Coast schools place in Stock Market Games

Students at two Coast schools played in the Stock Market Games and won big!

Students in Mrs. Parker’s Fourth Grade Discovery Class at Harper McCaughan Elementary in Long Beach took part in the Stock Market Games and two of her teams took honors in the Fall 2023 Elementary Division. There were 67 4th and 5th grade teams competing throughout the state of Mississippi.

Congratulations to the team of Darren Barrows, Ann Marie Miller, Audreigh McVay, and Aaliyah Martin for placing 1st in the state with a return of 12.48% above the S&P 500 making $15,776.76 and to the team of Chri’Ty Crews, Sofia Dunn, and David Guaigua for placing 3rd in the state with a return of 4.19% above the S&P 500 making $7,488.95.

Team A – First Place Winners l to r: Audreigh McVay, Aaliyah Martin, Darren Barrows (not pictured) Ann Marie Miller

Team B – Third Place Winners l to r: Sofia Dunn, David Guaigua, Chi’Ty Crews

“We believed it and achieved it,” said Mrs. Parker.

Students from North Gulfport Middle School, coached by Christina Warren, were named 2nd place winners in the fall 2023 Middle School Division of the Mississippi Stock Market Game.  The team, comprised of four 8th grade North Gulfport students – Jordyn Drane, Alexis Curry, Kameron Saunders, and Rylan Broadus, outperformed the S&P by 22.2%.

Pictured left to right – Jordyn Drane, Alexis Curry, Kameron Saunders, and Rylan Broadus. They named their team The Dingleberries.

SMG is an online education program used in thousands of classrooms nationwide to help teach math, social studies, business, economics, and language skills. Students in grades four through 12 participate in teams and manage a simulated investment portfolio during the school year. The simulation is one of the most effective learning tools available about the free enterprise system for students in grades four through 12.  It enables teams of students to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in the stock market over a 13-week period.  Winners are determined on the percentage return above or below S&P 500 growth.