Stock Market Game

Seneca Valley eighth graders made great investments that led to a win in a recent Stock Market Game. Students from Ms. Kayla Robinson’s Personal Development classes competed in the Butler County Community College’s (BC3’s) Stock Market Game. One team won first place in Pennsylvania and placed first in the region with an equity of $125,404.49 and another team placed third in Pennsylvania and third in the region with an equity of $122,482.07.

The Stock Market Game is an online simulation of the global capital markets that engages students grades 4-12 in the world of economics, investing and personal finance. Students competing in BC3’s Stock Market Game receive a hypothetical $100,000, make buy-and-trade decisions and track how those decisions would have played out in the market had they been real.

This year-long program runs from September through April and students in Ms. Robinson’s class worked together in teams and tracked their money throughout the school year.

“The students enjoy participating in The Stock Market Game, thanks to BC3,” said Ryan Gloyer Middle School Family and Consumer Sciences teacher Ms. Kayla Robinson. “They like being given a sum of money that they get to invest based on their own opinions and what we have learned in class. It is a great hands-on experience for them to see how investing works.”

The Stock Market Game is presented by the Foundation for Free Enterprise. Their mission is to heighten the awareness of Pennsylvania’s youth about their future role in the American free enterprise system by delivering high-quality and practical hands-on learning experiences.