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   CHALLENGE UPDATES    

Sixteen teams set to compete in National Challenge
Finalists eager to vie for college scholarships

Of the more than 3,500 competing students, 16 teams have emerged as our finalists in the first ever H&R Block Dollars & Sense National Challenge. These students demonstrated their financial fitness by completing tasks such as managing credit cards, paying bills and filing taxes.

The finalist teams will travel to the National Challenge finals which will be hosted by DECA April 24–27 in Louisville, KY. The top-placing teams will receive college scholarships for each member: $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place, $2,000 for third place. With more than $50,000 in college scholarships up for grabs, it is sure to be an exciting event!

Check out our finalist teams below and check back to see what happens next.


         THE CURRICULUM         

Learning by doing.

H&R Block Dollars & Sense uses Knowledge Matters Virtual Business® – Personal Finance when providing curriculum to high schools. The experience-based simulation software allows students to learn and practice 18 personal finance skills in an environment that mimics what they can expect in real life. The software is accompanied by classroom lesson plans and study materials.


LET'S TALK DOLLARS & SENSE

Let's Talk Dollars & Sense


The numbers don’t lie. A large percentage of today’s teens graduate without an understanding of how to properly manage their own finances. So we created H&R Block Dollars & Sense™, a comprehensive initiative to help high school students learn the essentials of financial fitness, like how to manage a debit card, balance a budget, save money and avoid debt.

This year, through H&R Block Dollars & Sense, we’re donating more than $1 million in personal finance curriculum and rewarding students with college scholarships. Curriculum grants for the current school year have been awarded. To apply for a curriculum grant for the 2011 - 2012 school year, please come back in January 2011 for application information. In the meantime, to receive program news and notifications by e-mail. With the help of our partners, Knowledge Matters and DECA, we will create a new generation of financially fit Americans, teens who are ready for whatever the real world throws at them. To us, that makes perfect dollars and sense.