A
team
of
three
students
in
Kamau
Street's
economics
and
personal
finance
course
at
Battlefield
High
School
finished
in
second
place
out
of
2,050
teams
across
the
state
in
the
Virginia
Stock
Market
Game™.
The
team,
made
up
of
juniors
Caleb
Clark,
Ethan
Moss,
and
David
Olson,
was
also
recognized
as
the
top
high
school
team
overall.
The
Stock
Market
Game™,
sponsored
statewide
by
the
Virginia
Council
on
economic
education,
is
a
rigorous
educational
simulation
where
student
teams
compete
by
investing
$100,000
in
an
online,
virtual
stock
portfolio.
Students
learn
investment
strategies
and
research
to
apply
their
investment
ideas
in
a
real-world
stock
market
environment.
The
online
format
of
The
Stock
Market
Game™
allowed
the
spring
competition
to
continue
even
after
the
COVID-19
closure
of
schools
in
Virginia.
"Caleb,
Ethan,
and
David
excitedly
monitored
their
stock
performance
daily
until
school
closed,"
shared
Street.
"That
enthusiasm
stayed
with
them,
and
although
we
were
not
able
to
meet
in
class,
we
setup
a
few
Microsoft
Teams
meetings
and
emails,
which
enabled
the
team
to
continue
collaborating
and
maintain
a
strong
stock
portfolio."
The
team,
dubbed
"Insurance
Fraud,"
used
investment
strategy
to
grow
their
$100k
over
12
weeks
into
a
total
equity
value
of
$153,256.06
(65
percent
growth).
At
one
point
during
this
time,
the
students'
portfolio
was
worth
over
$200k.
Congratulations
to
these
students
for
their
top
performance
in
this
learning
activity.
