Mount Carmel High School (Mount Carmel, Illinois)

High School Teams Earn National Honors in America’s Top Economics Competition

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Showcasing mastery of the economic knowledge that helps young people achieve financial goals throughout their lives, student teams from Carmel High School of Carmel, Indiana, and Mt.

Key Points: 
  • Showcasing mastery of the economic knowledge that helps young people achieve financial goals throughout their lives, student teams from Carmel High School of Carmel, Indiana, and Mt.
  • Hebron High School of Ellicott City, Maryland, each earned first place finishes in divisions of the Council for Economic Education’s 2023 National Economics Challenge (NEC).
  • With support from the Wells Fargo Foundation, more than 6,500 high school students entered the unique competition that engages, motivates and rewards high school students for their knowledge of economic principles and the world’s changing global economy.
  • Teams from Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, New Hampshire, New York and Texas also earned finalist honors in the two NEC divisions.