Capitol Hill Challenge Awards Reception 2018
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2018 Capitol Hill Challenge!
The SIFMA Foundation’s annual Capitol Hill Challenge™ (CHC) presented by the Charles Schwab Foundation is an exciting national financial education competition for middle and high school students that reaches all 50 states and all Members of Congress. This year, more than 13,000 students from 727 schools. For the fifth consecutive year, 100 percent of Congress participated in the CHC program. Since its inception in 2004, CHC has made over 4,355 matches of U.S. Representatives and Senators with students, teachers and schools across the country copeting in The Stock Market Game™.
The Top 10 ranked teams traveled from across the country, and arrived in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, ready to celebrate their accomplishments. After settling into their hotel, the teams met with their members of Congress to discuss their success in the Capitol Hill Challenge. To conclude the evening, students enjoyed a pizza party and a bus tour of the city’s monuments.
The next day began with breakfast at Morgan Stanley. Several industry professionals presented about career opportunities and strategic investing in the financial services sector. The next stop was the Spy Museum, where a panel discussion with senior staff from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. took place. The panel included Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Board Chair and President, Charles Schwab Foundation & Senior Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. The panel was followed by a scavenger hunt in the Spy Museum. After more Congressional visits, the students finished the day with the Capitol Hill Challenge Awards Reception at the Rayburn House Office Building, hosted by Congressman Steve Stivers.
On Thursday morning, the teams enjoyed breakfast at RBC Wealth Management and a discussion about life as a financial advisor. After this engaging presentation, the students finished their trip with a tour of the U.S. Capitol Building.
The SIFMA Foundation is grateful to the support of the Charles Schwab Foundation for the Capitol Hill Challenge™ program.
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#CapitolHillChallenge
Winners of the @SIFMAFoundation #CapitolHillChallenge visit the White House! Now, they're on the way to Capitol Hill to meet their Member of Congress #cantwait #2018CHCawards #Schwab4Good #stockmarketgame #finlit #capitalmarkets #washingtondc #whitehouse #capitolhill pic.twitter.com/5HCfgbhxQL
— SIFMA (@SIFMA) June 13, 2018
Ryan Monoski is an amazing teacher who used the @SIFMAFoundation #CapitolHillChallenge to bring investing values to his school. Ryan knows today’s lessons will drive his students' decisions & impact the next generation; he’s happy to play a role in their futures. #Schwab4Good pic.twitter.com/YhZeje7Cvo
— Carrie Schwab (@CarrieSchwab) July 23, 2018
At @neuquavalley today we had a blast talking about the importance of financial literacy. The students participated in the @SIFMAFoundation's 2018 #CapitolHillChallenge which pairs Congress and financial capability programming with public schools in every congressional district. pic.twitter.com/cOLFvxMQ97
— Rep. Randy Hultgren (@RepHultgren) April 24, 2018
#FinLit for the next generation is critical. That's why I'm so excited for today's kickoff of the #CapitolHillChallenge! We're partnering with @SifmaFoundation and Congressional leaders to bring #FinEd to more than 103,000 students nationwide. https://t.co/MPXkEORHX9 #Schwab4Good
— Lisa Hunt (@LisaKiddHunt) February 5, 2018
The winning team for the 2018 #CapitolHillChallenge had a 25% ROI! Here they are meeting with their elected official, @sendavidperdue, a supporter of #finlit #2018CHCawards pic.twitter.com/EYgTIEZkuV
— SIFMA (@SIFMA) June 15, 2018
WATCH @WBBJ7News for more on my visit with @JMCSchools students at @WestBemisMiddle for the 2018 #CapitolHillChallenge. #TN08 pic.twitter.com/PTCRud11eR
— Rep. David Kustoff (@RepDavidKustoff) March 10, 2018
Thank you @CongressmanRaja for spending some time Meeting these young investors come and meet you! #CapitolHillChallenge 📈💰 were thankful for the opportunity! @ConantBusEd @ConantCougars #Investing #BusinessEd #StockMarketGame #CougarPride 🐾 pic.twitter.com/0t3ZX9gs8h
— Matt Marks (@MattMarks6) May 2, 2018
Teacher Claudia Walker brought her past experience in personal finance to her school with help from the @SIFMAFoundation #CapitolHillChallenge. She’s driven to make sure her students achieve the brightest possible future through #financialliteracy. #Schwab4Good pic.twitter.com/CTpVlWjxMr
— Carrie Schwab (@CarrieSchwab) July 20, 2018
Congrats to this group from @GPHSGRIZZLY in Snohomish for placing third at @SIFMAFoundation’s #CapitolHillChallenge. It was great to meet you on the steps of the Capitol! pic.twitter.com/5oQptM1fVc
— Sen. Maria Cantwell (@SenatorCantwell) June 19, 2018
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