Junior Achievement Educator Newsletter

Educator Newsletter

When our young people know where they're going,

we ALL advance.

The 2021 Junior Achievement Inspire Career Fair is a fun, virtual experience focusing on job exploration for 7th-12th graders. The event is scheduled for Friday, February 26, 2021, and will feature 40+ companies, universities and organizations from our region and is free for all schools to attend.

Students Return to JA BizTown^®

After nearly nine months, students safely visit the experiential learning facility.

On November 16^th, we welcomed eleven families to JA BizTown^® for our first-ever JA BizTown^® Family Day! Each household worked together in a business storefront, taking on unique job roles.

To schedule a Family Day with a group that you feel safe and comfortable with, please reach out to Maura Teti at mteti@jawesternpa.org.

New JA Titan^®, an Online Simulation That Lets Teens

Start and Run a Virtual Business

Partner Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarship Opportunity for High School Senior Girls From KPMG

Twenty-Two female high school seniors will receive a $10,000 college scholarship/year for 4 years, attend a leadership retreat, and be paired with a year-long mentor.

Find Out More

The Live Más Scholarship Program Helps Students Ages 16-26

This scholarship is for students planning on or currently attending a 4-year university, community college or a 2-year vocational school.

Find Out More

“Meet Kids Who Have Defied The Odds”

Three Junior Achievement students were recently interviewed by the Pittsburgh Parent Magazine to discuss how they are “defying the odds”.

It’s hard enough to grow up even under the best of circumstances. Unfortunately, the odds have always been against kids who are hungry, homeless or differently-abled, but today, the pandemic has made even more kids vulnerable to depression and at-risk behavior.

Read the Full Article Here

Golden Meal Ticket Raffle

Win the ultimate stocking stuffer - $5,500 to local restaurants!

JA and local businesses are supporting restaurants and students in our area with the tastiest raffle around!

Golden Meal Tickets are $10 for two chances to win $100 gift cards to over 50 restaurants in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties!

Purchase Your Raffle Ticket

"Did you know that nearly 80% of illness-causing germs are spread by your hands?"

Germinator Brings Peace of Mind to JA

With schools being closed amid the pandemic, JA partnered with mobile sanitizing and disinfecting company Germinator to ensure the safety of students, partners and employees.

Germinator will clean the entire JAWPA facility four times a year with their disinfecting solution and technology.

Through their partnership, they've also transformed the restrooms at JA BizTown^® with interactive wall displays and hand hygiene glow boxes to teach the importance of handwashing in a fun way.

Check out the transformation here.