JA Student Entrepreneurs Take Home $100,000 Grand Prize at Denver Startup Week Pitch Competition
Two JA students brought home the grand prize at Denver Startup Week’s Pitch Competition on Thursday evening, winning a package including cash, products, and services valued at $100,000. High school...
Junior Achievement Welcomes Kelly Latterman as Routt County District Manager
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain is thrilled to welcome Kelly Latterman as its new District Manager for Routt County. A Steamboat resident, Latterman will work directly with local schools and oversee Junior...
Kristi Shaffer, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) Executive Vice President, wakes up every morning at 4. She’s the first to arrive at her workout class, then she walks into the...
2019 JA Volunteer, Advocate, and Educator Award Recipients
Each year, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) formally recognizes outstanding JA champions who embrace the JA mission and go above and beyond to make JA a positive and powerful experience for...
State Farm and Junior Achievement Collaborate for Northern Colorado Youth
State Farm announced today that they are contributing $10,000 to Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) to provide financial education programs to middle and high school students in Larimer and Weld counties...
JA and Broncos Empower Future Female Leaders
One hundred young women from Denver Public Schools attended the inaugural Girls Empowerment Summit, hosted by Denver Broncos Community Development, where they participated in Junior Achievement (JA) workshops on Personal...
Volunteering for JA Is Not Only Fulfilling, It’s Also A Life Hack For Future Employment
In a competitive job market, you have to prove your uniqueness, because a standout resume demands more than education and work experience. Volunteering can set you apart from your competitors,...
Survey reveals disconnect in college financial planning; JA resources designed to help
When it comes to planning for college, many young people are unprepared and ill-advised. While many plan to pursue higher education, a large percentage of high school students are clueless...
A new survey of 1,000 teens by Junior Achievement (JA) and Voya Foundation shows that nearly two-thirds of teens, or 65 percent, believe borrowers are ultimately responsible for paying off...
