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Meet Our Volunteer of the Month
June 2023 Volunteer of the Month Bill Spears Bill moved to San Diego with the Navy as a helicopter pilot. He later joined the Kiwanis Club of Bonita where he was introduced to JA San Diego at [...]
From Interns To Employees, Two JA Fellows One The Road To Success
After completing their semester-long internships, five JA Fellows from Lincoln High School were offered permanent positions with their internship host sites. Two of the five students, Ketura and Miguel, accepted their offers and have been working as part-time employees [...]
CocoLoco Selected To Compete In 2023 National Student Leadership Summit
It was announced earlier this month by Junior Achievement USA that CocoLoco is one of the fifteen teams that was selected to participate in the 2023 JA USA National Student Leadership Summit (NSLS) held in Washington D.C. This is the [...]
High School Students Can Win A $15,000 Scholarship
JA San Diego is launching a TikTok Challenge to promote financial literacy education in collaboration with Experian and several other Junior Achievement area offices. Students who participate in the challenge will have the opportunity to be selected for a scholarship. [...]
JA Company Program 2023 Winners Announced
Nearly 100 students competed for Student Company of the Year at the annual JA Company Program competition. Student businesses from Canyon Crest Academy, e3 Civic High School, and Torrey Pines High School pitched their businesses to a panel of [...]
Teaching Students How To Invest & Build Wealth
In an exciting, fast-paced stock market simulation, hundreds of high school students from across the region participated in the annual JA Stock Market Challenge. Students compete in teams to build the highest net worth mock portfolio over a [...]
The First JA Fellows Cohort Graduates From The Program
The first cohort of JA Fellows celebrated their graduation from the program at their Semester Showcase last week on Friday, January 20, 2023. These senior students from Lincoln High School shared the impact of the program on their [...]
JA 2022 Recap
Take a look at our JA 2022 Recap as we celebrate all that we have accomplished and look forward to a year of continuing to impact thousands of local students through experiential JA programs.
9 Career New Year’s Resolutions for 2023
Setting new professional goals for yourself is a great way to continue to develop your skillset and advance your career. This New Year is a great time to reflect and create resolutions for the upcoming year to encourage self-improvement. Below [...]
JA IN THE NEWS
Preparing Youth For Life After Graduation
Giving Back Magazine | June 2023
CCA team going to Junior Achievement summit
San Diego Union Tribune | May 28, 2023
Canyon Crest Academy student business gets national attention
ABC 10News San Diego | May 24, 2023
Career Exploration Day to provide high tech, hands-on construction experience for 20 Lincoln High School students this Thursday
Chula Vista Today | May 15, 2023
Torrey Pines, CCA student businesses win ‘Company of the Year’ in Junior Achievement contest
Del Mar Times | May 8, 2023
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Meet Our Volunteer of the Month
June 2023 Volunteer of the Month Bill Spears Bill moved to San Diego with the Navy as a helicopter pilot. He later joined the Kiwanis Club of Bonita where he was introduced to JA San Diego at [...]
From Interns To Employees, Two JA Fellows One The Road To Success
After completing their semester-long internships, five JA Fellows from Lincoln High School were offered permanent positions with their internship host sites. Two of the five students, Ketura and Miguel, accepted their offers and have been working as part-time employees [...]
CocoLoco Selected To Compete In 2023 National Student Leadership Summit
It was announced earlier this month by Junior Achievement USA that CocoLoco is one of the fifteen teams that was selected to participate in the 2023 JA USA National Student Leadership Summit (NSLS) held in Washington D.C. This is the [...]
High School Students Can Win A $15,000 Scholarship
JA San Diego is launching a TikTok Challenge to promote financial literacy education in collaboration with Experian and several other Junior Achievement area offices. Students who participate in the challenge will have the opportunity to be selected for a scholarship. [...]
JA Company Program 2023 Winners Announced
Nearly 100 students competed for Student Company of the Year at the annual JA Company Program competition. Student businesses from Canyon Crest Academy, e3 Civic High School, and Torrey Pines High School pitched their businesses to a panel of [...]
Teaching Students How To Invest & Build Wealth
In an exciting, fast-paced stock market simulation, hundreds of high school students from across the region participated in the annual JA Stock Market Challenge. Students compete in teams to build the highest net worth mock portfolio over a [...]
The First JA Fellows Cohort Graduates From The Program
The first cohort of JA Fellows celebrated their graduation from the program at their Semester Showcase last week on Friday, January 20, 2023. These senior students from Lincoln High School shared the impact of the program on their [...]
JA 2022 Recap
Take a look at our JA 2022 Recap as we celebrate all that we have accomplished and look forward to a year of continuing to impact thousands of local students through experiential JA programs.
9 Career New Year’s Resolutions for 2023
Setting new professional goals for yourself is a great way to continue to develop your skillset and advance your career. This New Year is a great time to reflect and create resolutions for the upcoming year to encourage self-improvement. Below [...]
JA IN THE NEWS
Preparing Youth For Life After Graduation
Giving Back Magazine | June 2023
CCA team going to Junior Achievement summit
San Diego Union Tribune | May 28, 2023
Canyon Crest Academy student business gets national attention
ABC 10News San Diego | May 24, 2023
Career Exploration Day to provide high tech, hands-on construction experience for 20 Lincoln High School students this Thursday
Chula Vista Today | May 15, 2023
Torrey Pines, CCA student businesses win ‘Company of the Year’ in Junior Achievement contest
Del Mar Times | May 8, 2023