Students, Teachers and Legislators Team Up for Statewide Stock Market Game’s™ Second Annual North Carolina Capitol Challenge
For Immediate Release 2/21/13
The North Carolina Council on Economic Education (NCCEE) today announced its second annual Capitol Challenge of the Stock Market Game™. Student teams throughout the state have been paired with NC General Assembly members to compete with their peers for portfolio growth in the NC Capitol Challenge of the Stock Market Game™.
The Stock Market Game™ effectively utilizes technology and a true portfolio-trading platform in a simulation proven to improve math test scores as well as students’ understanding of economic and financial literacy concepts. This year’s Capitol Challenge provides state legislators with an opportunity to engage in student learning while serving as role models. Currently 47 general assembly members are involved in the program, sponsoring more than 100 teams of students across NC.
The NC Capitol Challenge is supported by State Farm at the High School level, Fidelity InvestmentsÒ for the middle school level, and Coastal Federal Credit Union and Allegacy Federal Credit Union for the elementary school level.
| School | County | Teacher | General Assembly Member |
| Gibsonville Elementary | Guilford | Heather Tuggle | Rep. Jon Hardister |
| Pinewood Elementary | Gaston | Jacob Barr | Senator Kathy Harrington |
| Hardin Park Elementary | Watuga | Emily Rothrock | Rep. Jonathan Jordan |
| Morehead Elementary at Camp Glen | Carteret | Terri Riley | Rep. Pat McElraft |
| Bailey Middle | Mecklenburg | Rick Wall | Speaker Thom Tillis |
| Cane Creek Middle | Buncombe | Linda Iovacchini | Rep. Nathan Ramsey |
| Brewster Middle | Onslow | Susan Cabeceiras | Rep. Phil Shepard |
| Leesville Road Middle | Wake | Linda Graybeal | Senator Neal Hunt |
| Paisley Middle | Forsyth | Eric Puryear | Rep. Edward Hanes |
| Mills Park Middle | Wake | Sharon Smith | Rep. Tom Murry |
| G.R. Edward Middle | Nash | Mary Glenn | Senator Angela Bryant |
| George L. Carrington Middle | Durham | Vanessa Barnes | Rep. Valerie Foushee |
| Swansboro Middle | Onslow | Michelle Flint | Rep. George Cleveland |
| Kiser Middle | Guilford | Cathy Oliver | Rep. Pricey Harrison |
| Ferndale Middle | Guilford | Krista Hannah | Rep. John Faircloth |
| Table Rock Middle | Burke | Cindi Bradshaw | Rep. Hugh Blackwell |
| Clayton Middle | Johnson | Michael Butler | Rep. Leo Daughtry |
| Brawley Middle School | Iredell | Mellissa Calloway | Rep. Robert Brawley |
| Carver Middle | Scotland | Sharon Stephens | Rep. Ken Goodman |
| First Flight Middle | Dare | Debbie Walker | Rep. Paul Tine |
| First Flight Middle | Dare | Amy Redford | Senator Bill Cook |
| Broad Creek Middle School | Carteret | Celeste Young | Senator Norman Sanderson |
| Horton Middle | Chatham | Tracy Miller | Rep. Deb McManus |
| Brevard Middle | Transylvania | Yvonne Barnwell | Rep. Chris Whitmire |
| Valley Springs Middle School | Buncombe | Nancy Hezrog | Senator Tom Apodaca |
| Clayton Middle School | Johnson | Kevin Phipps | Senator Buck Newton |
| Rosman Middle | Transylvania | Tammy Hall | Rep. Chris Whitmire |
| The Mountain Community School | Henderson | Jennifer Hardin | Rep. Chuck McGrady |
| Hickory High | Catawba | Sandra Horyza | Rep. Andy Wells |
| Asheville High | Buncombe | Bill Van Cleve | Rep. Susan Fisher |
| Kinston High | Lenoir | Shirley Holt | Rep. George Graham |
| West Iredell High | Iredell | Wendy Layne | Rep. Rena Turner |
| North Iredell High | Iredell | James Wells | Senator Andrew Brock |
| Crest High | Cleveland | Robin Kiser | Rep. Tim Moore |
| Hillside High | Durham | Darian Harris | Rep. Larry Hall |
| James Kenan High | Duplin | Brian Nagel | Rep. Larry Bell |
| North Mecklenburg High | Mecklenburg | Malik Richardson | Senator Jeff Tarte |
| Eastern Randolph High School | Randolph | Robert Moore | Rep. Allen McNeil |
| J. F. Webb High | Granville | Andrew Swanner | Rep. Nathan Baskerville |
| Northwest High | Halifax | Patsy Mercer | Rep. Michael Wray |
| Rosman High | Transylvania | Tammy Hall | Rep. Chris Whitmire |
| Leesville Road High | Wake | Holly Laird | Rep. Marilyn Avila |
| Clyde A. Erwin High School | Buncombe | Mary Richards | Rep. Tim Moffitt |
| Eastern Alamance High School | Alamance | Stephen Smith | Rep. Stephen Ross |
| Walter M. Williams High School | Alamance | Dana Herman | Senator Rick Gunn |
| Fuquay-Varina High School | Wake | Rebecca Bradford | Senator Tamara Barringer |
| Camp LeJeune High School | Onslow | Patricia Robblee | Senator Harry Brown |
| Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center | Cabarrus | Elliott Willingham | Rep. Larry Pittman |
| Military & Global Leadership Academy at M.G. Davis | Mecklenburg | Rosalind Jackson | Rep. Becky Carney |
About the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game
SIFMA Foundation’s Stock Market Game is a curriculum-based program where student teams in grades 4-12 learn long-term saving and investing fundamentals by using a hypothetical brokerage account. The program serves 20,000 teachers and 700,000 students annually. Teachers receive grade-level specific curriculum guides, lesson plans and newsletters to incorporate the program into their core mathematics, social studies, business, economics and language arts programs. For more on the Stock Market Game please visit: www.stockmarketgame.org.
About the North Carolina Council on Economic Education
The North Carolina Council on Economic Education was founded in 1970. NCCEE is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization working with K-12 teachers statewide to give our students a better understanding of economics and to prepare them for personal financial decision-making. With support from private businesses and foundations, the Department of Public Instruction, and the University of North Carolina system, NCCEE has been a tremendous example of an effective public-private partnership. More information on the NCCEE is available at https://www.nccee.org/.
For more information please contact: Sandy Wheat 8380 Six Forks Road, Suite 102 · Raleigh, NC 27615 866-60 NCCEE