Decatur High Takes Home the Gold in Spring Stock Market Game

After an action-packed 10 weeks of buying, selling, researching, and strategizing, it is my pleasure to announce our 2026 Spring Stock Market Game Overall State Winner, Team 3087! Isaac Hall, Ethan Kolesky, Lucas Kwong, and Samuel Master, students at Decatur High School under the guidance of teacher Chris Davis, clinched the top spot in the state, living up to their team nickname, “State or Bust” by using a bold strategy of both long and short positions.

They proved adept at finding short selling opportunities and aggressively made the most of their buying power, often taking maximum allowable positions by spending up to 30% of their equity in a single security. At times they spent hours each day researching and were often on the phone with each other by 7:30 in the morning mapping out their strategy for the day.

With turbulent geopolitical conditions, the stock market experienced a high degree of volatility over the 10 weeks of the Spring game, but despite these challenges, “State or Bust” turned their initial $100,000 into an impressive $169,670!

Chris Davis has cultivated a strong presence in the Stock Market Game; in fact, 4 of the top 10 teams in the state are Davis’s students at Decatur High School!

Isaac, Ethan, Lucas, and Samuel will be celebrated at the upcoming Stock Market Game Awards Luncheon on May 7^th at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. We’re excited to see how these promising young investors continue to develop their skills in the future!