“Before JA, I knew my family and friends believed in me. Now I know Ms. Megan, my JA mentor, believes in me too.” “In Junior Achievement, our class had to pick a future career and

As he sat through his first class at Mill Valley High School, Hawkeye Mitchell pondered what his future career path might be. He uncovered a burning passion for finance when his teacher introduced Junior Achievement

“I bake a lot and my friends do too. I thought, what if we sold what we made to raise money for the Australian bushfires?” So Samaiyah took what she learned in Junior Achievement and

Katie Dearing, an educator and Junior Achievement alumna, chose her career based off the inspiring role-models in her youth. “My teachers influenced me a lot. I had teachers I really connected with who made me

Kai Somasegaran, an eighth-grade student at Oakhill Day School, shared how his Junior Achievement experience expanded his horizons. “The Junior Achievement career fair gave me an insight into what different jobs would be like.” Kai

“As a freshman at Northeast High School, my economics teacher utilized the JA curriculum. That opened my eyes to opportunities in the banking industry and helped me identify my career interests. I don’t believe I