Students from schools across the state of Delaware were recognized at the Stock Market Game (SMG) awards reception on Jan. 14 at the University of Delaware. A program of the SIFMA Foundation, it is funded by the Delaware Department of Justice’s Investor Protection Unit, with support from WSFS, and offered by UD’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics’ Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship. In the SMG, students learned about the stock market, then research stocks themselves to make selections for their portfolios. The winning teams from each grade level were those that had the highest money-value portfolios of the 1220 students who participated this year.

The first place team in the elementary division was from Brandywine Springs School and supervised by Heather Borgese. The team, comprised of Emily Shipley, Evelyn Bilek, Riley Alexander and Sophia Mancuso, ended the game with a portfolio valued at $108,288 with a return of more than 8%. Only $171 separated the first and second place teams in the elementary division this year. The second place team, from the Tatnall School, led its division until the very end of the game and therefore was also honored at the ceremony. Fourth graders Mackenzie Hill and Callan O’Keefe were able to end the games with a portfolio valued at $108,117 with the help of their teacher, Heather Brooks.

The winning team in the middle school division was from Talley Middle School and included Keiona Davis, Deshawn Nitsch and Dallas Thompson. The team, led by their teacher Renay Mercer, had a portfolio valued at $117,262. The first-place winner from the high school division was Derek Cao from Newark Charter School. Cao’s portfolio was valued at $118,621 at the end of the SMG.

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