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Marketing Department
P.O. Box 250, Evans City, PA 16033
Contact:
Lauren W. Way
Marketing Communications Manager
724.538.2205
lway@thebank.com
Cindy Morgan
Field Consultant
NexTier Bank Center for Economic Education
at Butler County Community College
814-221-6225
cmorgan@economicspa.org
Butler County legislators compete with local
students in Stock Market Game challenge
March 23, 2007 – Three Butler County legislators recently participated with area students in the Stock Market Game Legislative Challenge. The statewide competition, facilitated by EconomicsPennsylvania, involves teams of students challenging their local legislators to determine who can amass the largest stock portfolio. Locally, Senator Mary Jo White and State Reps Jane Orie and Rep. Jeff Pyle participated with students from Knoch High School, Butler Catholic High School, and Kittanning Junior High, respectively.
The legislative challenge activity was part of the Spring Stock Market Game program, sponsored in Butler County by the NexTier Bank Center for Economic Education. Currently, 130 teams of students participate in the Spring Stock Market game in Butler and Armstrong Counties from the following school districts: Seneca Valley, Butler, South Butler, Butler Catholic, Mars Area, Armstrong, and Freeport. The game is a 10-week simulation that offers players the opportunity to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in stock chosen from the American, New York and NASDAQ markets. It culminates in a May 10 Banquet at the Conley Resort.
About the NexTier Bank Center for Economic Education
In 2006, NexTier Bank made two-year, $100,000 commitment to EconomicsPA to help underwrite classroom program costs throughout the Butler County community, which includes workshops and seminars for teachers; activities for students and parents; materials and the creation and development of new curricula. The Center, located on the Butler County Community College campus, provides leadership in economic education programs and initiatives for teachers and students, K-12. Additional information may be obtained by visiting www.EconomicsPA.org, the single largest not for profit economic education organization in the Commonwealth.
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