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JA of South Texas Students
Place Third in North American
Competition
Sean Hewitt, Karisa
Lancaster, and Anatha Latshaw made the trip to
New York from O'Connor
High School and finished in third place in the
inaugural "JA Banks in Action"
North American Tournament. The competition was
held in New York on July 16-17 by Citi
Foundation and JA Worldwide at the Marriott East
Side Hotel. Team "EMO Bank" vied against
regional semi-finalists from Delaware, Florida,
Missouri, Illinois, Nevada, Texas, and Canada
for the North American
title.
O'Connor High School students
(left to right) Karisa Lancaster, Sean Hewitt,
and Anatha Latshaw with their teacher Pamela
Hummel.
Geared
to high school students, "JA Banks in
Action" exposes students to banking
basics, operations, and history, and students
learn about various career paths they can take
in the financial services industry. A computer
simulation allows student competitors to
role-play in high-level positions such as CEO
and CFO, challenging them to successfully
operate a bank in a dynamic environment where
their decisions will make or break 'their' bank.
The students face off in an exhilarating game of
financial know-how and skill, where good money
management instincts are the key to
survival.
Congratulations to their
teacher, Pamela
Hummel, their JA volunteer Lacreeda
Guerrero of Citi, and to Sean, Karisa, and
Anatha! |
JA Fall Bowl-A-Thon
Set to Kick Off
Every year, businesses get together to
raise funds through JA's annual
Bowl-A-Thon. During the 2007-2008 school year,
this team-building event will help JA raise
approximately $360,000 to provide economic
education programming to 62,000 students!
Companies find that participating in this event
has tremendous
benefits:
- Great organizational team-builder
- Significant community impact with
little or no cost to company
- Participants experience a
fun-filled, one day event, consisting of 2 games
of bowling, shoe rental, goodies, and
Bowl-A-Thon t-shirt
JA will host a kick-off luncheon
to prepare coordinators with everything they
need for a successful event, including an
introduction to JA's online registration and
pledge solicitation system.
If you are
interested in learning more about the JA
Bowl-A-Thon or would like to attend the Fall
Kick-off Luncheon on August 29, 2007, please
contact Angie
Suarez-Pella at (210) 490- 2007 x
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The Harvey E.
Najim Foundation Provides Grant to JA of
South
Texas
JA extends its sincere
gratitude to the Harvey E. Najim Family
Foundation, which recently granted $50,000 to help
JA of South Texas add the capacity needed to
expand our program reach to those schools with the
greatest need. This grant
was one of many provided to local youth
organizations as Mr. Najim and his family strive
to ensure our children have the resources needed
to pursue positive
futures. |
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
Fall
Bowl-A-Thon
October
12 & 13, 2007
Seguin/New Braunfels
Bowl-A-Thon
February
22, 2008
Spring
Bowl-A-Thon
February
29, 2008
March 1,
2008
March 10,
2008
Golf
Classic
April 16,
2008
H-E-B
Bowl-A-Thon
May 2
& 3, 2008
Wild
West Auction
May 17,
2008 | |
