The Georgia Council on Economic Education has announced the top winners of the spring Stock Market Game and once again it is a Woodville-Tompkins Technical & Career High School student who took the top spot!  Eleventh-grade Woodville-Tompkins student Angel Perry clinched the win by transforming her initial $100,000 investment into an impressive $180,740 by the end of the ten-week season.

She accomplished this remarkable feat in a semester marked by significant market volatility with a strategy predominantly focused on short-selling. According to GCEE, Angel capitalized on downward market trends where negative earnings reports and other adverse news led to frequent stock price declines. “Over the last few weeks, earnings reports that missed estimates or other negative news was making stock prices fall—more than good news was making them rise. I was lucky to have open short positions during the recent market downturn,” Angel explained. Her strategic decision to short-sell Regencell (RGC) paid off, predicting a rapid price drop following a short-squeeze-induced peak, showcasing her keen market acumen. “Even minimal gains were hard-earned this season, which makes Angel’s achievement of an $80k profit truly outstanding,” stated Melissa Hegarty, Georgia Stock Market Game Coordinator.

The Stock Market Game™ is an interactive, interdisciplinary educational program used to help students learn about economics, finance and the American economic system. During the 10-week simulation, teams of up to five students manage a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio and invest in stocks found on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. The program is offered twice each year in Georgia, every spring and fall.

Angel is taught by Woodville-Tompkins business and accounting instructor Dr.John Cook who has cultivated a program that consistently produces top performers in the Stock Market Game. Under his tutelage, his students have now claimed the state title for the fifth consecutive season, demonstrating a strong grasp of market dynamics and financial strategies across various economic conditions. Dr. Cook also won the state teacher competition this spring.

Dr. Cook, Angel, and Woodville-Tompkins fall Stock Market Game winner Samauria Harley will be celebrated at the upcoming Stock Market Game Awards Luncheon on May 8th at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Congratulations to all!