Fourteen-year-old Michael Vescio, an eighth grader at William James Middle School, made more than $15,000 in investments recently over a 10-week period. Well, technically, it’s “pretend” money, but that accomplishment netted him a District winner award for the Georgia Council on Economic Education’s Stock Market Game for Bulloch County Schools. Though Vescio didn’t place at the state level, he gained valuable knowledge that he says gave him a better understanding of investing in the stock market and economics in general.Vescio learned all about the stock market under Dr. Emerson Chester’s tutelage.