Educator Newsletter * June 2023
SAVE THE DATE!

The 8th Annual JA JobSpark will be held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on September 26 & September 27, 2023
THE COUNTDOWN IS HERE!
On behalf of Junior Achievement and the 10,700+ eighth graders who attended our 7th Annual JA JobSpark last September, THANK YOU! An event of this magnitude is possible because of educator support with student preparation and on-site participation. You made a difference by being part of this experience and we look forward to seeing you at JA JobSpark 2023!
JA Team End of Year Celebration!
The JA Team went to Game Show Battle Rooms to celebrate all their hard work that went into another successful school year. We would like to thank everyone who helped throughout the year and for devoting your time to Junior Achievement. We look forward to another fantastic school year!
Summer Camp Week 1!
Thank you to our Biz Town team for all their work during the first week of camp! We are looking forward to two more weeks of FUN!
Spots for the last week (July 10-14) are still available!
JA JobSpark 2022 Highlights Video
Be sure to check out our JA JobSpark 2022 Highlights Video for a glimpse of last year's event. We are so excited for this year's JA JobSpark. The countdown is ON!
JA EduSpark Summer Industry Tour Opportunity!
JA JobSpark 2023 is Expanding!

Along with a brand-new building at the Fairgrounds, we have amazing new companies joining us! We could not be more excited - take a look!
Nissan (Advanced Manufacturing)
Major Tool & Machine (Advanced Manufacturing)
STEM Education Works (Advanced Manufacturing)
MFE Inspection Solutions (Advanced Manufacturing)
Jet Access Group (Advanced Manufacturing)
Insects Limited, Inc. (Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources)
Ferguson Construction Company (Architecture, Engineering & Construction)
Soil & Materials Engineers (SME) USA (Architecture, Engineering & Construction)
FHL Bank (Business & Finance/Technology)
First Internet Bank (Business & Finance)
PwC (Business & Finance)
Wells Fargo Bank (Business & Finance)
Indiana Department of Education (Government, Law & Public Service)
Traveler’s Insurance (Government, Law & Public Service)
Ivy Tech Legal Studies (Government, Law & Public Service)
USAA (Government, Law & Public Service)
Quest Diagnostics (Health & Life Sciences)
Arrow McLaren Racing (Hospitality & Tourism)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Hospitality & Tourism)
Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium (Hospitality & Tourism)
Deloitte (still in Business & Finance, joining Technology cluster)
Ivy Tech School of Information Technology (Technology)
IU Kokomo (multiple clusters)
GadellNet
A Big Thank You to our 2023 Sponsors so far!

Thank you to our 2023 JA JobSpark partners so far- We are so thankful for their support!


AES - Gold
Allied Automation - Silver
Allison Transmission - Silver
Ascension St. Vincent – Diamond
Board of Certified Safety Professionals – Silver
Broad Ripple Animal Clinic - Bronze
Celebrate Science Indiana – Bronze
Corteva Agriscience - Bronze
Deloitte - Volunteer Registration Partner
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation - Presenting
Ed Martin Automotive - Gold
Fuel Merchandise - Virtual Platform Partner
The Hagerman Group – Bronze
Huntington Bank - Silver
IBEW Local 481 - Bronze
Indiana Farm Bureau – Bronze
IU Health – Premier
IU Kokomo - Highlights Video Partner
Ivy Tech Community College - Bronze
JPMorgan Chase – Diamond
MacAllister Machinery – Bronze
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana – Bronze
Republic Airways - Gold
Safety Management Group – Gold
Schmidt Associates – Bronze
Shiel Sexton – Bronze
Stoops Freightliner – Bronze
Strada Education Network - Gold
University of Indianapolis MICI-AHEC – Bronze
JA JobSpark Student Program Book






Be sure to continue utilizing the 2022 JA JobSpark Student Program book, available on our website. Students can utilize this program as a resource in the classroom all year long!
Thank you for helping our students ignite the spark!
Why JA? Because helping kids make the connection between what they learn in the classroom and future success is what we do.
For more information on JA JobSpark, please visit www.jajobspark.org
or contact Molly Baines at molly@jaindy.org.