Freehold Township Wins Monmouth County Consumer Bowl, Again!

Do you know how to avoid Internet fraud or the advantages of buying vs. leasing a car? Students from do!

A 5-person team from the high school became the reigning champs of the County Consumer Bowl for the .

The New Jersey High School Consumer Bowl is a program of the state Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs. It was established in 1997 to help students learn about consumer issues that will benefit them throughout their lives. 

The county competition featured students from 9 high schools who answered consumer-related questions in a multiple choice and open-ended format. These questions tested their knowledge of consumer issues during the competition held on March 16 at the .

“It’s important that teens understand consumer and business concepts, like credit and identity theft, banking and fraud, marketing and advertising,” said Annmarie Howley, director of the county Department of Consumer Affairs. “Consumer Bowl participants are a step ahead of their peers with their knowledge of consumer issues and are well-prepared to tackle issues in the marketplace.”

The five-member team from Freehold Township High School successfully defended its 2011 Monmouth County Consumer Bowl title against students from Freehold Borough, Howell, Keansburg, Manalapan, Marlboro, Middletown North, Neptune and St. John Vianney. Team members are Casey Moore, Samantha Fitzgerald, Samantha Sanchez, Morgan Thompson and Jahred Liddie. Their adviser is Adam Falk.

The Freehold Township team will move on to the regional competition on April 18 with home field advantage because the competition will be held at the Monmouth County Fire Academy.

The winner of the regional competition will go on to compete in the 2012 New Jersey State Consumer Bowl scheduled for May 21 at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton.