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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 [...]
The Gift of Possibility: 12 Days of JA
Over the month of December, we are running our "12 Days of JA" series to share student and educator stories on the transformative impact of JA programs. This series is part of our Gift of Possibility fundraising campaign. Our [...]
CVLCC Fellows Students Share Their Stories at Semester Showcase
On Friday, December 9, 2022, Junior Achievement of San Diego County hosted the semester showcase for JA Fellows students at Chula Vista Learning Community Charter High School (CVLCC) to share their stories and the impact the program has [...]
Meet the 2022 Volunteers of the Month
December 2022 Volunteer of the Month Kevin Marshall Kevin is the President & Co-Founder of Copy Link. Born in Boston, Kevin moved to Southern California at the age of 12. He is passionate about business and his [...]
JA IN THE NEWS
Opinion: Add financial literacy to early child education. The benefits are immense.
San Diego Union Tribune | April 5, 2024
Local Groups Invested in San Diego’s Future
San Diego Business Journal | February 13, 2024
Trivia Night at Ashley Falls supports Junior Achievement of San Diego
Del Mar Times | Nov 29, 2023
Chula Vista students explore alternative paths to college
CBS 8 San Diego | Oct 25, 2023
Student-run CocoLoco business turns coconut shells into an award-winning Junior Achievement success
San Diego Metro | July 11, 2023
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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 [...]
The Gift of Possibility: 12 Days of JA
Over the month of December, we are running our "12 Days of JA" series to share student and educator stories on the transformative impact of JA programs. This series is part of our Gift of Possibility fundraising campaign. Our [...]
CVLCC Fellows Students Share Their Stories at Semester Showcase
On Friday, December 9, 2022, Junior Achievement of San Diego County hosted the semester showcase for JA Fellows students at Chula Vista Learning Community Charter High School (CVLCC) to share their stories and the impact the program has [...]
Meet the 2022 Volunteers of the Month
December 2022 Volunteer of the Month Kevin Marshall Kevin is the President & Co-Founder of Copy Link. Born in Boston, Kevin moved to Southern California at the age of 12. He is passionate about business and his [...]
JA IN THE NEWS
Opinion: Add financial literacy to early child education. The benefits are immense.
San Diego Union Tribune | April 5, 2024
Local Groups Invested in San Diego’s Future
San Diego Business Journal | February 13, 2024
Trivia Night at Ashley Falls supports Junior Achievement of San Diego
Del Mar Times | Nov 29, 2023
Chula Vista students explore alternative paths to college
CBS 8 San Diego | Oct 25, 2023
Student-run CocoLoco business turns coconut shells into an award-winning Junior Achievement success
San Diego Metro | July 11, 2023