High School Students get Taste of Wall Street Through JA Stock Market Challenge
This November, more than 1,600 Metro Denver and Northern Colorado high school students experienced the rush and high stakes of trading on Wall Street through the JA Stock Market Challenge. The Cable Center at the […]
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain & Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado Announce Consolidation
We are pleased to announce the consolidation of Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA-Rocky Mountain), which covers Metro Denver and communities in the northern half of Colorado and southern Wyoming; and Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado (JA […]
Paolo Diaz: “I have carried the lessons of partnership, perspective, and ethical decision-making”
One of the most valuable lessons I learned during my time with Junior Achievement was the power of seeing the world through someone else’s lens. The education world and the business world don’t often co-exist, […]
Jenn Venerable: “After attending JA, she found the courage”
Working at Junior Achievement helped inspire and shape me into the professional I am today. I have many memories from the decade I was with JA, and of those, the majority came from the JA […]
Sally Messinger: “JA inspired my students to try out new ideas and not be afraid to fail”
Many years ago, as a high school teacher, I received a phone call from a Junior Achievement program manager who informed me that I had been assigned a Junior Achievement volunteer. This volunteer would be […]
Tara Petersen: “Working for JA taught me how to work professionally, strategically, and efficiently”
I’ll never forget the day I got a call from Kristi Shaffer offering me a job at Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain. I literally jumped up and down and screamed as soon as she hung up. I […]
2026 Colorado Business Hall of Fame Laureates Announced
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain are proud to announce the 2026 inductees into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame, representing Colorado’s most distinguished business leaders from the past and present. […]
Alondra Fabela Sanchez: 2025 Robin Wise Scholar
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) is proud to announce Alondra Fabela Sanchez as the recipient of the 2025 Robin Wise Scholarship. A Boulder native, Alondra graduated from Boulder High School in May of this year and […]
Willow Samu: “I don’t know where I’d be without JA”
I first went to JA Finance Park as a totally lost teenager who thought budgeting meant choosing between getting gas or lunch with your friends. I had no clue about money and no real guidance, […]
