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AT&T Job Shadow - A Glimpse Into the Future
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 By Lina Bois

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Original Story from Junior Achievement of South Florida. The following is a Blanche Ely High School teacher's reflection of an AT&T Job Shadow. "Thank you for the awesome opportunity you provided to our students to get a chance to visit AT&T this week! The students were exposed to a whole new world. It was very educational and the students appreciated the hands-on activity. They got a chance to...

AIG Success Story - JA in Action
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 By Lina Bois

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Original Story from Junior Achievement of Dallas. Junior Achievement really had an impact on Jose L., a 4th grader at William L. Cabell Elementary School. According to his teacher, Maria Soto, Jose had talked a few times about writing computer programs when he grew up, but after learning about entrepreneurship and what it takes to run a business, Jose decided to become an entrepreneur. Jose was...

Donors Provide Opportunity
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 By Lina Bois

Work Readiness

Original Story from Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast, Florida. Below is an amazing letter of support from a JA Alumnus, who also happens to be a member of JA of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast's education committee and a Dean at a local college that they work closely with. I am writing to express my support for Junior Achievement. As an alumnus of JA's Company program, I...

Remembering Mr. Pedigo
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 By Lina Bois

Work Readiness

Original Story from Junior Achievement of Southwest VirginiaDuring JA Alumni Month in January, WFXR-TV in Roanoke, Virginia, featured a story about Dr. Jim Sears. Dr. Sears, who is the President and CEO of the city's Center in the Square, a regional cultural and arts center, discussed how Junior Achievement impacted his life in the 1950s when he participated in the JA Company Program. You got your...

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Students Giving Back as JA High School Heroes
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 By Lina Bois

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Original Story from Junior Achievement of Chicago. This fall semester, we were able to begin implementing a truly impactful initiative in Hammond, Indiana. Through a partnership with the School City of Hammond school district, JA programs will be taught in every 8th, 11th and 12th grade classroom in Hammond, Indiana this school year. One of those schools participating is George Rogers Clark...

Enhancing Education
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 By Linda Bois

Corporate Responsibility

Original Story from Junior Achievement of Upstate South Carolina. A JA volunteer from India taught JA Personal Finance to students at a charter school in Greenville, SC, where 100% of the students qualify for free and reduced lunch. He then sent this tribute to the volunteer, the educator, and the students. “Tom” is the...

When JA Shines Through
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 By Linda Bois

Corporate Responsibility

Original story from Junior Achievement of Brown County. Katie was working at her local Pulaski pharmacy in Brown County and had a student from a JA class she taught the year before stop in with his mother. He had $0.50 to spend on candy. When he was explaining to his mom how much candy he could buy, he said he needed sales tax...

2015-2016 JA (of Abilene) Educator of the Year - Leslye Roberts
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 By Lina Bois

Work Readiness

We all have educators who inspired and prepared us to become better people than we were before meeting them. For some, it's a coach, others a music instructor, and classroom instructors affect us all. Sometimes, however, the counselors and administrators don't get recognized due to the nature of a job that isn't on the front lines of...

JA Company Program Shapes the Life of an Alum
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 By Lina Bois

Work Readiness

A recent graduate of the JA Company Program named Alexander Walker-Griffin from Hercules, California shares how the impact of Junior Achievement shaped him into the young man he is today. In addition to going to college, Alexander also helps the JA Northern California office with student recruitment for the program. He attributes his success to JA, specifically the JA Company Program and Herban...

Reverse JA in a Day @ Hendrick Medical Center
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 By Evan Simmons

Corporate Responsibility

Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) hosted nearly 50 students from Abilene ISD's Holland Medical Early College High School with their members of their faculty and administration during school hours on Monday, September 26. Students learned career preparation skills specifically tailored to the healthcare field. In addition, they learned the necessary of how to look for a job, get hired, and keep a...



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