Category Archives: JA volunteers

Volunteer Recognition Week - Profile on John Griffith

John Griffith may have only volunteered for Junior Achievement a little over a year now, but he has experienced some wonderful sentiment of sharing JA programs with students and watching how much of an impact on young people he has. John enjoys sharing his life experiences along with the lessons to help students grow and [...]

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Volunteer Recognition Week - Profile on Ryland Percy

Ryland Percy has only been volunteering for less then a year with Junior Achievement and it has been filled with nothing except positive and entertaining experiences. Ryland continues to be surprised and thrilled about teaching whenever he goes into the classroom. His motive for volunteering time after time is having the enjoyment while educating children [...]

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Volunteer Recognition Week - Profile on Jenny Lane

April 17-23 is Volunteer Recognition Week.  In honor of that each day we will feature a small profile on one of Junior Achievements many wonderful volunteers.  Here’s the first one.
Jenny Lane has been involved with Junior Achievement since 2000.  Jenny’s enthusiasm for empowering students with financial literacy is what makes her a great volunteer. There [...]

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JA Capitalism with a Conscience at Gateway High School

I’ve been fortunate enough to volunteer with Junior Achievement for the past two years.  It wasn’t until this past week, however, that I conducted my first “Capitalism with a Conscience” program at Gateway High School. The program basically deals with ethics and business — doing the right thing at work.  It was a complete thrill [...]

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JA’s President and CEO in the Classroom

More than 3,500 volunteers will participate in Junior Achievement classrooms this year and count among them the president and CEO of JA, Robin Wise. Robin is teaching the high school program – “JA Success Skills.” Here’s what she has to say about her experience.

“I just got back from teaching my fourth session of JA [...]

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