District 99 students show stock-picking prowess

Students from Downers Grove North High School in Downers Grove won first place, and students from Downers Grove South High School won third place i...

May 11, 2023
4:48 AM

Students from Downers Grove North High School in Downers Grove won first place, and students from Downers Grove South High School won third place in the Illinois Northwest Suburban Spring 2023 session of The Stock Market Game program. In the contest, students are given a hypothetical $100,000 in capital to buy, sell and trade for about three months. The teams competed against more than 500 other teams across Illinois, a news release stated. The first-place team at Downers Grove North was led by economics teacher Tom Saam.

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