Tickled In Stocks

Student, teacher share first-place honors

Stephanie Ong, an eighth grader at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School in west Chandler, is the national first-place winner of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s InvestWrite student essay competition.

Stephanie claims top prize for the middle-school division of the national competition.

Stephanie and her teacher, Darlene Abel, were presented with a trophy, prizes and award certificates by  a representative of The Arizona Council on Economic Education at Pueblo’s annual awards ceremony.

Able has taught eighth-grade social studies at Pueblo since 1995. 

Winning students travel to New York on July 18 for a “Wall Street Experience” designed to make their virtual experience “real” by inviting them to tour financial landmarks and visit the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  

As a culminating activity for 600,000 participants, Investwrite challenges fourth-through-12th graders to analyze an investment scenario, think critically and provide a long-term financial plan.

Students address real-world economic factors and trends, which is said to better prepare them for their own financial futures. Stephanie is one of 20,000 students each year across who participate in the challenge nationwide.

In her essay, Stephanie described a conversation with an imaginary stock, writing that the stock persuaded her it would be a good investment when she learned it was offered by Apple.

“It convinced me that it was perfect stock to join my savings that I’m setting aside for college because of the company’s products and services, the stock’s past performance and the well-being of the company’s future.”

Stephanie’s winning essay was chosen through judging by thousands of teachers and industry professionals who evaluate students’ analysis of asset allocation, the investment potential of various publicly traded stocks, their overall understanding of the stock market and the manner in which they express their investment ideas in essay form.

Stephanie’s essay: Apple for Sale

The cool, fresh air tickled my nose as I briskly walked the routine path to school. I couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was following me. A blur of movement caught my eye as I passed an unusually large bush and right there before me was a stock-that talked! We conversed and walked down the street until we reached my first-hour class. I then discovered the stock was an Apple Inc. stock! It convinced me that it was a perfect stock to join my savings that I’m setting aside for college because of the company’s products and services, the stock’s past performance, and the well-being of the company’s future.

--Marissa's Feet Tickled In The Stocks--M/F--(5/20/11 ...

Shapely Marissa gets her sexy feet locked in the stocks with her big toes held back. When the fingers start scraping her stretched out soles, it's just too much for her. She struggles and guffaws , and tries to speak in between her laughs but she's laughing a little too much ! Her feet get worked over very thoroughly. The baby oil brings immediate results as well. And the final minute is the absolute worst, as her vulnerable feet are assaulted with the spinning prongs of The Razor of Doom. All the while, her sexy soles and toes attempt to twist and contort in every way possible.

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