Andy Lenec When JA alumni reflect on their experience as a JA student, they most often remember being part of a JA Company Program. This beloved program is still going...
Energy industry partners with JA to prepare students for high-growth careers
By partnering with energy companies, Junior Achievement (JA) is equipping students with the knowledge required to get and keep a job in this high-growth, high-demand industry. Volunteers from the energy industry...
This spring, senior-level executives are sharing their expertise and empowering high school students to make ethical decisions through JA Capitalism with a Conscience, presented by FirstBank. This program offers students a...
JA Business Week presenting sponsor & projects announced
JA is pleased to announce that Arrow Electronics is going to be the presenting sponsor of JA Business Week 2014! Thanks to Arrow, more than 270 high school students will gather at Johnson...
Students Job Shadow at the Microsoft Store
Hi! My name is Colton, and I’m a senior at Dakota Ridge High School. I’ve been working part-time since I was 15 years old, and I really believe in starting...
Record-Breaking JA Stock Market Challenge
A record number of students from 44 area high schools competed in this year’s JA Stock Market Challenge, presented by Great West-Great-Teachers, a program of Great-West Financial. Students got some hands...
JA Career Success Includes Organization’s First Digital App
Junior Achievement recently launched its newest program, JA Career Success, and with it introduced the organization’s first digital app, JA Success Park. Both efforts were made possible through a $1.1...
New App Helps Teens Find Balance Between Student Debt & Future Income
PwC US and Junior Achievement launched JA Build Your Future, an app designed to assist with financial planning as teens look towards post-secondary education and explore their desired careers. This...
“I learned more about myself than I ever have”
JA Student Pedro Martinez Business is extremely essential towards the production and well being of how this world really works beyond the curtains. It is far beyond more important than...
