ESTUDIANTES DE MACLAY MIDDLE SCHOOL TIENEN BUENAS GANANCIAS | STOCKS SOAR FOR MACLAY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

 Ganadores de la competencia Stock Market Game competition de este año (izquierda a derecha): Gabriel Galarza, Jason Bedolla, Juan Gonzalez and Alan Villafan, estudiantes de la escuela intermedia Maclay junto a su maestro de algebra, Tim Henricks (en el centro). | Winners of this year’s Stock Market Game competition (left to right): Gabriel Galarza, Jason Bedolla, Juan Gonzalez, and Alan Villafan of Maclay Middle School with their algebra teacher, Tim Henrick, (center).

Estudiantes de Maclay Middle School Tienen Buenas Ganancias Written by San Fernando Valley Sun Wednesday, 26 May 2010  -- PACOIMA — En el proceso de invertir en una competencia hipotética del mercado de valores pro internet, un grupo de estudiantes de la escuela Maclay Middle School en Pacoima también están invirtiendo en su educación. "Es gratificante ver estos jóvenes triunfar combinando efectivamente las matemáticas, los negocios y la economía", dijo Nury Martinez, miembra de la junta educativa del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Angeles (LAUSD) y quien representa la escuela. "Que bien por estos estudiantes empresariales y su maestro innovador, Tim Henricks". Alan Villafan, Juan Gonzalez, Gabriel Galarza y Jason Bedolla ganaron la competencia Stock Market Game (www.stockmarketgame.com) de otoño y verano, en el cual los estudiantes invierten hipotéticamente dinero a medida que aprenden sobre el mercado de valores y la economía. Empezando con una "inversión" de $100,000, el equipo generó un retorno del 30 por ciento, obteniendo $131,144 en solo tres meses. Los alumnos entraron en la competencia gracias a Tim Henricks, su maestro de algebra, quien ha registrado sus clases en el juego Stock Market Game por los últimos ocho años. "Estos chicos realmente no sabían nada sobre el mercado de valores cuando empezamos", dijo Henricks. "Y ahora están muy interesados en seguir el mundo de las finanzas en el futuro". El portafolio de 10 "stocks" del grupo incluía una variedad de compañías como The Cheesecake Factory, Nike y Big 5. Al final de la competencia, los estudiantes vencieron a otros equipos representando más de 1,000 escuelas, incluyendo varias secundarias a través del Sur de California.

Stocks Soar for Maclay Middle School Students Written by Information Provided to San Fernando Valley Sun Four Students Sweep this Year's Competition in Stock Market Game Wednesday, 26 May 2010  -- PACOIMA —In the process of investing in a hypothetical stock market competition online, a team of students from Maclay Middle School in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) are also investing in their education. "It is gratifying to see these bright young men triumph by effectively combining math, business and economics," said LAUSD Board Member Nury Martinez,who represents the school. "Kudos all around to these entrepreneurial students and their innovative teacher, Tim Henricks." Alan Villafan, Juan Gonzalez, Gabriel Galarza and Jason Bedolla swept both the fall and spring competition of the Stock Market Game, in which students invest hypothetical money as they learn about the stock market and economics (www.stockmarketgame.com). Starting with an "investment" of $100,000, the team succeeding in generating a 30 percent return, earning $131,144 in just three months. The students entered the competition through teacher Tim Henricks' algebra class, who has registered his classes in the Stock Market Game annually for the past eight years. "These kids really didn't know anything about the stock market when we first went into it," Henricks said. "And now they're very interested in going into finance in their future." The group's 10-stock portfolio included a variety of companies including the Cheesecake Factory, Nike and Big 5. At the end of the competition, the students beat out teams representing over 1,000 schools including multiple high schools throughout Southern California.

●●smf's 2¢: Perhaps the Maclay MS Stock Market Game Team could help Louis Pugilese and 4LAKids – or even the LAUSD Budgeteers - in our budget prognostications re: WHAT IT REALLY COSTS TO RUN AN LAUSD SCHOOL?