A student team from International Academy Central of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan won the 2011 Euro Challenge National Competition in New York City on April 27, 2011. At the final round of this year’s Euro Challenge competition, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 5 teams emerged as winners. Students from International Academy Central in Michigan (1st place), Montclair High School in New Jersey (2nd place), Rumson-Fair Haven High School in New Jersey (3rd place), Westfield High School in New Jersey (4th place), and Collegiate School in Virginia (5th place) beat top teams from 25 high schools on the final day of intense competition.

Now in its 6th year, Euro Challenge is an academic contest providing a unique and exciting educational opportunity for high school students from across the US to learn about the European Union – the largest economic partner of the US – and the economies that share its single currency, the euro. The winning teams receive monetary awards provided by the Moody’s Foundation, along with a trip to Washington, DC, for the top two teams.

For more information, and to watch a video of the winning team’s presentation, please visit the website of the University of Michigan’s EUCE.