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Vets Middle School Student Wins National Distinction

VMMS student placed over 20,000 others nationwide

Veterans Memorial Middle School’s Hayley Niblett, an eighth grader, won national distinction in the SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite essay competition with McGraw Hill Financial. 

She won a 7th place national title placing over 20,000 students nationwide and was recognized this week.

The SIFMA Foundation's InvestWrite competition, launched in 2004, challenges 4th - 12th grade students to analyze an investment scenario and recommend portfolio allocations targeting short- and long-term financial goals. The competition serves as a culminating activity for the 600,000 students nationwide who compete in The Stock Market Game program each year.


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