Friday, May 19, 2006

Three teams of Episcopal fifth-graders placed first, second and third in the region out of 118 teams in the spring Stock Market Game, which is sponsored by the Louisiana Council for Economic Education.

Episcopal’s teams were the only lower school students in the region competing against high school students.

The first-place team of Krisann C., Ian M., Bruin B. and Carrie I. won T-shirts and $100.

The second-place team of Leo P., Alana V., Benjamin H. and McCraney B. won T-shirts and $50.

The third-place team of Alexis H., Jordan S., Anna S. and Nicholas L. won T-shirts and $25.

According to The Stock Market Game website, the program reinforces skills in math, language arts, social studies, critical thinking, decision-making, cooperation, research and economics.