Local Youth Driven By JA Entrepreneurs
Last Fall, JA of Lincoln set out to do something entirely new. A pilot program called Driven Youth Invitational was designed that focused totally on entrepreneurship in our changing economy, and it was pitched to local high school students. They would be asked to attend once-a-week evening classes for just over two months, and in return would be given what …
JA Makes Strong Impact at Southwest High School
For the last several years, Junior Achievement volunteers have been a mainstay in Mary Schropfer’s Business Management classes at Southwest High School. She was looking for a way to add real-world context to the lessons she wanted students to walk away with, and the knowledge and experience of JA volunteers seemed like the perfect solution. The results, she says, have …
JA Offering Scholarships to Local Students
It’s the time of year when high school students have to make some serious decisions about their future plans, and Junior Achievement of Lincoln is here to help! It’s no secret that paying for college is getting tougher all the time, and we want to do our part to make it a little easier for some of the best and …