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Thanks to Allied Insurance for providing over 30 volunteers at Castori Elementary |
JASAC co-volunteers of the '08-09 year Kathleen Harless of SAFE Credit Union & Crystal Miller of Indoor Environmental Service Kathleen and Crystal did an outstanding job implementing the JA Success Skills program at two River City High School classes. These ladies facilitated the program that enabled the students to identify and demonstrate the work-readiness skills needed to research, get and keep a job. In addition, students were also given the opportunity to develop personal strategies to achieve lifelong learning pursuits and career opportunities. Congratulations to Kathleen and Crystal for being named JASAC volunteers of '08-09!
Company Coordinator of the '08-09 year Christina McKim of Verizon Wireless Christina McKim, of Verizon Wireless, was selected as JASAC’s Company Coordinator of 08-09 school year. She did an outstanding job enlisting Verizon Wireless employees as volunteers to conduct JA programs for the second consecutive year at Empire Oaks Elementary School. Christina was instrumental in recruiting employees, helping with the school\class assignment process and with communication to Verizon Wireless employees. Congratulations to Christina, and we thank her for the time she dedicated to coordinate the delivery of JA programs to students.
JA's Biz Kid$ Launches WebsiteVisit BizKid$ -- the new site offers opportunities for students to join the JA's Biz Kid$ community. Students can receive newsletter updates, submit stories to the show's producers, and view video clips.Junior Achievement - Microsoft Partnership Through
our strategic partnership with Microsoft, JA students, teachers,
volunteers and staff now have free access to Microsoft Unlimited
Potential (UP) technology curriculum through
the JA website. This self-taught and self-paced UP curriculum was
developed by Microsoft to provide young people with learning
opportunities designed to make them more technologically competitive in
today's global society. Students can get certification from Microsoft
for each of eight topics:
JA Enterprise Poll: 87% of Youth Feel Prepared to Enter WorkforceJA Worldwide recently announced the results of its eighth annual "Kids and Careers" Interprise™ Poll, sponsored by Verizon. The key findings indicate that the vast majority - 87% - of young people feel either "very well-prepared" or "adequately prepared" to enter the workforce. Link to Poll. Thanks to the JA '08-09 Classroom VolunteersJunior Achievement of Sacramento would like to thank all of the volunteers, principals, teachers, school coordinator's, school administrative staff and businesses who partnered with us to educate thousands of students and last year we reached 8,240 students in the greater Sacramento area. |
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