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ELITE Teachers | Economic
Concepts Calendar
S.C. Stock Market Game
Merrill Lynch Distinguished Advisor
Award
Merrill Lynch Young Entrepreneur Award
In this version of
the stock market competition, teams will invest their $100,000
in stocks that are of significant importance
to South Carolina’s economy. Through the Hootie Stocks,
students will learn about 75 publicly owned companies that
are the driving force of our state’s economy. Click here
for a list of Hootie Stocks.
How does the Hootie Stocks program work?
All the rules from the traditional competition apply in this
version. To learn how the program works,
click here.
Why is this called Hootie & the Blowfish Take
Stock in South Carolina?
Hootie & the Blowfish started playing at frat parties
and local bars at the University of South Carolina in the late
1980s. By the mid ‘90s, Cracked Rear View sold
16 million copies, and the band became an international sensation.
Never losing touch with their home state, the Hootie & the
Blowfish Foundation was created in 2000 as a way for the band
to give back to the community. Through the Foundation, the
band invests proceeds from their annual Monday After the Masters
Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament, as well as the many other
fund raisers in which they participate.
The South Carolina Council on Economic Education is a proud
recipient of the band’s generosity. SCCEE received a
generous grant from the Hootie Foundation to advance economic
education in our state. In return, the Council named Take Stock
in South Carolina after the band as a way to thank them for
the good work they do for South Carolina’s youth.
Click here to learn more about the band.
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