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JA BizTown is a four 1/2-hour program with organized or unorganized chaos (depending on the day). This highly experiential, impactful JA Capstone program for elementary school students is one that volunteers, educators, and students always enjoy attending. It’s also filled with reminders that simple human interaction can go a long way.

For Women's History Month, Junior Achievement is proud to highlight strong, amazing women and their accomplishments that help make the world a better place. Women's History Month traces back to the first International Women's Day in 1911, and since then has transformed into the month-long celebration we have grown to know and love. In honor of International Women's Day (March 8) and Women's History Month, Junior Achievement would like to recognize Christina Page, Assistant Vice President, Woodforest Bank, for her fourteen years of volunteerism with Junior Achievement.

The JA Company Program Trade Fair was a huge success, with the student startups winning rave reviews!

Presented by JA Board Company Gulf Island, and our Board Member Dr. Richard Heo, this event showcases JA Company Program startups working in an exciting, interactive marketplace. This event comes with the opportunity to share their creative companies while showcasing their hard work to the public in Memorial City Mall. This year, 20 startups emerged successfully, and 7 sold independently online and at school.

They were joined by dedicated board member Ellis Wyms, former NFL player of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and current Founder of Athletes for Computer Science. With a passion for youth empowerment, Ellis provided these young scholars...

The JA Company Program, Presented by LyondellBasell, witnessed incredible growth and expansion in Fall 2021, with over 50 cohorts already completing the core curriculum. Special thanks to many JA Board companies and stakeholders, like PwC, Schlumberger, ExxonMobil, Rice MBA, and Baker Hughes, for strengthening our mentor pipeline...

Eduardo Rodriguez, Assistant Vice President at Woodforest Bank in Magnolia, Texas, was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States in 1995. He has been married to his beautiful wife for 25 years and ...

In recognition of three outstanding and exceptional business leaders in our greater Houston community, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas is pleased to honor the 2020/2021 JA Hall of Achievement Laureate Class of Mr. Vijay Goradia, Mr. Bobby Tudor, and Ms. Hallie A. Vanderhider...

Yesterday was a big day for 141 ninth graders at Houston ISD’s Waltrip High School. Five weeks ago, Waltrip’s inaugural 3DE by Junior Achievement case challenge kicked off. Volunteers from CenterPoint Energy presented students with an open-ended question: What exciting and inventive strategies should CenterPoint employ to attract new skilled workers?

The JA Company Program kick-off, JA Ignite the Spark! was a roaring success, with over 170 students taking part in the Microsoft Innovation Challenge. This event has limited registration for students this year as we demoed and managed a new Microsoft Teams format, and the responses and reviews have been stellar!

Travis High School’s Student Council has been an amazing volunteer partner in Fort Bend ISD for the past several years. Just like many high school organization partners last year, volunteering for Junior Achievement was not an option...

Catherine Dominic is a sophomore majoring in Aerospace engineering and pursuing a certificate in Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship. She works as the President and Project Manager of UT Austin’s...

Junior Achievement is thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Mitch Kuy, a JA alumnus who now lives in Dallas and works for Microsoft as an Azure Specialist...