Joliet West High School Students Participate in the 12th Annual SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game(TM)-Capitol Hill Challenge

Joliet West High School Consumer AP Microeconomics/Government students are participating in the 12th annual SIFMA Foundation Capitol Hill Challenge. This 14-week challenge organizes teams of middle and high school students by congressional district and state and teaches the importance of saving and investing, while simultaneously promoting a better understanding of our government.

Rep. Bill Foster recently met with the student teams who are investing a hypothetical $100,000 in listed stocks, bonds, and mutual funds and learning the value of saving, investing, and the capital markets as they work together to maximize the return of their portfolios. The national top 10 teams will be recognized at an awards reception in Washington, D.C. this June.

The competition uses the SIFMA Foundation’s curriculum-based Stock Market Game™, a program that is offered across the state by the Econ Illinois to help students develop a better understanding of the global economy, strengthen their personal financial skills and 21st Century skills, and improve their knowledge of math, economics, and business. The program is proven to raise student scores on tests of mathematics, economics and financial knowledge. It is also proven to positively impact teachers’ personal financial behavior.

Photo Identification: Alex Volante, Rep. Bill Foster, Youjia Wang, Ken Poort