The Midwest Euro Challenge is co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the University of Illinois European Union Center and the Delegation of the European Union Commission to the United States. Teams compete in regional rounds in Chicago or Michigan, and then a chance for cash awards in the final round in New York City, made possible by The Moody's Foundation.
On Friday, April 12, 2013, the four teams from the Seventh District competed against 21 other teams from the U.S. We are pleased to announce that St. Joseph's High School (IN) placed second and International Academy, Okma (MI) placed fifth. Both teams will receive a monetary award and, as second place winner, St. Joseph's team also won a trip to Washington, D.C. Read more...
Euro Challenge regionals are now over. We are pleased to announce that four teams from the District are advancing to nationals, being held on April 12, 2013, in New York City. The teams are
Good luck to all! Read more...
The Euro Challenge brings global studies to life in your classroom. Students will study the euro and focus on economic conditions in one euro area country.
This year, they will present their findings to economists frrom around the world at regional competitions and then may advance to nationals.
This year's regional competition date for Chicago is March 22, 2013. The agenda for the Chicago is now available. The Detroit competition is now complete. Please note that you may compete in only one regional.
The national competition will be held in New York City on April 12, 2013.
Some important facts:
With the economies of Europe and the U.S. being front page news, you'll have many resources available to you to prepare your team. How can you best use those resources?
Missed our Euro Challenge Orientation sessions in Chicago and Detroit? All is not lost. Just visi our event sites for Chicago or Detroit and click on the Conference Materials tab to access some of our orientation resources.
Euro Challenge 2011 - International Academy Central presentation from Euro Challenge on Vimeo.
A team from the Bloomfield Hill, MI, in the Seventh District took on schools from New Jersey and brought home the gold from the national competition in April. The competed against Montclair High School and Rumson-Fair High School at the nationals held in New York City. Sophomores Ronnie Basin, Hussein Hakim, Swathi Shanmugasundaram, Danielle Paglia and Ana Karina Chaves won with a presentation on high unemployment in Spain.
Now that the 2011 competition is history, you can start to plan your strategy for the 2012 Euro Challenge. Your team might be the one that takes high honors!
There's a wealth of resources available — everything from a Facebook page to a Delicious feed to videos, for a start. You can also follow our Twitter feed (@chicagofed) for the latest updates (#EC). Check them out; you might find yourself heading to New York in the Spring!
For Lake Forest High School, from Lake Forest, Illinois, the second time's the charm. In 2009, they placed second in the District competition. They returned to the Chicago Fed on March 26, 2010, looking to take first place. The team of five students from the high school, coached by teacher Chris Bryant, won the first round of the 2010 Midwest Euro Challenge competition
The second place winners, led by their coach, teacher Christine LaRue, represented Elgin High School, Elgin, Illinois, and took their first walk in the winners circle this year. The teams may meet again when they both compete at the semi-finals in New York City on April 26.
The Euro Challenge is an exciting educational opportunity for high school students (grades 9 and 10) to learn about the European Union and the euro. In a nationwide competition, student teams are asked to:
It's never too soon to begin preparing for the next Euro Challenge. There's a Facebook blog, a discussion forum, and even videos to help you get a head start on the competition.
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