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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students from Franklin High School in El Paso took |
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first place in the 2011 Stock Market Game Legislative Challenge |
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sponsored by the Texas Council on Economic Education; and |
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WHEREAS, The Stock Market Game online investing simulation |
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was created by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets |
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Association Foundation to help the nation's students learn how |
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markets work and how to manage their personal finances; and |
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WHEREAS, Administered in Texas by the TCEE, the Stock Market |
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Game allows students to apply their math, social studies, language, |
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and critical thinking skills and invest a hypothetical $100,000 in |
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real stocks, bonds, and mutual funds; the Legislative Challenge |
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invites one team from each of the legislative districts in Texas to |
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compete to increase the value of their virtual online investment |
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trading account over a period of 10 weeks; and |
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WHEREAS, Franklin High School students won the competition |
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with a seven percent gain in the value of their portfolio; the team |
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consists of five members, including senior Maddison Kahner Dowdy, |
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senior Alejandro Marquez, senior Mariana Villanueva, junior |
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Natalie Felsen, and junior Katherine Nielson, and it was supported |
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by faculty adviser Carl McCaig; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work, talent, and discipline, these |
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outstanding young people gained valuable insight into the workings |
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of the financial world and earned distinction for themselves and |
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their school; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Maddison Kahner Dowdy, Alejandro |
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Marquez, Mariana Villanueva, Natalie Felsen, and Katherine Nielson |
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from Franklin High School in El Paso on their first-place finish in |
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the Stock Market Game Legislative Challenge sponsored by the Texas |
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Council on Economic Education, and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in all of their endeavors; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |