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San Diego Teen Entrepreneurs Secure Coveted 2023 Global Possibilities Award, Presented By FedEx
FedEx recognizes innovative business plan driving job creation and environmental protection [San Diego, CA] — During the esteemed Junior Achievement (JA) National Student Leadership Summit (NSLS) held from June 11-15 in Washington D.C., the exceptional student-run company, CocoLoco, [...]
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.
JA IN THE NEWS
Dozens of students in the South Bay spent the morning in Lakeside exploring the field of construction
ABC10 News | December 11, 2024
Visit BizTown with Ashley
The LOCAList SD | December 10, 2024
Cox SVP Sam Attisha inducted into Junior Achievement’s San Diego Business Hall of Fame
Del Mar Times | October 21, 2024
USD School of Law Alumna Vickie Turner ʼ82 (JD) Inducted into Junior Achievement of San Diego Business Hall of Fame
USD News Center | October 12, 2024
Prep teens in financial literacy with these steps before California’s new law requires it
NBC 7 San Diego | July 23, 2024
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San Diego Teen Entrepreneurs Secure Coveted 2023 Global Possibilities Award, Presented By FedEx
FedEx recognizes innovative business plan driving job creation and environmental protection [San Diego, CA] — During the esteemed Junior Achievement (JA) National Student Leadership Summit (NSLS) held from June 11-15 in Washington D.C., the exceptional student-run company, CocoLoco, [...]
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.
JA IN THE NEWS
Dozens of students in the South Bay spent the morning in Lakeside exploring the field of construction
ABC10 News | December 11, 2024
Visit BizTown with Ashley
The LOCAList SD | December 10, 2024
Cox SVP Sam Attisha inducted into Junior Achievement’s San Diego Business Hall of Fame
Del Mar Times | October 21, 2024
USD School of Law Alumna Vickie Turner ʼ82 (JD) Inducted into Junior Achievement of San Diego Business Hall of Fame
USD News Center | October 12, 2024
Prep teens in financial literacy with these steps before California’s new law requires it
NBC 7 San Diego | July 23, 2024