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JA National Student Leadership Summit 2022
Blog from JA USA
By Kelsey Matzinger
Entrepreneurship
In June of 2022, 15 of Junior Achievements top student companies came to the Nations Capital to compete in the 2022 Junior Achievement National Student...
Extraordinary Educator: Lisa Dow, Washburn District Elementary
By Abby Rioux
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Maine, in partnership with MEMIC, recognizes educators for their tremendous work, passion, grit, and perseverance. As role models and mentors, educators empower, motivate, and inspire students to envision a future of possibility. Join us for our 2nd annual Extraordinary Educators campaign as we take a closer look at Maine educators, their stories, their commitment to...
Extraordinary Educator: David Pearl, Yarmouth High School
By Abby Rioux
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Maine, in partnership with MEMIC, recognizes educators for their tremendous work, passion, grit, and perseverance. As role models and mentors, educators empower, motivate, and inspire students to envision a future of possibility. Join us for our 2nd annual Extraordinary Educators campaign as we take a closer look at Maine educators, their stories, their commitment to...
Extraordinary Educator: Ally Guay, Biddeford Intermediate School
By Abby Rioux
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Maine, in partnership with MEMIC, recognizes educators for their tremendous work, passion, grit, and perseverance. As role models and mentors, educators empower, motivate, and inspire students to envision a future of possibility. Join us for our 2nd annual Extraordinary Educators campaign as we take a closer look at Maine educators, their stories, their commitment to...
Extraordinary Educator: Erin Barry, Sanford Middle School
By Abby Rioux
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Maine, in partnership with MEMIC, recognizes educators for their tremendous work, passion, grit, and perseverance. As role models and mentors, educators empower, motivate, and inspire students to envision a future of possibility. Join us for our 2nd annual Extraordinary Educators campaign as we take a closer look at Maine educators, their stories, their commitment to...
Extraordinary Educator: Jason Little, Hodgdon Middle/High School
By Abby Rioux
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Maine, in partnership with MEMIC, recognizes educators for their tremendous work, passion, grit, and perseverance. As role models and mentors, educators empower, motivate, and inspire students to envision a future of possibility. Join us for our 2nd annual Extraordinary Educators campaign as we take a closer look at Maine educators, their stories, their commitment to...
Extraordinary Educator: Mike Burleson, Bonny Eagle High School
By Abby Rioux
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Maine, in partnership with MEMIC, recognizes educators for their tremendous work, passion, grit, and perseverance. As role models and mentors, educators empower, motivate, and inspire students to envision a future of possibility. Join us for our 2nd annual Extraordinary Educators campaign as we take a closer look at Maine educators, their stories, their commitment to...
Extraordinary Educator: Melanie Brown, Ellsworth Middle School
By Abby Rioux
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Maine, in partnership with MEMIC, recognizes educators for their tremendous work, passion, grit, and perseverance. As role models and mentors, educators empower, motivate, and inspire students to envision a future of possibility. Join us for our 2nd annual Extraordinary Educators campaign as we take a closer look at Maine educators, their stories, their commitment to...
Maine Business Communitys Secret Weapon: Student Mentorship Through Junior Achievement
By David Pearl, Yarmouth High School Educator
Work Readiness
Utilizing Maine's business leaders as student mentors makes for an impactful and positive experience, personally and...
Tyler Technologies' Maine App Challenge
By Tyler Technologies
Entrepreneurship
Did you know that fewer than half of the schools in the United States offer computer science classes? This limits the number of students that ultimately go on to study Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) topics in college, and then later impacts the pool of technical talent available to employers. As a top technology company in the state of Maine, Tyler Technologies aims to...
