Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South
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Celebrating 70 years of working to make Every Child World Ready in Memphis and the Mid-South!
Memphis, TN
Joined September 2011
Thanks to @StateFarm's incredible support, students across the Mid-South are gaining real-world financial skills through JA Finance Park. They’re stepping into adult roles--balancing jobs, families, and budgets--and realizing just how much goes into managing money. As one 7th
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Real-world lessons, real-world decisions. 💡 Lowrance K-8 School students put their financial skills to the test at JA Finance Park! After weeks of learning about budgeting, saving, and smart money choices in the classroom, they stepped into our hands-on simulation — managing
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40 years of strikes and spares for student success! 🎳 This year’s ruby anniversary of JA Bowlin’ on the River Bowl-a-thon brought together accounting, corporate, and community teams for a night of fun, friendly competition, and big impact in making #EveryChildWorldReady. Huge
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This week at JA BizTown, students proved they’re ready for what’s next. 🏙 5th graders from Germanshire Elementary and Cromwell Elementary stepped confidently into the world of work to manage businesses, collaborate as teams, and discover how every decision shapes their city’s
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“Today at JA BizTown I learned that loving your job makes every day better.” – 6th grader, New Albany Middle School 💼 Through our partnership with @Toyota, students are discovering what it means to find purpose in their work and see how their passions can power their future.
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We loved having college students from @Creighton and @LSU join us today through @Serve901 to volunteer in JA BizTown! 💛 Our JA BizTown students light up when they connect with their “big friends” and today’s encouragement, high-fives, and post-sale celebrations made a lasting
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Fifth graders at Winchester Elementary in Whitehaven went on a history adventure today during our JA Career Speaker Series! 📚🔎 RaSean Jenkins from @MSCSK12 shared how his curiosity about growing up in Whitehaven—wondering how and why his own neighborhood looked different from
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Keystone Elementary School's 3rd and 4th graders got a hands-on lesson in banking during today’s JA Career Speaker Series with Demecia Todd from @FSNBna! 💵 She showed students how the math they’re learning in class connects directly to the world of finance. She even brought
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📣 We kicked off our first JA Career Speaker Series of the year today with Hamilton K-8 School’s 4th graders! Our guest was Matt Szalaj, JA YPB member and Special Assistant for Policy to @CityOfMemphis Mayor Paul Young, sharing how his journey from growing up in Whitehaven to
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📈 Calling All Finance Pros & Market Enthusiasts 📈 Junior Achievement’s Stock Market Challenge is back this November, and our student teams need you! We’re looking for classroom mentors from financial firms or professionals with stock market knowledge to help coach, guide, and
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🏙 JA BizTown is almost here, and our Instructional Coordinators are making sure students are set for an amazing school year! This week our Experiential Learning team gathered for JA BizTown training, running a full mock simulation to test tech, explore the exciting new Maker’s
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Every great JA in a Day starts with a POP! 🍿 Yesterday, our Site-Based Programs team popped in with popcorn at Hanley Academy to meet with teachers and staff about their upcoming program day. These visits are more than a treat — they’re how we walk through the flow of the day,
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Three days. Hundreds of future leaders. Countless classrooms waiting. ✨ JA High School Hero training prepared TAP students to lead: refreshing curriculum, learning from veteran Heroes, and practicing with JA in a Day kits. Now they’re ready to step into classrooms and inspire
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