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JA Student Startups Win Top Prizes at the Houston Community College IDEAS Pitch Competition Spring 2021
By Tania Daniel
Entrepreneurship
JA Company Program startups performed exceedingly well at the Houston Community College IDEAS Pitch Competition this month, winning all the top awards and prize money totaling $2,500. We are proud to announce that brand new startup Biobite from the Harmony School of Innovation Sugar Land, won 3rd place, Student Power from The Village School was awarded the 2nd place prize, while Dulicious Co.s...
CenterPoint Energy Continues to be a Driving Force for Impact
By Courtney Azuike
Community Involvement
CenterPoint Energy has served as a dedicated partner to Junior Achievement by consistently going above and beyond the call of duty for over three decades. Whether its their significant volunteer efforts, helping with the development and piloting of new JA programs, funding key educational initiatives, or participating in special events - CenterPoint is always there to support JA! For the last...
AIG Brings the World of Insurance to Life for Students
By Courtney Azuike
Community Involvement
AIG hosted over 400 middle school and high school students from twelve different campuses across the Houston area at its Junior Achievement Virtual Career Day. During the event, several AIG colleagues shared information about their career paths and offered advice to better prepare students for their...
Alief Early College High School Students Spend a Day in the Life with SABIC
By Tiffany Ogunjebi
Community Involvement
SABIC has been a steadfast partner to Junior Achievement and Houston area schools. Despite challenges presented by the pandemic, they remained enthusiastic about exploring ways to continue their partnership with Alief Early College High School through a program entitled Day in the Life as a compliment to the JA Career Speakers...
Student Power Excels at Texas A&M Ideas Challenge and the Houston Tech Rodeo
By Tania Daniel
Entrepreneurship
JA Company Program startup, Student Power, performed exceedingly well in one of our last competitions for the 2020/21 school year, the Ideas Challenge hosted by Texas A&M University. Competing with other Texas student startups, they were one of thirty finalists selected to pitch live, and succeeded in becoming one of the top ten companies in the grand finale, winning $750 seed money. Student...
JA Alumni Spotlight - Karina Rodriguez
By Becky Neely
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement recently had an opportunity to interview JA Alumni Karina Rodriguez, who currently lives in Spring, TX, with her husband and two sons. Karina was excited to share her JA story.
Her first experience with JA was at BB Rice Elementary. She remembers waiting anxiously for a JA volunteer to come to her...
Momentum from International Womens Day Extended by Avanade and JA Partnership
By Jim McCaskill
Community Involvement
Earlier this month, volunteers from South Womens Network group at Avanade shared inspiring and unique timelines of their careers with more than 150 female students from Alief, Pearland and other local districts. Working with Tiffany Ogunjebi from JA, Avanades Lucy Moodley realized the work Avanade was already doing for International Womens Day could make a continuing impact beyond a single day,...
JA Company Program Startups Win Big at the University of Houston's Think Tank 2021!
By Tania Daniel
Entrepreneurship
The Think Tank 2021 business plan competition hosted by the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, at the University of Houstons Bauer College of Business, was a tremendous learning experience for our JA Company Program startups and executive leaders. Even more exciting is that NINE JA Company Program startups made it to the hard-fought, final round of this competition! We are proud to announce that...
Advancing Youth Entrepreneurship with LyondellBasell
By Tania Daniel
Entrepreneurship
LyondellBasell, a JA Board Company and one of the largest plastic, chemicals and refining companies in the world, became an integral part of the JA Company Program. Under the leadership of Mr. Michael McMurray, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for LyondellBasell and JA of Southeast Texas Board Member, the JA Company Program has reached new heights in greater Houston, even when...
Women's History Month JA Volunteer Spotlight - Susan Terry
By Becky Neely
Community Involvement
Susan Terry, Administrative Assistant in the Legal Department with Chevron Phillips Chemical in The Woodlands has been a dedicated and enthusiastic JA volunteer for 6 years. Susan first learned about JA when her children were in elementary school. She was introduced to JA again when she joined...
