Team Of Howard County Students Win Maryland's Central Region Fall Stock Market Game

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A team of students from Waverly Elementary School in Ellicott City used strategic investing and personal finance skills to win the Maryland Central Regional Elementary School Championship in the Fall Stock Market Game, an annual competition organized by the Maryland Council on Economic Education.

In the Stock Market Game, student teams from across Maryland created and managed an investment portfolio using $100,000 of hypothetical cash on the New York, American and NASDAQ markets. More than 1,000 teams from Maryland competed in this 10-week investing immersion experience. The winning team at Waverly Elementary School consists of Tanisha Singhal, Ellie Huntimer, Gianna Richard and Rina Frankford. They increased their portfolio by the largest margin of area elementary schools to $104,139.

All winners at the state and regional levels will be celebrated at an awards ceremony on May 17 at Towson University.

Waverly Elementary School’s Stock Market Game teams were guided by educator and advisor Amy Cargiulo. The team was sponsored by Harbor Investment Advisory.