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Extraordinary Educator: Wladimir Ortiz, Maine Central Institute
By Jenna Jeffrey
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement and MEMIC recognize educators as role models and mentors who help empower, motivate, and prepare students to envision their future and ignite a passion for continuous learning. The "Extraordinary Educators" campaign will take a closer look at Maine educators, their stories, their commitment to serving Maine’s youth, and the impact they have on their...
Extraordinary Educator: Coleen Hatt, Biddeford Middle School
By Jenna Jeffrey
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement and MEMIC recognize educators as role models and mentors who help empower, motivate, and prepare students to envision their future and ignite a passion for continuous learning. The "Extraordinary Educators" campaign will take a closer look at Maine educators, their stories, their commitment to serving Maine’s youth, and the impact they have on their...
Teacher Appreciation: Extraordinary Educators Campaign
By Jenna Jeffrey
Corporate Responsibility
Maine – Statewide nonprofit and youth empowerment organization Junior Achievement of Maine (JA) announced today the inaugural “Extraordinary Educators” campaign. They were also pleased to share that MEMIC has proudly signed on as lead sponsor of the statewide effort to celebrate...
High School Students from Cumberland & Aroostook Counties Earn Scholarships Competing in Virtual Business Event
By Jenna Jeffrey
Corporate Responsibility
Maine – Local nonprofit and youth empowerment organization Junior Achievement of Maine (JA) has announced the statewide first and second place winners of the redeveloped JA Titan...
Helping Your Child Choose a Career Path
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Work Readiness
"What is your future plan?". This is every high schoolers' (and college students') nightmare. At this point in their life, they know what makes them happy, what subjects in school they do well in, and want to have a successful future. A 17 or 18-year-old high school student is expected to have most of their future planned out despite experiencing adult life firsthand. Typically, this is where the...
March Newsletter
By Jenna Jeffrey
Corporate Responsibility
Volunteer opportunities, career opportunities, upcoming events, &...
Redeveloped JA Titan Challenge
By Jenna Jeffrey
Corporate Responsibility
IDEXX to sponsor redeveloped JA Titan...
Honoring Black History Month
By Jenna Jeffrey
Corporate Responsibility
JA highlights some major figures from the black community and their impact on our lives...
Announcing the Junior Achievement of Maine 2019-20 Annual Report
By Jenna Jeffrey
Corporate Responsibility
Read about our pivot to a virtual delivery, evolving partnerships with companies to tackle Maine’s workforce challenges, creative events that engaged the greater community, and data that shows the impact on our youth in the 2019-20 Junior Achievement of Maine Annual...
How to Volunteer in a Virtual World
By Jenna Jeffrey
Corporate Responsibility
Looking to give back to your community, but wondering how? Junior Achievement has opportunities across the state to connect with Maine students – and will help you every step of the...
