February 18, 2016 VOLUME 15 | ISSUE 4
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Silverthorn among four candidates vying to replace term-limited Scheffel By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Athletes from Class 4A state swimming and diving champion Valor Christian take the traditional group plunge to celebrate their title on Feb. 13 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton. Find more coverage on Page 21. Photo by Paul DiSalvo
Students get taste of Wall Street Teens buy, sell stocks at Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Rock Canyon High School senior Max Lush watches the ticker during the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge Feb. 11 at the Charles Schwab campus in Lone Tree. Lush said he is considering a career in finance. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando
The trading floor was a madhouse. Buy. Sell. Soaring. Plunging. And just as in real life, fortunes were made and lost in a matter of minutes at the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge hosted by Charles Schwab Feb. 11 at its Lone Tree campus. The virtual stock market event pitted more than 1,000 high school students from around the Denver area in a race to see who could grow their base $500,000 investment into the biggest profit. There were 26 fictitious stocks based on realworld companies that students could buy. “We’re in teams of about five or six kids, and it’s sped up so a day lasts two minutes,” Rock Canyon senior Max Lush said. “You’re just trying to buy and sell with the money that you have on hand Stocks continues on Page 7
Douglas County School Board President Meghann Silverthorn is one of four Republican candidates for the state Senate seat in District 4. She will be vying with Benjamin Lyng, Jim Smallwood and Jess Loban for the Senate seat that has been occupied by Mark Scheffel, R-Parker, for the past eight years. Scheffel is leaving because of term limits. The district includes Castle Rock, Parker, Franktown, Larkspur and Castle Pines. No Democrats or third-party candidates have filed paperwork to run for the seat. Here is a brief look at the four candidates: • Loban, of Castle Rock, is a veteran of the Air Force and a small-business owner. He has patents in the logistics and engineering fields. “The reason that I’m running for (state Senate) is for my children and for the fact that I have watched Colorado slip so far to the left over my lifetime here,” Loban said. “I want to ensure that my children have the security and the values that I was afforded growing up here. Douglas County must produce a dedicated conservative, who is committed to restoring the foundation of Colorado back towards our original family values with a strong faith in God. I believe that I am the best choice to do this.” Senate continues on Page 7
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