Ten teams of Seniors from Prairie High School’s economics class participated in the nationwide Stock Market Game, an online simulation of the global capital markets that engages students in the world of economics, investing, and personal finance. 
Students were in teams of 2 or 3 and given $100,000 to invest in the stock market over the course of 12 weeks in a competition that included 284 teams throughout the state of Idaho. 
At the conclusion of the game, Prairie High School had five teams finish among the top 100 teams in the state.  Noah Behler, Alli Geis, and Trenton Lorentz finished in 100th place with an overall portfolio value of $105,564; Sarah Lustig and Isabella Walsh finished in 90th place with an overall portfolio value of $106,050; Ravin Cronan and Dylan Forsmann in 37th place with an overall portfolio value of $110,279. 
Most notably, two teams from Prairie battled in the final weeks of trading for the top rankings in the state. 
After holding a first-place ranking in the last week of the game, Blake Bunce and Ethan VonBargen ended up dropping to 4th place in the final days of the competition finishing with an overall portfolio value of $119,915.
During the same time, with an aggressive trading strategy in the finals hours of the game, Zane Uptmor and Cody Kaschmitter were able to move up to second place finishing with an overall portfolio valued at $121,420.  The winning team, out of Borah Senior High School, finished with a portfolio valued at $126,283 earning a cash prize of $500.  Finishing in 2nd, Zane and Cody will be receiving a prize package and will be featured in the Stock Market Games social media campaign.