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Show Orem High scores on Wall Street Student team plac said they looked for inex stocks that could. ris« The Daily Herald OREM n value Four Orem High hool economic students thinking like Bill Gate are And it’s paying off Orem High School beat 33 high school teams t ke first place in the Utah Stockmarket Game, Internet Brett, Dowdle, 18; Sommerfeld 19. Huntsman, Koralewski 17, Aaron Chris and Brian Invested 18 $100,000 and earned $251,845 in 10 weeks of the game To buy technical stocks did first in virtual stock market trading contest By MARTA MURVOSH and sell the They said their advi rand economics teacher Neil Wakefield had told them when the game began in late February other winning teams had used that strategy The team’s success was due to research and luck, Wakefield of Digital Lava stock at share when it was fi offered for sale to the public, Dowdle said Almost all of the technical stocks did really well, said Sommerfeld, who is the team with, they submit their Via a computer pre the Internet The computer prog captain, culates how the stoc based on their real Wall St “That's what pushed the Dow over 10,000." But the boys got lucky Digital Lava’s price went up. The reason it went up was Microsoft bought a bunchofit.” performance. are seniors, winner Last High Sc Dixie in St. Geor; second place with $224 a Proyo High School team No. Provo High team mem bers are Brian Watson, Curt and Hamilton Somphong Dowdle said Dow over 10,000.” at Shelley grade mentary School in American F rk took third in the junior high-n idle achool divis ion. They The members an Bruening Their advi OremHigh School student game, said Julie Felshaw, Utah State Office of Education eco nomic education specialist. The To win, students had to behave like broker and research the stocks. They read Summer stock Abercrombie & Fitch was another stock that did well for the foursome, who said they thought the market for summer clothing would increase the wed $1 Blue chip winner Sixth Timpanogos High m School teacher Russ Klein received the Blue Chip award for helping to train teachersin the stockmar ket game, teams No, 214 and 3. They earned $241,063 and respectivel ‘There were 69 jun 1 Fork Junior High School teacher Janice Mayne. whoretired in 1998. There is a paper version of Of all the teams playing the Internet version of the game, the game. The 68 participating teams submitted their purchas Be ar River Middle No, 214 earned the most money, Orem es trade publications such as the High was second, and Dixie Wall Street Journal and Highplaced third checked out Web sites stock's value. About 56 schools participat Huntsmanis the only junior ed in the Internet version of the The Orem High team mem in writing rather than online, but Utah County didn’t place in the paper game. The awards were presented Friday at a banquet in Salt Lake City. Orem mansuing governmentfor killing Vietnamese at My Lai SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A formerbill collector is suing the US. yovernment demanding billions of dollars for the vic tims and survivors of the 1968 and pursue litigation. Dzung Le, spokesman for the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington, said there is no government effort to seck repa rations My Lai massacre in Vietnam International Advocate is the legal representative of approxi- mately 100 unnamed families living in Vietnam Barrett said he has not dis: cussed the suit with anyone in The U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah had no immediate com Vietnam. “I took this on myself admits he has never met a sur vivor or heir of a victim of the ment doing,” Barrett said. Dwight J. Barrett, 45, of Orem, unit massacre. He said he became angry about the government's invaded My Lai, supposedly a Viet Cong He declined to comment on how the unnamed families stronghold, on March 16, 1968. Hundreds of civilians were shot to death. The Vietnamese wov- came to contract with him to Vietnamese victims after seeing a failure to. compensate television special last year on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Barrett said he traveled to An Army I haven't told them what I'm ernment set the death toll at more than 500. rett said he is the sole Saigon last year to distribute toi letries to residents at his own, expense, then wrote to President Clinton suggesting reparations, WhenClinton failed to respond Barrett said. he decided to hire Provo lawyer 8. Austin Johnson of International ae plaintiff in’ the his month by Johnson, of ir dford, Brady & Johnson in Provo. The suit claims pursue the suit International Advocate is registered with the state Department of Commerce as a “doing business as” name for Bill Collector Inc., Barrett's former collections b ess. Bill Collector's required $10,000 Besides the U.S. government the suit names eight commanding officers, including Lt. William Calley. the only officer convicted in the massacre. He was sen- tenced to life in prison but served only three days because President Nixon ordered his sen tence reduced. Calley served three years of house arrest The suit argues the govern ment and the officers are liable for negligent prepara tion for the operation, failure to identify the target, failure to control fire, poor supervi sion and atrocities. the infliction of It seeks $5 bilhon in compensatory damages and 20 billion in punitive dam bond expired in April 1997, ages stateofficials said. Barrett said The case was assigned to US. District Judge Bruce Jenkins, thefirm is not operating. The Daily Herald OREM — “In business, the ‘WHY question must be answered quickly andsimply,” A ninth-grader has to her e according In wildlife man. figured out whypeople don't get agement, theissueisn’t how involved in wildlife issues. ‘They aren't being asked in the right way. An essay written by Orem If “why”isn’t answered, thenpeople developtheir own Junior High School student Rachel Plant was judged the winnerin a statewidecontest sponsored by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Felshaw and Danielle Hatch. Chip recipients are business soris M. Brent Whitlock sponsors or teachers who work First and secondplaces went extra hard on the game to two teams from Bear River The last Blue Chip winner City, Bear River Middle School Utah County school was ior high teams. Hitting the books By MARTA MURVOSH Aaron Sommerfeld, schools ar suggestion wins state contest, $200 really well. That what pushedthe 315 took third with $219, said Soumphonephakdy. Their advi The foursome bought 20,000 sor is Christopher Heady nary $100,000 the teams trading on the Orem High team. The other three Orem teen’s “Almost all of the we are going to moveand pr tect the spotted ow! but wh rationale or advocacy groups respond to the question on their own terms, Plant wrote. Plant's essay quickly caught the judges’ attention, said ‘Terry “In‘business, the Messmer, a essay was selected from morethan essays from 20 schools. Banks Woodward, another Orem Junior High ninth-grader, received an honorable mention for his essay. ‘WHY’ question USU professor in the College must be answered of Natural quickly and simply,” Resources. “She wrote according to her that whenthe policy makers essay. “In wildlife fail to address ‘why’ questions management, the the receiver issue isn’t how we of the messages becomes are going to move disinterested,” and protect the spot- said Messmer in a prepared ted owl but why.” release. Woodward, 14, Woodward's — RachelPlant, received a $100 essay cont 1 winner andPlant's savings bond. biologyteacher, Plant, 14, Mary Bucklew, received a $200 said Plant's savings bond and a fishing trip ay talked about thedivi- ywherein the state. There wel ? no other winners attendhool in Utah, Juab or satch counties. The division asked students across thestate for suggestions to increase public involvementintheprocess of setting wildlife policies. Division surveys show fewer sion’s communication problems. “Whythepublicisn’t informed and getting the answersto the questions they (division) are asking,” Bucklew said. Woodward wrote about educating people onwildlife issues ‘0 becomeinvolved on-making than 19percent of Utahns process, Bucklew said. understand howpolicies that affect hunting or other Plant and Woodwardsaid theywrotethe essays fore» credit, which they received in their biology, history and wildlife-relatedactivities are decided, Fewer than 13percent of Utahns have been involvedin the process, such as by attending a hearing. Plant's solution was simple: ion tells people how ecialists will accom- als but not whyit’s important. English cla Plant said she hopes to get somesunonthefishing trip she won. “I want to go to Lake Powell,” Plant said.“I’m not really much of afisher but my momis. 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