A group of Armuchee Middle students was the winning team among Floyd County Schools in the recent Stock Market Game with a portfolio value of $122,225.

The winning team was Douglas Alan King, Jr., Ben Fowler, Dalton Tucker, Bradley Rogers and Jarred Peoples, led by their teacher Jane Hackney.

Each year, more than 35,000 students in public and independent schools participate in the Stock Market Game in Georgia, one of the largest competitions in the country. During the fall and spring semesters, teachers use the program to help upper grade school and high school students learn about economics, private enterprise, and investing by researching publicly-traded companies on the Internet, reading business publications and crunching numbers.

Every team starts out with a hypothetical portfolio value of $100,000. Students can purchase stocks, buy on margin, sell short and invest in mutual funds or bonds.

After 10 weeks, the team with the highest portfolio value wins. One winning team is selected for each public school district, or geographic region in the case of independent schools.

Winning teams from around Georgia will be honored at the annual Stock Market Game Awards Luncheon in Atlanta on May 4 at the Georgia Freight Depot.

The Stock Market Game is a program of the Georgia Council on Economic Education.