Chagrin Falls High School Students Score First Place in Ohio Stock Market Game
Three Chagrin Falls High School seniors came in first place in the Ohio Stock Market Game, a statewide competition sponsored by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). Seniors Colin Cusack, Matisse Despres and Noah Girard, students in business teacher Nancy Vondrak’s financial literacy class, received a Target gift card and a certificate from SIFMA. The team was invited to compete in a Portfolio Challenge via Zoom on April 29. The team gave a 10-minute presentation to a panel of judges who were financial professionals, explaining all they have learned and gained from this experience.
“I’m so proud of these three seniors,” said Vondrak. They collaborated and communicated well to research, discuss and make investment decisions. This is truly a student-led activity, and Colin, Matisse and Noah nailed it! To place first in the state in this game is a big achievement and honor!”
The Ohio Stock Market Game ran from February through April. Student teams were given $100,000 and decided which stocks or mutual funds they wished to invest in based on their research or ideas. Students log in to their accounts and trade via the Stock Market Game web page. Team rankings were updated after the New York Stock Exchange closed each day and were posted on the rankings page.
