There was no change in either division as Shamokin Area High School continues to hold the lead in week nine of the annual EconomicsPennsylvania Stock Market Game Challenge for area middle and high school students, and Mount Carmel Area kept its solid first-place ranking in the middle school division.
Participating schools are Shamokin Area, Mount Carmel Area, Line Mountain, North Schuylkill and Our Lady of Lourdes. The Stock Market Challenge is sponsored by Sunbury Motor Co. and The News-Item. EconomicsPennsylvania is a not-for-profit organization specializing in K-12 economic and financial literacy programs.
In each Sunday edition, The News-Item is announcing the top three teams from high school and middle school competition. Listed are results from the past two weeks, which include total equity, the school's name, adviser and team number.
Week nine
High school
- $113,220, Shamokin Area, David Kopitsky - 2288
- $109,278, Mount Carmel Area, Robert Scicchitano - 3223
- $106,850, Our Lady of Lourdes, Janet Johnson - 2796
Middle school
- $104,044, Mount Carmel Area, Aaron Domanski - 2861
- $101,868, Shamokin Area, Ty Crossley - 2247
- $100,616, Our Lady of Lourdes, Katrina Gownley - 2981