Wednesday, May 13, 2015

EconoCents Vol 1 Iss 11

Financial Fitness Extravaganza
TIME TO REGISTER! The Annual Teacher Workshop is scheduled for June 22 - 23 on the WSU Campus.  This workshop has been called by many teachers as the best teacher training workshop they attend.  KCEE would like you to be here.  Complete information and registration details are available at our website.  Click here


The Platinum Investor for the Financial Fitness Extravaganza is the Fred & Mary Koch Foundation.
 
Personal Finance Challenge
State High School Championship was Wednesday, April 8 and the Middle School Championship was Wednesday, April 15 at WSU Rhatigan Student Center.  

You can read about the High School winners here.

You can read about the Middle School winners here.


Thank you to Capital Federal for being the presenting platinum investor for this year's Personal Finance Challenge events.
 

LifeSmarts National Competition
The Iola High School LifeSmarts Team represented Kansas at the National LifeSmarts Challenge in Seattle, Washington.  They left early Friday morning, April 17, to start their trip. They placed 8th overall.  One of their members, Taylor Hesslop, did compete for the individual topic tests for the Health & Safety area and won first place!  Taylor is a National Champion! She received a $500 college scholarship.  You can see our Facebook post about this here.  

LifeSmarts Middle School Competition
Wednesday, April 29 was the LifeSmarts Middle School Competition.  Nine middle schools from across Kansas were on the WSU Campus to participate in this event.  You can read about the winners of this competition on our blog.  Thank you to the volunteers to help judge and score tests.


Thank you to at&t for being the presenting platinum investor for the LifeSmarts Challenge events this year. 



1st Financial Scholars Essay Competition
Congratulations to Keeley Taylor, Haven High school. Keeley was a participant in the Stock Market Game, through her business class with teacher Megan Hett, making her eligible to submit an entry to the 1st Financial Scholars Essay Competition offered by the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner and Office of the State Bank Commissioner of Kansas. Keeley will be going to college with a $1,500 scholarship. See pictures on our Facebook page

KCEE Regional Award Banquets
The KCEE Award Banquets have been set to recognize participants in KCEE programs this school year.  You can learn more details on our website.  Your students will receive an invitation to attend the KCEE Award banquet. 
 
Amazon Smile
A reminder that you can support the Kansas Council for Economic Education when you purchase items at amazon.com.  Click here for a direct link to our smile page.  Thanks for helping us promote economic and financial literacy in Kansas.


Dillons Community Rewards
You may have heard about the Dillons Community Rewards program.  The Kansas Council for Economic Education is now a part of this community.  You can register your Dillons card with the KCEE account and KCEE will receive monies from the Dillons organization.  Visit this website, log in to your Dillons account or create a new one online. click Enroll Now and enter the five digit number for KCEE 74404. Thank you.

Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City
The Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City is hosting several teacher workshops this summer.

Click here to find out more about what they have to offer.


Thank you for using KCEE resources to teach economic and personal finance in your classroom. Thank you to our investors for making this possible.  KCEE impacts the LiFE of a Teacher, a Student and a Community.

Sincerely,

Dr. Matt Johnson, CFRE
VP Development & Communications
Kansas Council for Economic Education