Get Your Golf Swing Ready!
 2006 Greater San Antonio Business Challenge

Junior Achievement hosts an annual spring golf outing that provides wonderful client development and recognition opportunities while raising the funds needed to operate JA's economic education programs. You are invited to join top executives and captain a four person team at this premier event to be held at Hyatt Hill Country Resort on Monday, June 5, 2006. An Arthur Hills and Associates design, the Hyatt Hill Country Course has been listed among Golf Magazine's "Top Ten Courses You Can Play." The format is a modified best ball in which two scores are recorded for each team on each hole. Each participant will receive a premier gift package.

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 JA Works Over Time
 A JA Worldwide Evaluation

JA has a strong commitment to program evaluation in order to support program improvement and accountability. The Worldwide Institute for Research and Evaluation (WIRE) recently conducted longitudinal evaluation studies in order to assess the long-term impact on students who participated in JA programs. By utilizing consistent methods and reporting practices, WIRE was able to aggregate the findings from these evaluations and conclude that JA programs are successful in teaching free enterprise and entrepreneurial skills, raising students’ educational and career aspirations, providing a positive business role model, and teaching students to create opportunities to achieve their goals.

Other findings included:

• JA middle school students were significantly more likely to aspire toward college prep when they reached high school, and they were more likely to hold higher aspirations for their careers.
  
  
• The more JA programs students participated in while in elementary and secondary school, the more likely they were to select a business-related major in college, to rate their computer skills highly, and to participate in entrepreneurial activities after leaving high school.

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 Supporter Spotlight
 Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable graciously agreed to serve as video sponsor for the annual San Antonio Business Hall of Fame held March 21st. Their in-kind contribution of the production of the laureate videos significantly impacted the financial results from the event and we are most grateful to Jon Gary Herrera and everyone at Time Warner Cable for their generous support.