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...
High School Students Gain Entrepreneurial Spirit Through Innovative Summer Program
This June, high school students from across Metro Denver delved into the world of entrepreneurship at Business Bound. Presented by Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) and the Jake Jabs Center for...
Rocky Mountain Deaf School Visits JA Free Enterprise Center
In February, a group of high school students from the Rocky Mountain Deaf School in Jefferson County visited the Junior Achievement (JA) Free Enterprise Center and experienced Robert and Judi...
2023 Robin Wise Scholarship Recipient
Maxwell Skidmore addresses the crowd at the JA Free Enterprise Center Dedication Celebration in August 2023 Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) is proud to announce that Maxwell Skidmore is the 2023...
New JA Alumni Survey Results Confirm Impact and Continued Need for Programs
For more than 100 years, Junior Achievement (JA) has inspired and prepared young people to own their economic success. Millions of students have experienced the power of a volunteer role...
JA-Rocky Mountain Participates in the CSU Global Business Academy
Gerald Chen, CFO of OtterProducts leads the JA Career Success workshop at the CSU Global Academy last month. This July, students from around the globe participated in an immersive, ten-day...
JA-Rocky Mountain Celebrates Wyoming
May 24th was National Wyoming Day and JA celebrated by reflecting on the amazing program growth achieved over the last five years. In 2017 we were implementing programs in three...
91% of Teens Say They Need Additional Support This School Year
A new survey of teens conducted for Junior Achievement by the research firm ENGINE Insights shows that nearly 2-in-5 (39%) feel that they are behind educationally because of the pandemic....
Teen Entrepreneurs Pitch Business Ideas at Denver Startup Week for a Chance to Win $100,000
Jack Bonneau Vikas Muralidharan When two teen entrepreneurs competed in Denver Startup Week’s Pitch Competition last year, few expected that they would take home the Grand Prize, an award worth...
