Friday, March 20, 2015

Announcements & Market Structures

Scholarships
$1,000 essay contest, 500 words, about Armenian Genocide.  More details here

Keep making that $!  Let me know if you do receive any scholarships, no matter how small

Prom Themes
Today we are going to vote on Prom theme.  Remember this is the theme and specific name of the dance will be built around that theme.  Options are:
Hollywood/Red Carpet
Masquerade
Under the Sea
Royal Ball

Stock Market Contest
To learn about the stock market and how it works we are going to begin by competing in a stock market contest.  You will start out with $50,000 and be able to invest in any company you'd like.  Please take a look for stocks in companies you are familiar with.  Play around with your portfolio and you can start to trade if you'd like.  We will learn more about what stocks are in the coming weeks.

Please join today!  Search for Mr. Hurl's Economics - Password: SDMet

The top 2 students with the most $ at the end of the contest will receive 10 points extra credit for their efforts!!!  Use the following resources (or others you find on your own to help):
Wall Street Journal
CNN Money
Yahoo Finance
Google Finance

Market Structures
Please complete the following handout on Market Structures and turn in before Friday (3/27)

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