Economic Challenge Team at FAHS Commences

Economic Challenge is something that has never been a part of FAHS before this year. As with most new clubs, not many are involved or even know about it. Dina Heffner, Economics teacher at FAHS, started the club to help both seniors taking Economics and those who are just fans of the topic.

“Economic Challenge is a national competition in which high school seniors answer questions to show their knowledge of economic-related topics,” Heffner said.

“I just wanted to do it for fun,” Senior Caleb Tanner, 1 of only 3 members of Economic Challenge, said.

The competitions are usually held in Lancaster, PA, sometime in March. In the first part of the challenge, Rounds I-III, individual students take a series of 20-minute tests consisting of fifteen five-option multiple choice questions.

 The content covered in Rounds I through III is as follows: Round I – Microeconomics, Round II – Macroeconomics, and Round III – International Economics and Current Events.

 In the second part of the Challenge, Round IV, students are divided up into teams of 4. In this round, students work together to answer another set of fifteen questions.

“Any senior enrolled in a college prep. Economic class may be in the group, and practices are Tuesdays after school,” Heffner, the one and only advisor of the Economic Challenge team, said.

“We meet weekly to work as a team to go over new concepts. Mrs. Heffner goes over them, but most of the time we are by ourselves,” Matt Qualio, another member of the Economic Challenge, said.

It’s something new to this school, and it’s a good way to help seniors with economics. Any seniors interested in joining should go to Heffner’s Room #8 to sign up now.