Jacobs High School Student Places Seventh In National Investment Challenge

Hari Manikandan, a Jacobs High School  student will be honored Monday for placing seventh in the national InvestWrite Challenge, sponsored by Sifma Foundation for investor education.

Hari will receive a $50 gift card and national recognition for the essay he wrote on how news/events can affect the stock market. He had to choose one stock, find an event that could have a positive effect on the value of the stock and an event that could have a negative effect. Then he had to recommend if the stock should be bought given the current conditions in our nation and around the world.

This nationally ranked, 7th place essay is a shining moment in Hari’s career at Jacobs and hopefully will be a model for future students who enter academic essay contests