Fall ’25 Stock Market Game winners named

Economics Arkansas recognized student teams and educators from 21 schools across the state as winners of the fall 2025 Stock Market Game on Jan. 22.

Students were honored during the annual statewide awards luncheon at the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum.

The luncheon celebrated first-place regional and statewide winners from the fall session of the Stock Market Game, an investment simulation facilitated in Arkansas by Economics Arkansas since 1999.

WINNERS

According to the Economics Arkansas news release, first place regional winners from Southeast Arkansas include the following schools, students and advisors:

White Hall School District: Taylor Elementary School — Ayman Ahmed, Lexie Khiev, John Thomas Musick and Mia Raymundo; Marybeth Passmore, adviser;

Cleveland County School District: Rison High School — Brayden Kelley and Rowdy Phillips; Caitlin Morrison, adviser;

Sheridan School District: Sheridan Intermediate School — Mattie Glaze, Eva Loetscher and Scarlett Sterritt; Lyndsey Rogers, adviser;

Stuttgart School District: Stuttgart High School — Hayden Beckwith and Kylie Crocker; David Tollett, adviser.

The program challenges students to manage a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio while learning how real-world events influence financial markets. Since 1999, more than 250,000 Arkansas students have competed in this program.

The program was emceed by Hayden Balgavy of THV11 and featured a panel discussion moderated by Campbell McLaurin, deputy securities commissioner with the Arkansas Securities Department, offering insight into financial literacy and market education.

First-place winners were selected across six regions of the state in the Elementary, Junior High and High School divisions, along with statewide winners in the college and teacher divisions. Students and advisors received awards and cash prizes in recognition of their performance.

“The Stock Market Game immerses students in the realities of investing, risk, and decision-making in a way no textbook can,” said Kathleen Lawson, executive director of Economics Arkansas. “The competitive format challenges students to think strategically, collaborate with teammates, and adapt as markets change.”

The fall competition ran from Sept. 8 through Dec. 5. More than 17,000 Arkansas students participate in the Stock Market Game each year, with participation provided at no cost to schools thanks to the support of partners including the Arkansas Securities Department and the Walton Family Foundation.

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