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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement congratulating students from Reeths-Puffer High School for their incredible performance and understanding of savings, investment, and the global marketplace.

"The importance of understanding the global marketplace, learning the value of long-term savings, and the significance of sound financial investment cannot be understated. These core principles are something I teach my own children and use on a daily basis serving on the House Financial Services Committee. By not only learning but employing these principles, students at Reeths-Puffer have started down the path of fiscal understanding that will prove to be a considerable advantage later in life. Congratulations to the students at Reeths-Puffer for an incredibly impressive performance. I also want to congratulate and thank Rich Corbin for fostering the spark in his students. I encourage other schools around West Michigan to get involved in the Capitol Hill Challenge in order to help teach our children the importance of financial literacy, investment, and savings."

The Reeths-Puffer Team finished 6th out of 4,600 teams in the Capitol Hill Challenge, a nationwide competition created by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, more commonly known as SIFMA.

Members of the Team Include:

• Sydni Healy
• Morgan Jones
• Joshua Stinger
• Gates Green
• Luke Bogner

The students and Jennifer Anderson, the school's assistant principal, will be meeting with Congressman Huizenga to discuss the importance of financial literacy in Washington, DC the week of June 17th.

About The Capitol Hill Challenge: The Capitol Hill Challenge (CHC) is a special edition of The Stock Market Game™ (SMG) program that matches Members of Congress with students, teachers, and schools benefiting from SMG in their respective district or state. Since its inception in 2004, CHC has engaged Representatives and Senators with more than 45,000 students across the country. The program takes place every spring with student teams managing a hypothetical online portfolio and investing in real stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. The classroom learning focuses on the dynamics of the global marketplace and the importance of long-term saving and investing. The CHC acknowledges the accomplishments of the top ten student teams and their teachers with a trip to Washington D.C. to meet their Members of Congress and tour financial landmarks and national monuments.

About SIFMA: The SIFMA Foundation is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of the financial markets for individuals of all backgrounds. Drawing on the support and expertise of SIFMA member firms and the financial industry, the SIFMA Foundation provides financial education programs and tools that strengthen economic opportunity across communities and increase individuals’ access to the benefits of the global marketplace. SIFMA Foundation programs are supported by the generous contributions of SIFMA member firms and SIFMA Foundation partners who care deeply about providing financial education to people of all backgrounds. To learn more about SIFMA Foundation programs, please visit www.sifma.org/foundation.