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AHS Students Visit First Financial Bank with JA
Blog from JA USA
By Evan Simmons
Financial Literacy
First Financial Bank in Downtown Abilene hosted 72 AP Government and Economics students from Abilene High School with their teachers during school hours on Tuesday, March 8. Students learned how to budget, plan for their futures, the importance of saving, how to avoid consumer debt, and how to be a savvy consumer. These lessons are part of the JA Personal Finance curriculum. The curriculum was...
HESS Volunteer Bridges Language Barriers to Give Student the Full JA Experience
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By Cassie Benzinger
Work Readiness
As a sixth grader, it can be easy to feel confused or lost when first introduced to financial concepts such as taxes, interest, budgeting, 401k's, and insurance. After all, these are notions that many adults struggle to fully wrap their minds around. But imagine being introduced to these topics in a language you are just learning to speak. For one Ridgeview Middle School student, this is exactly...
JA Scholarship Student Highlight - Maggie Branch
Blog from JA USA
By Evan Simmons
Work Readiness
Junior Achievement (JA) is excited to reward area students each school year with scholarship opportunities. This past year, JA of Abilene provided 15 students with a sum of $88,000 in scholarship awards
Empower a Young Person to Dream
Blog from JA USA
By Evan Simmons
Work Readiness
This post is written by JA of Abilene Executive Director, Evan Simmons, ?and was originally published on September 3, 2015. It has been updated as of January 26, 2016.People often ask me ?what is Junior Achievement?? My quick response is that Junior Achievement (JA) is a non-profit organization seeking to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy through volunteer delivered...
JA Teen Volunteer Teaches Work Readiness Skills
Blog from JA USA
By Cassie Benzinger
Work Readiness
The typical teenager is more concerned about having a date for homecoming than diving into business books. But not Cameron Wall. Monail Cole, volunteer and program manager at Junior Achievement of Middle America in Kansas City, Mo., shared Cameron's story. Cameron had a JA program in elementary school and then he returned to Junior Achievement to teach JA Our Region to a fourth grade class. Here...
Big Country "JA Kid" Returns to Junior Achievement as JA Volunteer & Board Member
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By Evan Simmons
Work Readiness
It has likely been quite some time since someone described Josh Greer as akid. A 1998 graduate of Wylie High School, Josh is now the Lead Account Executive for Major Accounts at Abilene Reporter-News. While at Wylie Middle School, Josh received a Junior Achievement program and has since become a JA volunteer and recently joined the Junior Achievement of Abilene Board of Directors (Fall 2014)....
Corona Queens Teen Has $10,000 Reasons to Give Thanks at the Junior Achievement of New York Annual Dinner
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By Cassie Benzinger
Work Readiness
[Junior Achievement of New York Annual Awards Dinner]A Corona, Queens student has $10,000 reasons to give thanks this coming holiday season. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Joseph Hernandez, a 12th grade student at the Academy of Finance and Enterprise high school, received a $10,000 Student of the Year Scholarship Award to support his college dreams at the 2014 Junior Achievement of New York Annual Awards...
JA Volunteer's Extraordinary Effort Recognized with a Gold Leadership Award
Blog from JA USA
By Cassie Benzinger
Work Readiness
In the past 20 years, JA volunteer Chuck Siemen has...
Parent Confirms JA Lessons' Impact
Blog from JA USA
By Cassie Benzinger
Work Readiness
Volunteers interact with students every day, and many times never know...