FCCLA chapters, schools and states in the FCCLA / LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference.

The team from John P. Stevens High School FCCLA on New Jersey placed first. Congratulations!
Grayson FCCLA from Kentucky placed second and the Bartlett FCCLA chapter - Team A from Texas placed third! Way to go teams!
We look forward to FCCLA teams competing in the 2025 FCCLA / LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl beginning this fall.

Congratulations to the Bartlett FCCLA chapter, Team A, for placing third in the FCCLA/LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl at the 2024 FCCLA NLC.

Congratulations to Grayson FCCLA for placing second in the FCCLA/LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl at the 2024 FCCLA NLC.

Congratulations to the John P. Stevens High School FCCLA team for taking first place in the FCCLA LifeSmarts knowledge bowl at the 2024 FCCLA NLC. 

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 LifeSmarts FBLA Challenge!

Thanks to the fantastic teams who competed as well as their advisers/ coaches!

First Place Team: WHS FBLA Varsity 3, Walton High School, GA - Vipul Bansal and Nikhil Srinivasan;
Adviser: Tina Link

Second Place Team: Buffalo High School FBLA, WY - Carter Redden and Jeremiah Hadley; Adviser: Kami Kennedy

Third Place Teams: Jericho, Jericho
High School, NY - TJ Marin and Keith Leung; Adviser: Nicole Izzo; and Normal_Joshi_Nangunoori, Normal Community High School, IL; Harshal Joshi and Aarush Nangunoori; Adviser: Tara Pendleton

Other teams who competed in the quarterfinals and semi-finals were:
Eagles 2, Edison Academy Magnet School, NJ; Robinson Valerian, Robinson Secondary School, VA; Easy On Me, Suncoast High School FBLA, FL; and Industry Girlbosses, AACT, Nevada;
Rounding out the top ten teams were: Upper Dublin, Upper Dublin High School, PA; and Richard Jack D’Alonzo & Campbell Wright Collins, J.H. Rose FBLA, NC.
Congratulations to all 21 teams who represented their FBLA chapters and schools in the LifeSmarts FBLA Challenge Finals!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 LifeSmarts FBLA Challenge!

Thanks to all the fantastic teams who competed and their advisers/ coaches!

First Place Team: WHS FBLA Varsity 3, Walton High School, GA - Vipul Bansal and Nikhil Srinivasan; Adviser: Tina Link

Second Place Team: Buffalo High School FBLA, WY - Jeremiah Hawley and Kevin Sullivan; Adviser: Kami Kennedy

Third Place Teams: Jericho, Jericho
High School, NY - TJ Marin and Keith Leung; Adviser: Nicole Izzo; and Normal_Joshi_Nangunoori, Normal Community High School, IL; Harshal Joshi and Aarush Nangunoori; Adviser: Tara Pendleton

Other teams who competed in the quarterfinals and semi-finals were:
Eagles 2, Edison Academy Magnet School, NJ; Robinson Valerian, Robinson Secondary School, VA; Easy On Me, Suncoast High School FBLA, FL; and Industry Girlbosses, AACT, Nevada;
Rounding out the top ten teams were: Upper Dublin, Upper Dublin High School, PA; and Richard Jack D'Alonzo & Campbell Wright Collins, J.H. Rose FBLA, NC.
Congratulations to all 21 teams who represented their FBLA chapters and schools in the LifeSmarts FBLA Challenge Finals! FBLA National Center FBLA

Knowledge Bowl is underway at the FCCLA NLC. Good luck to all of our teams.

LifeSmarts is a fun, interactive program for teens that teaches them how to become responsible consumers and rewards them for this knowledge. The program provides real-world education for students who learn about core consumer topics and develop critical thinking skills.
SCDCA is always looking for new coaches to form teams and participate. They can be educators, 4-H leaders, parents, or even community leaders who work with youth.
Learn more in our free webinar on June 7th at 11AM
Register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5553587491782129760

Congratulations to all our 2024 LifeSmarts graduating Seniors! We look forward to working with you as LifeSmarts alumni. Check out the link in bio for more info.

Kudos to our outstanding second place team in the Junior Varsity National LifeSmarts Championship from Kansas - Trailridge Middle School Seek 1!

Congrats to our first-ever Junior Varsity National LifeSmarts Champions: Gordon County 4-H JV from Georgia!

Meet our final four Junior Varsity teams! They will compete in the semi-finals and finals on Friday, May 10th to become the first-ever Junior Varsity LifeSmarts National Champions! Good luck to the teams from Georgia, Florida, Kansas, and Nebraska!

Happy educators week to all our coaches, educators, teachers, agents, program assistants, principals, superintendents, and partners! You make LifeSmarts shine brighter!

Good luck to the eleven State Champion Junior Varsity Teams who will compete later this week in our first-ever virtual Junior Varsity National LifeSmarts Championship! Congratulations to these teams and their coaches!

May Q&A of the day Calendar

Congratulations to the winners in our inaugural LifeSmarts Pin Design Contest! We liked these two pins so much that we chose them both as winners! Winning Pin 1 was designed by Gracie Erichsen of Junction City High School FCCLA from Kansas, and Pin 2 was designed by Landon Rourke and Layson Ferguson of West Feliciana High School in Louisiana. Congratulations to all our winners!

See all the photos from the 30th National LifeSmarts Championship! Link in Bio!

2024 National LifeSmarts Championship Explore this photo album by National Consumers League on Flickr!

Thank you all for an amazing 30th LifeSmarts National Championship! Final standings are below!