Raynor Sisters Win Again
Garden City Public Schools
56 Cathedral Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
Coordinator of Public Information
Catherine Knight, Ed. D.
516 478-1079
June 18, 2018
For Immediate Release:
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Stewart Quest Students Sweep Stock Market Game on Long Island
Three students in Stewart’s Quest program recently swept the top prizes for Long Island in the elementary division (grades 4 and 5) of the 2017-2018 Stock Market Game. Pictured above with teacher Seth Messier are (left to right) Zach Olson (1st place), Sara Shamail (3rd place) and Hannah Lam (2nd place).
“The students were competing against 159 other elementary school teams who were participating in the Long Island Year-Long Session,” explained Mr. Messier. “There was a total of 546 Long Island elementary school teams this academic year.”
To participate in the Stock Market Game, now in its 40th year, the students hypothetically bought and sold stocks, mutual funds, and bonds during the September to May session by logging on to the competition website ( ) and completing their transactions.
Mr. Messier’s students learned about financial literacy during the unit, exploring savings versus spending, investments (including seasonal investments), credit cards, public versus private companies, “insider trading,” the Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, ticker symbols, and how to improve their financial capabilities. They bought and sold shares in Toys R Us, Party City (at Halloween), Amazon (at Christmas), Ali Baba, McDonald’s, and many others, and were charged a 2% commission on all transactions.
The students watched the news, often with their parents, to learn market trends. “If you chose a stock that was going low, you could lose a lot!” said Hannah. “I watched for incremental growth,” commented Zach when discussing specific trades. “When investing in the Stock Market, volatility and unpredictability were a concern,” shared Sara.
Long Island region winners Zach, Hannah, and Sara were invited to attend the awards ceremony to receive their prizes from SIFMA Foundation sponsor Broadridge Financial’s regional director on May 29th at Adelphi University – Well done!
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