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Alexandria High School Freshman Snags First Place at GMU Stock Market Game™ with Gains of almost 13%

Bishop Ireton’s Courtney Quinn Takes First Spot 

Courtney Quinn ’22

Alexandria, VA – The George Mason University Region of the fall Stock Market Game announced on Monday, December 17 that Bishop Ireton student Courtney Quinn ’22 won 1st place with a portfolio value that finished 12.78% above the S & P 500 Growth Index. Out of 784 teams in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Courtney finished at # 16. She will be honored in May at the Economic Education Awards ceremony held at George Mason University.

The Stock Market Game™ is an online education program used to help teach math, social studies, business, economics, and language skills while learning about the stock market and how to invest wisely. Students in grades 4-12 participate in teams and manage a simulated investment portfolio. During each session, student teams compare the performance of their portfolios with other teams in Virginia and their region.

About Bishop Ireton: Bishop Ireton High School, a Catholic preparatory high school located in historic Alexandria, Virginia, began its proud heritage of academic excellence in 1964. As a Salesian community of learning, Bishop Ireton is dedicated to the educational and spiritual formation of young men and women, challenging them to Advance Always in scholarship, service, and in the love of God and one another. The school is accredited by the Virginia Catholic Education Association, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and AdvancED.

Mary Wadland

Mary Wadland is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Zebra Press, the award-winning Alexandria news publication she founded in 2010 with a mission of celebrating community, culture, and all the good news happening across the city. A longtime community advocate and storyteller, Mary was selected for the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce inaugural 40 Under 40 class and has served as President of Living Legends of Alexandria since 2022. Known for her deep local roots, sharp editorial instincts, and passion for connecting people through journalism, she has spent decades chronicling the personalities, businesses, events, and civic life that make Alexandria unique. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, and has been part of Alexandria’s publishing and media community since 1987.

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