Preparing Students for What’s Next: Key Insights from a Recent JA Survey
“What’s next?” That’s the question on everyone’s mind. Technologies we’ve never seen before are changing the world in ways we’ve never imagined. Jobs people depend on today might not exist tomorrow. Are we ready? And […]
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 […]
A Loop Full of Lessons That Will Last a Lifetime
In partnership with the Colorado Golf Association (CGA), more than 90 high school students from the Solich Caddie and Leadership Academy put down the golf bags, stepped away from the course, and traveled from across […]
Middle Schoolers Blaze New Trails at JA’s Summer Camp
This summer, middle school students from across Metro Denver developed an understanding of basic business principles and the professional world through JA Youth Trailblazers Camp. A weeklong program, the camp taught students how to think […]
Local High School Students to Participate in National JA Competition
Teenage entrepreneurs from local Denver high schools are headed to Atlanta, where they will compete against other student teams across the U.S. at Future Bound by JA, a summit-style event introducing teen entrepreneurs to real-world […]
Maxwell Skidmore: “I feel like I’m doing something right”
Maxwell Skidmore graduated from Northfield High School in May 2023. He attended a JA summer program, where his energy, positivity, and ambition were quickly noticed by JA staff and volunteers. Maxwell himself was impressed with […]
Local High School Students Compete In Live Stock Market Simulations
In early November, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain hosted JA Stock Market Challenge competitions in Metro Denver and in Northern Colorado. These hands-on, high-tech simulations introduce high school students to the fundamentals of stocks, the impact of […]
High School Students Gain Entrepreneurial Spirit Through Innovative Summer Program
This June, high school students from across Metro Denver delved into the world of entrepreneurship at Business Bound. Presented by Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) and the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of […]
Rocky Mountain Deaf School Visits JA Free Enterprise Center
In February, a group of high school students from the Rocky Mountain Deaf School in Jefferson County visited the Junior Achievement (JA) Free Enterprise Center and experienced Robert and Judi Newman JA Finance Park, presented […]
