Lacey 'Smart Stock Kids' Capture Gold in Stock Market Game
18.05.12
Lanoka Harbor School captured first place in the Southern New Jersey Division of the Stock Market Game.
Fourth-grade gifted and talented students Emma Harken, James Mitchelli, Ryan Price and Jenna Strifler joined forces as the “Smart Stock Kids” and competed against 35 other teams in grades four through eight.
“This is an extraordinary group of students with tremendous talent and potential,” Principal Rosemarie Bond said. “I have every confidence that these students will continue to accomplish great things. We are very proud of them.”
The Stock Market Game is a free program offered by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Foundation. Teams begin with a virtual cash account of $100,000 and strive to create the best performing portfolio using a live trading simulation, the website says.
“In building a portfolio, students research and evaluate stocks, and make decisions based on what they’ve learned,” according to SIFMA.
Source: Patch.com