Students across Virginia managed virtual investment portfolios in The Stock Market GameTM with impressive results. Winners were honored at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
2014-15 Stock Market Game Winners
Year-Long Session
1st Place: Yorktown Elementary School, Teacher: Kirsten McLeod; York CountySpring 2015
1st Place: Linkhorne Middle School, Teacher: Brenda Murphy; Lynchburg
2nd Place: Bull Run Middle School, Teacher: Jeff Lucier; Prince William County
3rd Place: Manchester High School, Teacher: Brian Krausse; Chesterfield County
Top Elementary School: Christiansburg Elementary School, Teacher: Tamra Oliver; Montgomery County
Fall 2014
1st Place: Cape Henry Collegiate School, Teacher: David Cameron; Independent
2nd Place: Nelson Middle School, Teacher: Vickie Mays; Nelson County
3rd Place: Collegiate School, Teacher: Rives Fleming; Independent
Top Elementary School: Accawmacke Elementary School, Teacher: Rebecca Johnson; Accomack County
InvestWrite Essay Contest
Fall 2014 High School Division Sean Brooks
Clover Hill High School, Chesterfield County
Elementary School Division Jacey Imbriaco*
Greenfield Elementary School, Chesterfield County
Jamie Borowicz, Advisor *1st Place National Winner! also 10th Place National Winner, Brennan Lane – Read SIFMA Foundation press release
Spring 2015 High School Division Emma Goshgarian
Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach
Derek Harrison, Advisor
Middle School Division Kareena Ellis Bhargava Stowers
Gunston Middle School, Arlington County
Elizabeth F. Burgos, Advisor *8th Place National
Elementary School Division Kara Wright
Christiansburg Elementary School, Montgomery County
Tamra Oliver, Advisor
*7th Place National
Adam Smith Division (advanced economics) First Place: Chantilly High School, Fairfax County
Teacher: Joe Clement
Students: Brendan Aronhime, Joseph Lu, Alice Wang, Kincaid Youman
Runner Up: St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes School, private
Teacher: Emily Geiger
Students: Marshall Benjamin, Perry Griffith, Khalil Hoque, Rice Tyler
David Ricardo Division (economics) First place: Freedom High School, Loudoun County
Teacher: Michelle Plasari
Students: Students: Rahul Admala, Owen McCafferty, Joseph Reeves, Maddie Sugg
Runner Up: Buffalo Gap High School, Augusta County
Teacher: Patrick Weller
Students: Students: Jordan Ballew, Courtney McDorman, Savannah Richey, Josh Shank
Personal Finance Division First place: Woodbridge Senior High School, Richmond County
Teacher: Susan McNamara
Students: Margaret Afriyie, Jazmin Reyes, Jessica Smith, Marlon Walker
Runner up: Rappahannock High School, Richmond County
Teacher: Brent Brown
Students: Alexandra Hanks, Romeo Jackson, Enrique Oceguera, Alyson Vanlandingham
Special thanks to Governor’s Challenge sponsors: lead sponsor Capital One, and additional sponsors BCG Companies and Virginia Credit Union. Special thanks also to all the teachers who took the time to give their students the opportunity to participate.
Adam Smith Division (economics) REGIONAL WINNERS:
DOE Region #1 Winner Maggie Walker Governor’s School, Multi-divisions, Teacher: Julius Oreska
Students: Sreekar Kandlakunta, John Metz, George Moss
DOE Region #2 Winner
Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach, Teacher: Jason Barefoot
Students: Richard Chen, Kevin Hong, Andrew Murphy, Kenneth Ross
DOE Region #3 Winner
James Monroe High School, Fredericksburg, Teacher: Julian Bumbrey
Students: Margaret McAuliff, Adam McKinney, Katherine Smith, Kane Thomas
DOE Region #4 Winner Oakton High School, Fairfax County, Teacher: Hester Lawver
Students: Ryan Biswas, William Li, Kelly Turner, Matt Wohlleben
Multi-division Online Course Winner, Virtual Virginia, Teacher: Lyndsey Martin
Students: Chloe DeWees, Benjamin Gustafson, Grace McIntire, Hector Quijano
David Ricardo Division (economics)
REGIONAL WINNERS: DOE Region #1 Winner Clover Hill High School, Chesterfield County, Teacher: Emmett Hickam
Students: Kendal Angeloff, Justin Hollett, Megan Mezera, Harrison Snell
DOE Region #2 Winner
Southampton High School, Southampton County, Teacher: Natasha Preau
Students: Christian Granger, Robert Hawkins, Jack Hooppaw, Michael Shields
DOE Region #3 Winner
Riverbend High School, Spotsylvania County, Teacher: Malinda Hogan
Students: Hannah Kossol, Alley LaBossiere, Hailey Matthews, Colleen Seidel
DOE Region #4 Winner Oakton High School, Fairfax County, Teacher: Hester Lawver
Students: Andrew Brennan, Ian Katzman, Minh Kim, Matthew Yao
DOE Region #5 Winner Buffalo Gap High School, Augusta County,Teacher: Patrick Weller
Students: Jordan Ballew, Courtney McDorman, Savannah Richey, Josh Shank
DOE Region #6 Winner William Byrd High School, Roanoke County, Teacher: Betsy Waskey
Students: Joshua Barker, Frank Kelly, Ian Kessler, Ryan Lanning
DOE Region #8 Winner
Appomattox County High School, Appomattox County, Teacher: Brandon Mawyer Students: Rachael Gilliland, Cirena Koester, Chris Manis
Personal Finance Division
REGIONAL WINNERS: DOE Region #1 Winner Patrick Henry High School, Hanover County, Teacher: Thomas Huss
Students: Logan Hoffman, Jonathan Scoggins, Brett Turner, Bryce Yancey
DOE Region #2 Winner
Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach, Teacher: Jason Barefoot
Students: Noah Banasiewicz, Aaron Barefoot, Tyler Marx, Tanner Roughton
DOE Region #3 Winner
Rappahannock High School, Richmond County, Teacher: Brent Brown
Students: Alexandra Hanks, Romeo Jackson, Enrique Oceguera, Alyson Vanlandingham
DOE Region #4 Winner Oakton High School, Fairfax County, Teacher: Hester Lawver
Students: Abhijith Chaganti, Laith Hasanian, Vishal Mummareddy, Michael Qu
DOE Region #5 Winner
E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg, Teacher: Terri O’Hara
Students: Chris McVay, Jacob Olichney, Clare Skorcz
DOE Region #6 Winner William Byrd High School, Roanoke County, Teacher: April Grizzard
Students: Brandon Brogdan, Callie Harden, Garrett Tillman
DOE Region #8 Winner Amelia County High School, Amelia County, Teacher: Peter Netteberg
Students: Megan Cary, Ryan Edwards, Johnathan Hall, Finnegan McKinley
More information on the Governor’s Challenge can be found here.
