"Not only have the hands-on programs helped me during this adventure, but
the volunteers at the Finance Park have taught me how to make smart decisions
when spending and saving my money... All that I have learned from it I will
use towards my career and other necessities in my life, and I will assist
others so they will be financially intelligent as well."
Asia Goode
9th Grade Student
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Washington, DC
"Junior Achievement teaches me to be with people who do the positive things I do, such
as making good decisions, saving money and budgeting, and striving to make good grades."
Jerry Jones
7th Grade Student
P.R. Harris Educational Center
Washington, DC
"For me, the greatest reward and challenge was learning how to
organize a large group of students and to keep them motivated and
focused on our objectives. Satisfying the needs and demands of my
co-workers, sponsoring advertisers, school faculty and consumer
market required me to learn the fine art of tact and diplomacy.
Although the JA Company Program required tremendous effort
and oversight, it provided others and me with an extremely valuable
and copious understanding of the business world. It gave me the
confidence to believe that I might one day start my own business."
Jessica M. Leval
12th Grade Student
Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy
Rockville, Maryland
"Junior Achievement was a great learning experience. My volunteer taught me about
the stock market and how it is related to everyday life, how to communicate with
others, and the banking process."
Kendra Bailey
11th Grade Student
Roosevelt Senior High School
Washington, DC
"Our JA volunteer taught us about budgeting money and spending versus wasting. It's important to not waste your money,
because you can run out and then you owe people money and have no way to pay and you can end up on the street. We also
had practice job interviews so we will know what to say when we go on a real job interview."
Tiana Cooper
8th Grade Student
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
Temple Hills, Maryland
"The JA volunteer who came to my classroom last year was really nice. We pretended that we owned a business.
My group owned a donut business. My favorite part was advertising. The idea was to tell people that we had the
best donuts."
Johana Gonzalez
6th Grade Student
Graham Road Elementary School
Fairfax, Virginia
"Junior Achievement was a fun part of my Social Studies class. We learned how natural and
man-made resources are used by mankind, what we can do to preserve and protect our resources
and how all the resources come together to operate a business."
Nelson Johnson
6th Grade Student
Benning Elementary School
Washington, DC
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