NEWARK - West Milford High School today beat out four schools to win first place in the New Jersey High School Consumer Bowl Passaic County competition, New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Director Kimberly Ricketts announced today.

The Passaic County competition held today in Wayne was conducted as part of the 10th annual New Jersey High School Consumer Bowl, a statewide quiz show-style competition created in 1997 to teach young adults about consumer issues. The competition matches teams of high school students against each other, first in county events, then in regional competitions and ultimately in the state finals held in Trenton. The finals will be held in May.

West Milford High School won the county competition with a score of 130 and will go on to compete in the Northern Regional Competition on March 29. The other schools that participated in the county competition included: Eastside High School; International High School; Passaic High School; and Passaic County Technical High School.

The next round of competition is scheduled to take place in Essex County on Monday.

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