Economics Arkansas honored Southeast Arkansas students among winners of the fall 2016 session of the Stock Market Game, an investment simulation program for students in grades 4-12.
Economics Arkansas hosted a luncheon at Little Rock Jan. 11 for the junior investors. They received cash awards and trophies for growing a hypothetical stock portfolio of $100,000 over the course of 10 weeks.
Southeast Arkansas winners of the fall 2016 session include:
Region 6 — Second Place — Moody Elementary School; adviser, Tiffany Evans; White Hall School District.
Region 6 — First Place and second place — Watson Chapel Junior High School; adviser, Lillian Hemphill; Watson Chapel School District.
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Region 6 — First Place — White Hall High School; adviser, Robbie Stewart; Second Place — White Hall High School; adviser, Tiffany Evans, White Hall School District.
Region 2 — First Place — Sheridan Intermediate School; adviser, Sherri DeSoto; Second Place — East End Intermediate School; adviser, Jessica Brown, Sheridan School District.
Also recognized were Robbie Stewart of White Hall High School in the category of Teacher Division.
Economics Arkansas, a nonprofit educational organization that trains educators how to integrate economics and personal finance concepts into the K-12 classroom curriculum, hosts the Stock Market Game program each fall and spring semester.
It is a project-based investment simulation designed to teach saving and investing while also enhancing students’ math, business, communication, economics and analytical skills.