Local High School Students Compete In Live Stock Market Simulations
In early November, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain hosted JA Stock Market Challenge competitions in Metro Denver and in Northern Colorado. These hands-on, high-tech simulations introduce high school students to the fundamentals...
Taking Stock in the JA Stock Market Challenge
Another year, another round of fast-paced excitement at the JA-Stock Market Challenge! Thanks to financial and volunteer support from the business community, more than 1,200 local area students competed in...
A Strong Return for the JA Stock Market Challenge
When JA high school students learn the ins and outs of the global economy, they don’t sit idly in a classroom. They compete in an exciting, realistic simulation of the...
JA’s Virtual Stock Market Simulation Fills Gap for Students Excited About GameStop and AMC
Screenshot of JA's custom-built Stock Market Simulation This past year has seen much volatility in the stock market. In January, we saw GameStop make seismic moves, and this week AMC...
Alumnus Gains Career Direction from JA
Chase Ferdinandsen is a vice president and financial consultant with Charles Schwab in Lone Tree, Colorado. Back in the ninth grade in Evergreen, Colorado, like most students, he had little...
Charles Schwab redefines “investment”
Whether they’re throwing strikes at Junior Achievement (JA) Bowl-A-Thon, hosting thousands high school students at the JA Stock Market Challenge, sharing their resources, or volunteering in schools, the Charles Schwab...
The Business of Giving Back: Empowering Employees
Through corporate social responsibility (CSR), companies can motivate, inspire, and give employees a deeper sense of purpose. Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) partners are experts at employee engagement in the...
Alternative school students surpass traditional school peers in JA Stock Market Challenge
At the Northern Colorado JA Stock Market Challenge, an enthusiastic and driven group of teens from Centennial High School defied all stereotypes and misconceptions of “alternative school kids” by taking...
Investing in the future at JA Stock Market Challenge, presented by Wells Fargo
When Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) high school students learn the ins and outs of the global economy, they don’t sit idly in a classroom. They compete in an exciting, realistic...
