LifeSmarts is a national educational competition focused on personal finance and consumer topics. As a proud partner of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), it strengthens and complements the business and financial literacy curriculum already in place in schools nationwide.
The FBLA LifeSmarts competition begins with the online challenge, with top-scoring teams advancing to live, in-person competition at the National Leadership Conference. Teams of two FBLA LifeSmarts members compete individually and collaboratively, demonstrating their knowledge in critical consumer and financial topics.
This spring, teams from across the country participated in the 2026 LifeSmarts Spring Challenge. Congratulations to the following teams that have qualified to compete at the 2026 FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio:
- WWP High School North, NJ - Reyansh Agarwal, Aarav Garg
- Carson High School, NV – Alexis Ropp, Jacob Alvarez
- Creekside High School, FL – Gurhans Dhillon, Mihir Jha
- J.H. Rose High School, NC – Jacklyn Buckman, Cara Morris
- Commack High School, NY – Ethan Eghbali, Syed Ali
- Centennial High School, CA – Sannidhi Palle, Ava George
- Marquette High School, MO – Ayush Vasireddy, Devansh Sharma
- Cherry Creek High School, CO – Leonid Tovbis, Hridhaan Patil
- Downingtown STEM Academy, PA – Ashwika Papasani, Tanvi Chigurupati
- Normal Community High School, IL – Eesha Sareddy, Zara Zaidi
- Robinson Secondary School, VA – Jonathan Stern, Robert Nitz
- Lincoln Southeast, NE – Jack Cassell, Beau Cassell
- WWP High School North, NJ -Ishanth Khande, Aiden Zalavadia
These teams will be invited to participate in the live, in-person competition at the National Leadership Conference.
- Muskego High School, WI – Evan Turk, Leo van Lier
- Rector High School, AR – Jaydin Stirnaman, Izabella Blount
- Mashpee Middle High School, MA – Liam Assad, Logan Puma
- North Creek High School, WA – Samhith Kotapalle, Benjamin Xavier
- Bowbells High School, ND – Paetyn Madrid, Autumn James
- Mount Juliet High School, TN – Nandini Rohit, Cassidy Watkins
- Berkeley High School, SC – Jaleigha Gadson
- Ballard Memorial High School, KY – Hayden Collins, Chayton Gorostiza
- Lafayette High School, LA – Joshua Dufrene, Kherington Tabb
