Tag: JA Company Program

February 26, 2016

JA volunteer and retiree Tom Durkin continues to inspire

Tom Durkin makes economics fun for primary school students On any given weekday, Tom Durkin’s backseat is overflowing with at least half a dozen 10-lb, clear plastic “briefcases.” Inside are...

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September 30, 2015

JA comes full circle, empowering one family’s future

Cassandra Ilich of Colorado Federal Savings Bank has been a JA volunteer since 2014. In just a years’ time, Cassandra has impacted over 250 students and become a JA Apple...

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August 28, 2014

The (New!) JA Company Program

Junior Achievement's Flagship Program Since 1919. Preparing Teen Entrepreneurs For 2019. Colorado teens will be some of the first in the nation to experience the reimagined JA Company Program. Under...

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June 27, 2014

Colorado Students Attend JA National Student Leadership Summit

For the first time ever, students from Colorado were selected as finalists for the national JA Company of the Year and JA Business Plan Challenge competitions. The finals were part...

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May 30, 2014

“I answered the call”

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...

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March 13, 2014

JA National Leadership Summit 2014

Students who participated in JA Be Entrepreneurial and JA Company Program during the 2013/14 school year might be eligible to participate in Junior Achievement's 2014 National Student Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., from June 16 to...

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