Walk into the cafeteria after school on a Friday, and you’ll see students huddled around computers, captivated by numbers on the screen. This is the Lincoln High School Stocks Club, which aims to teach and involve students in investing and personal finance.
Senior Davit Grigoryan is the head of the club, which was created due to the increasing interest among students in financial literacy and investing. Each meeting starts as the club looks at what stocks are trending and how to analyze the stock market. After that, students engage in practical activities like mock trading sessions with simulated portfolios.
“We discuss stocks and review essential terms to help everyone get more engaged with the stock market,” Grigoryan said.
Senior Alex Denson believes that being a member of the club has already shaped his perspective on a career in finance.
“I knew nothing at all about stocks before joining the club, but now I’m interested in how the stock market operates and plan to make investments in the future,” he said. “My favorite story of the club is that I was able to earn fake money through this hypothetical stock because my investments were good.”
The club has encouraged friendly competition among its members through virtual trading platforms, where students challenge each other to grow their portfolios the most each week.
Grigoryan hopes the club will motivate students to take charge of their financial futures because “it’s great to build financial literacy early on.”
With around twenty members and counting, the Stocks Club shows that students are eager to learn about finance. For anyone interested in joining the club, the club meets after school every Friday.
