Eastwood HS students win first place in stock market game
Eastwood High School students earned first place among El Paso area high schools in the El Paso Area Stock Market Game. The team included students Mario Torres, Susan Moore, Ysabel Gutierrez, and Aaron Moreno. They accumulated more equity in a virtual reality stock market game where students are given a virtual $100,000 to begin investing in stocks, bonds, or mutual funds.
"The game gives students the real life experience of investing $100,000 in the stock market. Some lose and some win. It’s a great learning experience for our business students," said Eastwood business teacher Jorge Villa.
The teams first place achievement comes from among a list of over 230 teams in El Paso area high schools. This is another highlight of recent success at Eastwood High School’s CTE Department. Over the last two years, Eastwood High School has twice achieved 1st place in the local area Stock Market Game. The game is sponsored by First Light Federal Credit Union, who awarded each Eastwood winning student a certificate and a $50 savings account.
The Stock Market Game goes a long way to teach kids on how this great piece of the free enterprise system works. The students are getting a virtual reality experience in a process that they will be able to participate once they graduate from high school and eventually college.
Pictured from left to right are teacher Jorge Villa, and students Mario Torres, Aaron Moreno, Susan Moore, and Ysabel Gutierrez.