2025 RI Finance and Econ Challenges Awards Ceremony – Rhode Island Council for Economic Education

Celebrating Excellence in Economic and Financial Education
RI Council for Economic Education – 2025 Challenge Recap & Awards Ceremony Highlights

The RI Council for Economic Education was proud to host the 2025 RI Finance Challenge and 2025 RI Econ Challenge—two statewide competitions that engaged students from across Rhode Island in applying real-world financial literacy and economic knowledge.

We were thrilled to celebrate the winning teams, outstanding individual performers, and the dedicated teachers who empowered their students to rise to the challenge. A huge thank-you to the RI Jump$tart Coalition for making these free, online competitions available to all RI high school students.

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🏆 2025 RI Finance Challenge – High School Division

1st Place
School: LaSalle Academy
Teacher: Christine Milano
Team: LSA Team 1

2nd Place (Tie)
School: Lincoln Senior High School
Teacher: Cheryl Murray
Team: C-JEJ

School: LaSalle Academy
Teacher: Kenneth Skelly
Team: Skelly Group C

3rd Place
School: Wheeler School
Teacher: Mark Harris
Team: Demanders

📈 2025 RI Econ Challenge

David Ricardo Division

1st Place
School: West Warwick High School
Teacher: Gregory Kortick
Team: Team 1

2nd Place
School: Wheeler School
Teacher: Mark Harris
Team: Econwarriors

3rd Place
School: North Providence High School
Teacher: Anthony Avicolli
Team: Fiscal Frontiers

Adam Smith Division

1st Place
School: East Greenwich High School
Teacher: Timothy McPartlin
Team: EGHS4

2nd Place
School: Scituate High School
Teacher: Dennis Ballou
Team: Team 2

3rd Place
School: Wheeler School
Teacher: John Hanson
Team: Wheeler Seniors

🎓 Individual Students with Commendable Performance

These students were recognized for their high individual scores—even outside of a team award.

2025 Personal Finance Challenge

Isabella Wu – North Providence High School
Marylyn Noel – North Providence High School
William Polouski – Scituate High School
Brian Kelly – Scituate High School
Jason Bettez – Scituate High School
Aviah Fraere – Scituate High School
Kennedy Hayle – Scituate High School
Nathan Kim – East Greenwich High School
Jerry Moon – East Greenwich High School
Raymond Thibault – LaSalle Academy
Elizabeth Alger – Lincoln School
Talen McGowan – Lincoln School
Madison Roddy – Lincoln School
Molly Riordan – Lincoln School
Olivia Riley – Lincoln School
Ava Zito – LaSalle Academy
Santiago Pacheco – LaSalle Academy
Aidan Porcayo – LaSalle Academy
Deegan Martone – LaSalle Academy
Eleanor Snyder – West Warwick High School
Jordan Parris – North Kingstown High School
Morgan Hilton – Smithfield High School

2025 Econ Challenge

Faith Tetrault – North Providence High School
Aviah Fraere – Scituate High School*
Tarponweh Tebellchar – Woonsocket High School
Austin Nolan Bidwell – Wheeler High School
Arya Gaind – East Greenwich High School
Quinn Womer – East Greenwich High School

*Aviah Fraere is specially recognized in both the Finance and Econ Challenge categories.

📸 Awards Ceremony Highlights

Below is one of many wonderful photos from the 2025 RI Finance & Econ Challenge Awards Ceremony. These events are a chance to recognize our students’ hard work and success in person.