Columbia County

Stock Market Challenge

All Columbia County schools are invited to participate in the elementary, middle or high school competitions.

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Games run from Oct 7th - Dec 13th 2019 

Feb 10th - April 17th 2020 

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In the Fall, we have a statewide competition for all divisions.

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In the Spring, we celebrate with an extra special middle and high school competitions.

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Additional prizes:

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• Top middle & high school per school district

• Top three middle & high schools per county

• There are statewide prizes too!

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Interested in joining the competition? 

Rankings

Special funding for our programs has been made available for Columbia County thanks to the following sponsor:

Our sponsored stock market competition offers players in grades 3-12 the opportunity to manage a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio by investing in stocks chosen from the USA markets: American, New York and NASDAQ exchanges. The competition teaches students about investing and encourages financial literacy through hands-on activities in the classroom. For more information on our partnership with these sponsors, click to view the full press release.

Sponsored Schools

The schools invited to participate are Southern Columbia, Bloomsburg, Central Columbia, Danville, Berwick, Benton, Millville School Districts and private schools. 

Prize & Award Ceremony

The top game from each middle and high school will win $25. 

The top three middle and high games in this county will win prizes starting at $100 for the student and $25 for the teacher. 

The Grand Finale event will be held at the Berwick Golf Club outside of Berwick, PA.  The  top teams of each school will be presented with prizes and certificates!