Six NH High Schools Compete in FinLit 300 Championship

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Published March 30th, 2026

Detected March 31st, 2026

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The New Hampshire Banking Department announces the 2026 FinLit 300 State Championship on March 31, 2026 at Grappone Conference Center in Concord. Six New Hampshire high schools will compete in a quiz bowl style event testing student knowledge across six financial literacy categories aligned with national personal finance standards. The competition is hosted by the NH Jump$tart Coalition and open to students and schools across the state.

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The NH Banking Department issued an announcement for the 2026 FinLit 300 State Championship, a financial literacy competition for New Hampshire high school students. Six schools—Bow High School, Inter-Lakes High School, Manchester Memorial High School, Trinity High School, Winnacunnet High School, and defending champion Raymond High School—will compete in elimination matches culminating in a championship match. The competition tests knowledge across six categories: Earning Income, Spending, Saving, Investing, Managing Credit, and Managing Risk, aligned with the National Standards in Personal Finance Education. Commissioner Emelia Galdieri will address participants during the lunch break.

This is an informational announcement with no regulatory requirements or compliance obligations. Educational institutions interested in financial literacy programming may consider participating in future competitions. No action is required by regulated entities.

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Six New Hampshire high schools to compete for FinLit 300 championship

Announcement For Immediate Release Posted: March 30, 2026

Contact Ian Clark, Public Information Officer
(603) 271-4865 | ian.m.clark@banking.nh.gov

Six New Hampshire high schools to compete for FinLit 300 championship

Students representing Bow High School, Inter-Lakes High School, Manchester Memorial High School, Trinity High School, Winnacunnet High School and defending champion Raymond High School will compete for the title of 2026 FinLit300 State Champion on March 31 at Grappone Conference Center in Concord.

FinLit 300 is the "Financial Capability Challenge" from the New Hampshire Jump$tart Coalition. The challenge tests student knowledge over multiple categories of financial literacy and is open to students and schools across the Granite State. Teams participated in online testing to narrow the final field down to the six remaining teams out of 14 that began the competition. Categories include: Earning Income, Spending, Saving, Investing, Managing Credit, and Managing Risk. The six categories represent learning standards from the National Standards in Personal Finance Education.

The all-day state championship event is a "quiz bowl" style competition and features challenge matches, elimination matches, semi-finals and finally the championship match. New Hampshire Banking Department Commissioner Emelia Galdieri will address the teams during the lunch break.