First Stock Market Challenge was a Success!
Buy! Sell! Nearly 100 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School School participated in a Stock Market Challenge on April 14th.

It was hectic, loud, exciting and filled with energy event. Student teams were given $500K in imitation currency before the challenge began. The currency was used to make their initial stock selections from more than 25 fictitious companies. At the end of the challenge, the team with the highest net worth stock portfolio won!

Special thanks to Emcee Erik Sussman, Institute of Financial Wellness, guest speaker David Greenberg, Greenberg Capital LLC, and our volunteer floor traders who helped the students with trading decisions.
Financial Literacy Month Kicked Off With JA Board Takeover Day
Junior Achievement of South Florida has a strong, dedicated Board of Directors committed to our mission and values. Thank you to the 30 members who volunteered on April 1st in JA BizTown and JA Finance Park. JA teaches students from Broward County Public Schools the skills that will help prepare them for a successful future.

South Florida Businesses...Time To Hire Our Interns!
"As a business owner, I highly recommend bringing on an intern from Junior Achievement. Not only can it change the life of a young adult about to enter the real world, but it can greatly benefit your own organization and the people that work for you. It sure helped my own team, and also taught them the importance of giving back and paying it forward." - Bill Feinberg, Allied Kitchen & Bath 

You need a pipeline of skilled employees. JA has enthusiastic and trained interns ready to go. Let’s work together to build our workforce.
Stefano Selorio, Founder of Carevocacy, and Shyanna Cunningham, Carvocacy Intern, share their experiences in the Summer Employment Program
Community Partners Welcome to Participate
at Books, Bucks & Backpacks
JA is joining forces with education partners, local businesses and healthcare providers for the Books, Bucks & Backpacks event. Presented by CITY Furniture along with Broward County Public Schools, the event focuses on reading and financial and health literacy to children and families. Financial education can change lives, and we’re doing something about it.

Let’s prepare our children and families in need for summer success with reading, math and financial literacy materials, healthcare information and summer safety support. Join us May 21st, and showcase your business with fun activities to more than 1,000 students and their families!
Junior Achievement Offers Summer
Marine Pre-Apprenticeship Program
South Florida’s Marine Industry is booming and needs qualified employees! Junior Achievement’s 80-hour Marine Pre-Apprenticeship Program aims to train participants to enter and succeed in the industry by providing work-based learning.

Program details include:

  • Summer Program (May 12-June 30) for Ages 16-24
  • Tuition Free!
  • Hands-on, Innovative Program for up to 25 Students
  • Curriculum taught by JA and Industry Professionals at JA World
  • Job Shadow Opportunities with Leading Marine Companies
  • Earn Marine Certifications and up to $400 in Incentives Upon Program Completion
Thank You Storefront Partners
JA BizTown
Dave & Lorraine Thomas
JA BizTown
JA Finance Park
JA World Huizenga Center
at the Lillian S. Wells Pavilion
1130 Coconut Creek Blvd.
Coconut Creek, FL 33066
Junior Achievement of South Florida empowers our youth with the knowledge, ability and confidence to navigate their futures, drive our economy, and lead our community.