The Pennsylvania Council on Financial Literacy announces Towamensing Elementary School student Dillon Anthony, under the leadership of educator William Zeky, and Palmerton Area School District student Lucas Green, under the leadership of educator Sarah Sullivan, have finished in the Top 10 of the Statewide Elementary School Division of the Stock Market Challenge.

This program is sponsored by Mauch Chunk Trust Company. PennCFL provides all students in grades 3-12 in Pennsylvania a web-based stock simulation platform and curriculum.

Students can learn how to invest all year long by using the whole curriculum, courses and more, including two 10-week competitions. The competitions are held in the classroom, by county and statewide.

The platform provides lessons, assignments and grading for seamless teacher management. The cutting-edge, real-time stock game is derived from Stock-Trak’s University Platform, which is used in over 80% of the top business schools in the United States.

Mauch Chunk Trust Company was incorporated on Aug. 25, 1902, and remains a locally owned and managed independent community bank. The bank has seven community banking offices an one trust/Investment office in Carbon and Schuylkill counties. For more information, visit www.MauchChunkTrust.com.

Pennsylvania Council on Financial Literacy is a 501(c)3 organization and approved by Pennsylvania’s Department of Community & Economic Development as an Educational Improvement Organization. PennCFL sponsors financial competitions and entrepreneurial programs resulting in over 20,000 students in Pennsylvania. Training and support are provided to hundreds of teachers.