Junior Achievement of San Diego & Imperial Counties News
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3 Student Ambassadors to Interview Laureate Honorees
2010 JA Ambassadors  |
Our 3 students
be working with our video producer to tape interviews later this month, but
they will also ... READ MORE
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Summer Camp's Dividends
JA Summer Campers Visit the USS Midway  | JASD's Summer Camp completed its second sold out session last week,
bringing new ideas about financial literacy and community to our 160
participants.
Campers spent a day aboard the USS Midway enabling them to see a
community in action in a microcosm of the retired aircraft carrier. Other days, the kids created toys from recycled items to build their
businesses around, and on Friday, they ran BizTown and parents were
invited to participate in an Open House. This gave campers an
opportunity to share with their parents what they learned all week as
well as give them a tour of BizTown.
One camper who earned a job at BizTown's Channel 933 at Sony
Studios reached out to his favorite Channel 933 on air personality,
Frankie V, to get a feel for the job. Frankie V was so thrilled by Noah's enthusiasm; he ... READ MORE |
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Notes from the National JA Leadership Conference
 JA staffers Jacqui Pernicano
and Elyssa Jeter and I joined several hundred JA professionals in Minneapolis
for a few days in mid-July to celebrate the successes of the 126 JA operations
throughout the United States as the 2009-10 fiscal year came to a close.
We were especially pleased to
hear Richard Davis, the CEO of US Bank, Jonas Prising, the CEO of Manpower
International/ Chairman of JA USA and
former National Director of Education, Margaret Spellings ... READ MORE |
JA Alumni: Fred Glick
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Alumni:
Fred Glick
Fred
Glick kicked off his food service career as a bus boy in high school in Lebanon,
PA.
He participated in the JA Company Program at the local Alcoa Aluminum
plant in Pennsylvania, and his team produced and manufactured ... READ MORE
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FY2011
Goals Overview
 We are pleased to announce that JASD hit its
student impact and fundraising goals during the 2009/2010 school year! In order
to reach our ambitious 2010/2011 target numbers we are striving for a 15%
increase in revenue. We intend to reach 11,000 students throughout San Diego this year, so we have many new and exciting ways for YOU to
participate! -
Join our "Friends of JA" Club by giving
individually to support our programs!
- Purchase a tile to be place on our
"International Welcome Walkway" to show everyone that walks through our doors
that you support JA!
- Attend events - like Casino Night - hosted by
our Community Development Advisory Group (CDAG)!
Keep an eye out for more
details, as well as other opportunities to get involved.
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JA
& SDWP Support Hire-A-Youth
On July 16th, Junior Achievement and San
Diego Workforce Partnership collaborated to put together a "Financial Literacy
Day" for the students participating in the "Hire a Youth" program. This
exciting morning provided the 133 high school students with information about
budgeting, banking, credit and financing opportunities for higher education.
A special thank you to our presenters:
Nancy Morris from Mission Federal Credit Union; Lauren Tanny and Jim Wood from
The Tannywood Group; Michael Bevis and Heather Bustamante from University of
Phoenix; and Attorney Mark Miller and the Honorable John Hargrove.
To
learn more about the Hire a Youth program, visit: Hire a Youth. |
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Titan
Competition 2010
Titan Challenge  |
JA
Titan combines JA's entrepreneurship curriculum with ... READ MORE
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 Upcoming JA Events
November 5: Business Hall of Fame
December 1: Holiday Happy Hour
December: Titan Competition
January 12: Bowl-a-Thon Kick Off
April 29: Casino Night
May 9: Billy Casper Golf Tournament
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Hilltop High First to Compete at National Competition in MN in 10 Years
For the first
time in over a decade, San Diego was represented at the JA National Company of
the Year Competition. Our JA Alumni often remember their "NAJAC" experience and
the experience for these students in 2010 was no different ... READ MOREHilltop High Company Team  |
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Volunteers Needed
There is nothing more valuable than time and effort in our
line of work, and if you have the time to give, consider sharing a little bit with our future leaders as a classroom Junior Achievement volunteer.
Join us at our next monthly In-Class Volunteer Orientation:
WHERE: Junior Achievement
WHEN: Tuesday, September 14th
TIME: From 11:30-1:00 p.m. (bring
lunch with you)
WHAT: This orientation is the first step to
volunteering for us in the classroom. After this orientation, you will be
prepared to teach JA curriculum for grades K-12.
NEXT STEP: Please fill out our Volunteer Interest form online, and we will be in touch with you to answer any questions and confirm your RSVP at the Volunteer Orientation session.
VOUNTEER NEEDS: As the new school year kicks off, we already
have dates on the calendar that we need in-class volunteers:
Oct. 15 - 8:30-9:30am, Allen Elementary
(Chula Vista) Nov. 9 - 8am-12pm, Palomar
Elementary
(Chula Vista) TBD: Fall 2010 -
Rosebank Elementary
(Chula Vista) Jan. 20 - 8:30am-12:30pm, Wolf Canyon Elementary (Chula Vista)
Contact Jenna McKnight at (619) 906-4917 if you would like to volunteer but cannot make it to the upcoming orientation, or
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BizTown Volunteers Needed
Now that you're up-to-speed on how to
be an excellent, confident volunteer, we could use you in BizTown on these
dates:
Contact Jen Menkov at (619) 906-4917 if you would like to volunteer in
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C-ing
Beyond to Volunteer
Volunteers from San Diego-based
telecommunications firm, CBeyond, helped out JA's BizTown on May 13th with
students from Hamilton Elementary.
This was their second year working with
the kids. They are always a really fun
group. Thanks for staying connected with us CBeyond! 
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We
wish...we wish...
We
really wish we had:
Thank
you for your support. Any operational
expenses we are able to save allows more resources for educating children about
financial literacy.
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JA By The Numbers
40,021
# Junior Achievement students in San Diego Co. reached in the 2009/2010
school year.
 28,881 = In-Class Students22,085 = Elementary
2,221 = Middle School
4,575 = High School
11,140 = BizTown |
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