Starr's Mill HS Economics Team Places Third at Nationals

The finale of the Starr’s Mill High economics team ride to the National Economic Challenge Championship Finals in New York City ended with a third place finish at their first national competition.

Team members Keegan Christensen, Joseph Morrow, Ben Payne and Kendall Reeves squared off against three other high school teams from Minnesota, Indiana and Hawaii. The team competed in the David Ricardo division for students enrolled in single semester general economics classes. Economics teacher Mark DeCourcy coached the team.

Over 8,000 high school students in 34 teams competed this spring to advance to the championship series. Starr’s Mill’s road to the finals began when they won the state competition in March and then took the championship at the regional level in April.

The National Economics Challenge is an academic tournament that tests high school students both individually and as teams on their economic knowledge and problem solving skills. It is a competition demanding both critical thinking and teamwork. The challenge was established in 2000 with the support of the Goldman Sachs Foundation in a signature partnership with the Council for Economic Education. It is the only national economics competition for high school students.

Prizes are awarded to first and second place winners at the national and regional level. As the regional champions, each team member and DeCourcy received a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond. Additionally, as the state winners, Georgia House Representative John Yates drafted HR 1049 to honor the school, its team and DeCourcy for their achievement.

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A Fayette County First: High School Mock Trial Team Heads to State Finals

The mock trial team at Starr’s Mill High has made history by becoming the first team in Fayette County to compete at the state level.

The team competed in the high school Region 12 championship round against Ola High School in Henry County, securing a second place finish and the opportunity to participate in a wildcard draw for the state finals.

A random drawing was conducted from the 2nd place winners in the seven southern mock trial regions with Starr’s Mill receiving the Southern Wildcard and the privilege to advance to the state finals tournament March 14-15 at the Gwinnett Justice Center in Lawrenceville.

As the Southern Wildcard winner, the Starr’s Mill team will compete on equal footing with the 14 regional champion teams and the Northern Wildcard team. Starr’s Mill will have the same opportunity to advance to the semi-final and on to the final found of competition for the state championship as every other team at the tournament.

“We are very much looking forward to having the Starr’s Mill team join us at state this year and hope that the community will join us in congratulating them on this achievement and in wishing the Starr’s Mill team the very best as they prepare for the state competition,” says Stacy Rieke, Georgia mock trail coordinator of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia.

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