Congratulations to the Winners of the 2019 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 every U.S. Congressional district. This year, nearly 13,000 students from 683 schools and 100% of Congress participated in the CHC program for the sixth consecutive year. Since it’s inception in 2004, CHC has made over 5,000 Congressional matches with schools, reaching over 125,000 students across the country.

CHC features the acclaimed Stock Market Game™ (SMG) program, which serves 600,000 public, private and parochial school students annually. Provided free of charge, CHC is a special edition of SMG focusing on public and Title I schools and providing access to high quality financial education programming.

CHC student teams manage a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, impact investments and cash. They learn workplace skills such as teamwork and critical thinking and improve their personal financial behavior and math competency. At the end of the competition, the top 10 performing teams win a trip with their teacher to Washington, DC.

This year, the top 10 CHC teams traveled from across the country and arrived in Washington, DC on Monday, June 10^th, ready to celebrate their accomplishments. Students enjoyed a pizza party at SIFMA and presentations by several key SIFMA staff, followed by a sightseeing tour of national monuments.

Tuesday, June 11^th began with breakfast at Morgan Stanley and presentations by industry professionals about career opportunities and strategic investing in the financial services sector. One of the highlights of the day was a visit to the Newseum including a scavenger hunt.  Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. hosted a panel discussion during lunch including Lisa Kidd Hunt, Executive Vice President, Business Initiatives; Scott Eckel, Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, Daniel Stein, Vice President – Branch Manager and Casey Cortese, Managing Director. Congressional visits were scheduled throughout the three-day trip for the teams to meet their Members of Congress. Students then finished the festivities with the Capitol Hill Challenge Awards Reception at the Rayburn Foyer (Rayburn House Office Building), hosted by the co-chairs of the Financial Services Committee, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH -3) and Congressman Steve Stivers (OH-15).

On Wednesday, July 12^th, teams enjoyed breakfast at RBC Wealth Management and a discussion with the Complex Director and other RBC staff regarding the importance of youth involvement in the financial sector and politics. After this engaging presentation, the students finished their trip with a private tour of the U.S. Capitol Building.

The SIFMA Foundation is grateful to the Charles Schwab Foundation for their support of the CHC program.

Event Photos

#CapitolHillChallenge

Watch how Claudia inspires her students to learn about investing through @SIFMAFoundation's #CapitolHillChallenge. Learn more here: https://t.co/mxAKmaCwYP #Schwab4Good pic.twitter.com/xg3I01aq9h

— Charles Schwab Corp (@CharlesSchwab) February 12, 2019

Day 3 #CapitolHillChallenge celebration w/ @SIFMA & @CharlesSchwab. Our heartfelt gratitude for offering such a valuable experience. In my 23 yrs in education, I’ve never felt more valued! A TOP highlight on my career reel!#StockMarketGame#schwab4good #sifmafoundation #sifma pic.twitter.com/y8yYVYXI0E

— Tina McMenaminKennis (@PinkRibbonTina) June 13, 2019

Kudos to winners of the #CapitolHillChallenge stock market game. Looking forward to seeing you in Washington soon! Thank you @CharlesSchwab for your longtime support. https://t.co/v1LZuvhxMR

— CapMarketsWashRep (@WashRep) June 1, 2019

Ripples giving Trent Kelly and friends stock advice….@tupeloschools #TPSD #capitolhillchallenge pic.twitter.com/Xqt8ODWUj5

— Milam Elementary (@MilamRipples) June 11, 2019

Reighlee Johnson is with S&S Middle School at Washington DC for the SIFMA Capitol Hill Challenge. @SIFMAFoundation @CharlesSchwab #CapitolHillChallenge #Schwab4Good pic.twitter.com/iNQ8hMIhz9

— Tanya Johnson Stuckey (@TanyaStuckey) June 27, 2019

I continue to be inspired by these amazing students and their teachers' commitment to #financialliteracy. Watch their stories from the #CapitolHillChallenge! #Schwab4Good https://t.co/citDTfEIFI

— Carrie Schwab (@CarrieSchwab) June 25, 2019

I was happy to visit Lyons Township HS South to meet students participating in the #StockMarketGame #CapitolHillChallenge. I commend these students' commitment to learning about the importance of saving, investing, & skills in financial literacy. @LTActivities pic.twitter.com/aT29moPzma

— Rep. Daniel Lipinski (@RepLipinski) April 19, 2019

Anderson High School’s awesome Mrs. Ray & her students talked about SIFMA Foundation’s Capitol Hill Challenge – Stock Market Game. @SIFMAFoundation #FLM19 #Schwab4Good #CapitolHillChallenge#SMGTip #stockmarketgame #FinLit#ksleg #ks02 pic.twitter.com/KIsg6KVFLg

— Rep. Steve Watkins (@Rep_Watkins) April 5, 2019

Learn More

• About the Capitol Hill Challenge