By Terra Aquia
Who were the winners of the 2021 Ƶ Economics Challenge?
Twenty-seven students from seven Ƶ high schools met virtually on April 8th to compete in the Ƶ Economics Challenge.
Winning teams from this competition are eligible to advance to additional stages with other high school students from all over the U.S.
The Ƶ Economics Challenge was made possible through generous financial support from the Council for Economic Education, as well as support from Economics Ƶ and the Ƶ Center for Research in Economics.
The competition was split into three divisions, a Team Testing Competition, where teams of students completed an economics exam focused on key concepts from micro, macro, and global economics, a Writing Competition, where individual students submitted writing samples under the topic “Thinking Like an Economist,” and a Digital Design competition, where students were asked to create digital projects that highlighted economic concepts.
The winners were:
Team Awards:
Adam Smith Division:
1st Place: Bentonville West High School
Educator: Skyler Wiens
Students: Ananya Vangoor, Karina Batra, Maanasvi Kotturi
2nd Place: Haas Hall Academy
Educator: Rebecca Luebker
Students: Ellen Zhang, Kathryn Bell, Jon Sanker, Ryan Troung
David Ricardo Division:
1st Place: Ƶ School for Math, Science, and the Arts
Educator: Carl Frank
Students: Alec Gatewood, Bryson Austin, Pierce Hickey
2nd Place: Haas Hall Academy
Educator: Rebecca Luebker
Students: Ian Popp, Thomas Walker, Henry Szalinski, Kyler Pitts
Individual Awards:
Writing Contest:
1st Place: Karina Batra, Bentonville West High School
2nd Place: Hemali Gauri, Haas Hall Academy
Digital Design Contest:
1st Place: Ananya Vangoor, Bentonville West High School
2nd Place: Karina Batra, Bentonville West High School
Student of the Year:
Karina Batra, Bentonville West High School
Teacher of the Year:
Skyler Wiens, Bentonville West High School
Library Fund Award:
Haas Hall Academy
Missed the event? Watch highlights from the competition

