Kealakehe High stock
pickers take the lead

Kealakehe High School on the Big Island placed three teams on the top performers list during the second week of competition in the Hawaii Stock Market Simulation.

On Feb. 14, about 2,000 Hawaii students in grades three to 12 in 40 schools began the simulation for the 2005 spring semester.

Teams of two to four students each invest a hypothetical $100,000 in stocks, bonds and mutual funds over a 10-week period.

Students participate in divisions based on their investment styles to learn how the market system works.

Iolani Team 407215 and Kaiser High Team 409391 were the only holdovers on the list from the previous week.

Moanalua High School 409344, participating in the growth division, was the only team to surpass the benchmark set for its division.

The Hawaii Council on Economic Education partners with the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to run the program for the high school students..

The Star-Bulletin will post results from the top student teams each week.

For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu/hcee.