Eastern Northumberland County

Stock Market Challenge

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

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Games run from Feb 10th - April 17th 

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Prizes per School

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In the Spring, we celebrate with extra special local/county middle and high school competitions. 

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The best game per middle and high school

at EACH school district will win $25. 

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Prizes per County

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First Place - $100 - top game, $25 teacher

Second Place - $50 game, $20 teacher

Third Place - $30 game, $15 teacher

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Overall 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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Games run from Feb 10th - April 17th 2020 

& Oct 12th - Dec 18th 2020

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

Interested in joining the competition? 

Rankings

Special funding for our programs has been made available for Eastern Northumberland County Schools thanks to the following sponsors:

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 Line Mountain, Lourdes Regional, Mount Carmel Area, Shamokin Area school Districts & other private schools in the county.    

Prize & Award Ceremony

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

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

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A celebratory luncheon will be held at the beautiful Penns Tavern on May 15th, 2020 to honor the schools, teachers, and their students.  They will be honored by auto and newspaper executives along with PennCFL staff. 

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Photos from 2018

Photos of Schools, Clockwise:  Shamokin Middle School with teachers Ty Crossley and Stephen Keller,  Line Mountain High School with Karrie Bowman, Shamokin High School with David Kopitsky, Jr., and Our Lady of Lourdes with LeeAnn Smith.