Wayland Student Press Network 2/10/10: Junior wins investment essay award. Junior Ben Shelton was awarded a first place trophy from InvestWrite, a statewide essay competition, in a surprise presentation in Mr. Gavron’s Stocks class on Monday morning.
InvestWrite, a program run by SIFMA, the Foundation for Investor Education, holds competitions for students in grades 4-12 twice a year. Participants submit essays about stocks and investing strategies. Students from Wayland High School have been finalists in the competition for the past four years, but Shelton is the first from Wayland to win first place.
