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JA Scholarship Recipient on Paying it Forward
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Jim McCaskill
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement gave me my first scholarship, and that really helped get me started. It was just $500, but it made me realize that scholarships were available. Thats one reason I decided to reach out relatively early in my career, and see if there was a way to help other students right now. Hans Petersen, now a Tax Services Senior Consultant with Ernst & Young, began an internship with EY...
Celebrating Another Successful JA Company Program Trade Fair with Gulf Island!
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By Tania Daniel
Entrepreneurship
The virtual JA Company Program Trade Fair was a huge success in an elevated pitch format, with over 90 students competing for the top awards! We are grateful to our event Presenting Sponsor Gulf Island, and JA Board Member Dr. Richard Heo, for providing this incredible platform to our student leaders! Congratulations to our top three startups - EVO from Elkins High School (1st Place), Xcel from...
JA Alumni Spotlight - Sam Lin
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By Karen St. Fort
Community Involvement
It's time for another JA Alumni Spotlight! Recently Capstone Manager, Karen St. Fort, had the opportunity to interview Sam Lin, current account manager and global marketing solutions team member at Facebook, to discuss his JA experience and its impact during his...
JA Alumni Spotlight - Lauryn Gregory
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By Jordan Parker
Community Involvement
In conjunction with JA Alumni month we recently had the pleasure to interview Lauryn Gregory, a JA Alumni who had JA programs in the classroom and participated at JA Exchange City/JA...
Are You Another One in a Million? - Help Celebrate JA Alumni Month!
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Jim McCaskill
Community Involvement
For 75 years, Junior Achievement has been active in our local community, and in that time over 1 million students have been inspired and taught by thousands of volunteers from hundreds of local businesses. Talk to a few accomplished people in our business community about Junior Achievement, and you will quickly start hearing quotes like: JA taught me how a bank account works! It taught me how...
JA Board Members and Board Companies Give Leadership New Meaning with the JA EnTEENpreneur Leadership Trainings
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By Tania Daniel
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas is proud to host the JA Company Program Leadership Training Sessions for all executive members of JA startups, generously sponsored by our Board Companies, Enbridge and H-E-B, under the JA EnTEENpreneur Conference banner. This is the second event under the EnTEENpreneur banner that JA Company Program staged in the 2020/21 school year. We are indebted to our...
Local Companies Join Forces to Bring Virtual JA In A Day to Life!
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By Carla Crowe
Community Involvement
The spring 2021 semester is off to a busy start with JA educational programs being successfully implemented at schools across the greater Houston area. Our education team recently coordinated a virtual JA in a Day for 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders at Runyan Elementary School in Conroe ISD, with the help of several key business partners serving as...
Capgemeni and Alief ISD Innovate to Lead STEM Students Through Pandemic
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By Courtney Azuike
Community Involvement
The 4th Annual Alief Impact Week hosted by Capgemini represents another successful JA program delivered this school year! Ernest Alumanah, a Senior Consultant, coordinated the talented team of Capgemini business experts in partnership with Alief ISD and ensured this annual event persevered despite the ongoing pandemic. The traditional JA Job Shadow program pivoted and evolved into a virtual STEM...
JA Company Program Startups Excel at HCCs IDEAS Pitch Competition
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By Courtney Azuike
Entrepreneurship
Houston Community College (HCC) hosted their bi-annual Student IDEAS Pitch Competition virtually last month. This competition was designed for high school and college students to share their creative ideas and social innovations by pitching a product or service to a panel of expert judges from Rice University, University of St. Thomas, HCC and Impact...
Student and Volunteer Re-connect Ten Years after 4th Grade
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Jim McCaskill
Community Involvement
Andrew and Isabela met in her 4th grade class, when Andrew was a JA classroom volunteer. Isabela, now a young adult in college, was reaching out after sharing her Junior Achievement experience in an interview. Andrew had profoundly influenced her future and the story prompted her to try to...
