LifeSmarts...the ultimate consumer challenge is an educational opportunity that develops the consumer and marketplace knowledge and skills of teenagers in a fun way and rewards them for this knowledge. The program complements any curriculum in high schools and can be used as an activity for classes, groups, clubs, and community organizations.

LifeSmarts, run as a game show style competition, is open to all teens in the USA in the 9th through the 12th grade. Teams of teens compete online and in state matches, with the state winners going to the regional and national competition to vie for the national LifeSmarts title. Players win prizes such as savings bonds, products, certificates, t-shirts, hats, and other items.

2008-2009 Competition Dates

Individual, online competition - September 15, 2008 through February 7, 2009

Team, in-person competition (Tennessee State Championship) - March 7, 2009 in Lebanon, TN at the Wilson County Fairgrounds.

Team, in-person competition (National Championship) - April 25-28, 2009 in St. Louis, MO

For More Information . . .

go to LifeSmarts.org

State Contacts

Ann Berry, PhD, MBA, Tennessee LifeSmarts Co-Coordinator
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist - Family Economics
Family & Consumer Sciences
University of Tennessee Extension
Phone: (865) 974-8198
E-mail: aaberry@utk.edu

Russ Walker, Tennessee LifeSmarts Co-Coordinator
Extension Assistant
Family Economics
Phone: (865) 974-6137
E-mail: wrussel9@tennessee.edu