Arkansas students were honored for winning first- and second-place during the Fall 2017 Stock Market Game. Winning schools of the Fall 2017 session include:
Region 2 — First Place, Sheridan Intermediate School, adviser Sherri DeSoto.
Region 6 — First Place, Watson Chapel Junior High School, adviser Lillian Hemphill.
Region 6 — Second Place, Watson Chapel Junior High School, adviser Lillian Hemphill.
Students received medals, cash and public recognition during an awards luncheon hosted by Economics Arkansas at Verizon Arena at North Little Rock Jan. 10.
Economics Arkansas, a nonprofit educational organization that trains educators how to integrate economics and personal finance concepts into the PreK-12 classroom curriculum, hosts the Stock Market Game program each fall and spring semester.
“This investment simulation competition for students in grades 4-12 challenges participants to grow a hypothetical stock portfolio of $100,000 over the course of 12 weeks,” according to a news release. “Not only do students learn key saving and investing principles, but also hone their math, business, communication, economics and analytical skills.”