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Are 7th Graders Smarter Than College Honors Students?

Rowland Hall 7th Graders and Westminster Students Battle For Who Can Pick the Best Stocks 

Can 7th graders pick a better stock portfolio than Westminster Honors students? Only time will tell…

In an effort to generate excitement and interest in the stock market, Westminster College’s Honors program and the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business are hosting a fun and educational competition for 19 7th graders from Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School and a group of Westminster Honors students. Over a two-month time period, student teams will invest $1 million in simulated stock portfolios and will compete to see who can pick the best portfolio. An online tool will track the portfolios in real-time, and the winning team will be announced at the end of January 2008.

The losing team will have to buy pizza for the winners.

The competition begins Nov. 30, 2007 at 2 p.m. in the Center for Financial Analysis in the Gore School of Business building. The competition will kick off with a brief class on stocks and investing for the 7th graders to be taught by Ryan Hessenthaler, the director of the center.

Media interested in photo/video opportunities should contact Krista Carlos in the Westminster Communications Office at 801-632-2682.

Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School (RHSM), Utah’s first independent day school, provides an enriched educational experience for college-bound students from age 2 through 12th grade. The school, located in urban Salt Lake City, is known for its small student:teacher ratio and the personal attention afforded by that aspect of the school’s mission. RHSM offers two personal finance classes for its students; one for seventh graders and another for high school seniors.

Westminster is a nationally recognized, comprehensive liberal arts college distinguished by its unique approach to learning. With a broad array of graduate and undergraduate programs, Westminster prepares students for success with its emphasis on active learning, real world experiences and its vibrant campus community. These are further enriched by the opportunities presented by Westminster’s unique location, adjacent to the Rocky Mountains and to the dynamic city of Salt Lake. For more information visit www.westminstercollege.edu .