Full Text of HR0222 95th General Assembly
HR0222 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor the student team from West | 4 |
| Chicago Community High School for winning first place in the | 5 |
| Stock Market Game (SMG) program fall 2006 session; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Council on Economic Education (ICEE) | 7 |
| has coordinated The Stock Market Game program for Illinois | 8 |
| teachers and their students for over 18 years, reaching over | 9 |
| 410,000 students; and
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| WHEREAS, Students who participate in The Stock Market Game | 11 |
| program learn more than investing, they learn core academic | 12 |
| concepts and skills that can help them succeed in the classroom | 13 |
| and in life; and
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| WHEREAS, Starting with a virtual cash account of $100,000, | 15 |
| students strive to create the best-performing portfolio using a | 16 |
| live trading simulation; they work together in teams, | 17 |
| practicing leadership, organization, negotiation, and | 18 |
| cooperation as they compete for the top spot; in building a | 19 |
| portfolio, students research and evaluate stocks, and make | 20 |
| decisions based on what they have learned; and
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| WHEREAS, There were 10,465 students participating in the |
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| fall session; with the large number of participants, finishing | 2 |
| with a top performing portfolio is proof of a winning team; and
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| WHEREAS, The team from West Chicago Community High School | 4 |
| is made up of Mike Deimling, Adam Olson, and Nathan Sullivan; | 5 |
| the team is led by teacher Don Zabelin; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate the West Chicago Community High School team for | 9 |
| winning first place in The Stock Market Game program; and be it | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to Don Zabelin and his students as a symbol of our | 13 |
| respect.
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