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Record Number of Students Served At JA Summer Camps
Through our 2023 JA Summer Camp experiences, JA San Diego served a record-breaking 1,373 students. Nearly three-fourths of students participated for free through partnerships with Escondido Union School District, Chula Vista Elementary School District, and San Diego Unified School District [...]
Meet Our JA Star Summer Camp Counselors of 2023
Lauren Lauren is a San Diego local who enjoys playing basketball at Balboa Park and riding her bike. Lauren is currently pursuing an MA at the University of San Diego School Counseling. She hopes to later obtain her [...]
Staff Spotlight: Nancy Quidachay
Nancy Quidachay, Outreach Program Manager Nancy began working at JA San Diego as a camp counselor two years ago and was recently promoted to Outreach Program Coordinator. Nancy will be leading the JA Fellows program at Lincoln High School and [...]
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 [...]
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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Record Number of Students Served At JA Summer Camps
Through our 2023 JA Summer Camp experiences, JA San Diego served a record-breaking 1,373 students. Nearly three-fourths of students participated for free through partnerships with Escondido Union School District, Chula Vista Elementary School District, and San Diego Unified School District [...]
Meet Our JA Star Summer Camp Counselors of 2023
Lauren Lauren is a San Diego local who enjoys playing basketball at Balboa Park and riding her bike. Lauren is currently pursuing an MA at the University of San Diego School Counseling. She hopes to later obtain her [...]
Staff Spotlight: Nancy Quidachay
Nancy Quidachay, Outreach Program Manager Nancy began working at JA San Diego as a camp counselor two years ago and was recently promoted to Outreach Program Coordinator. Nancy will be leading the JA Fellows program at Lincoln High School and [...]
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 [...]
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