Economics students at Vestavia Hills High School have been on a winning streak, capturing three straight state championships in economics and personal finance competitions.

The top 20 high school economics teams in the state competed in the Alabama Economics Challenge state championship in April at the Federal Reserve Bank branch in Birmingham. There were two divisions, one for students in general economics classes and another for students in advanced classes. Teams from Vestavia Hills captured first and second place in both divisions, said Wanda McAbee, executive director for the Alabama Council on Economic Education.

Vestavia’s two first-place teams also in an online test in late April qualified for the national finals in Atlanta on May 28-30.

Students on the first-place teams were Et

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