Welcome to Junior Achievement of CNY, Inc.!

         

“Igniting Future Entrepreneurs in CNY”

"Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I learn."
--Benjamin Franklin

Investing, Inspiring and Involving the Youth of CNY!

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Start Your Own Business this fall with the

Young Entrepreneur Program

  • 16 week evening experiential program
  • High school students in 9th through 12th grades
  • Participate in running your own business
  • Advised by local professionals in Onondaga and Cayuga counties. 
  • Students from over 40 different schools are divided into teams
  • You begin with a concept, and develop ideas for goods or services,
  • You buy stock in your own company ($2.00 stock)
  • Elect officers; President, VP-Finance, VP-HR, VP-Marketing & VP-Production.
  • You produce and sell your own products or services (04-05 total sales- $18,000). 
  • The process is concluded with liquidation of your company & an awards banquet for the most outstanding participants.
  • Seniors are eligible for the scholarship program including a full-four year tuition scholarship to Syracuse University valued at $100,000.  In 2005, six scholarships with a combined total of $123,000 were given to college-bound seniors.

 

The JA Entrepreneur Program is an excellent opportunity for high school students to gain valuable and practical knowledge of the business world and great way to make new friends from other schools as well as connecting with local professionals in the process.

 

Students must register by fax at (315) 474-1375 or email at Pamela@ja-cny.org.  Please include full name, high school, grade, complete mailing address, phone number, and valid email address. 

 

JA of CNY is one of 152 national franchises and 112 international franchises with the mission to teach students from Kindergarten – 12th grade about the value of the free enterprise system to improve the quality of their lives. 

 

To RSVP, send your full contact information to: 

Pamela Baker Gratton, MS Ed, LGS ‘04

Director of Education   

Junior Achievement of CNY

(315) 474-0876 ext. 12, Cell-243-1868, fax 474-1375

mailto:Pamela@ja-cny.org

  
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Educational Spotlight:

In the JA Young Entrepreneur Program(9th-12th graders) a dedicated team of local business professionals advise a group of students through starting their own company; development of products/ services, electing officers, selling stock, producing & selling their products/services and then each company liquidates, in 16 weeks.

 

              06-07 JA Sponsors

Lockheed Martin

Seneca Data

NUCOR

COOPER Crouse-Hinds

National Grid Company

M&T Bank

 CXtec

Potsdam High School

 Young Entrepreneur Interview Schedule

 

Interviews will be held at:

WYNIT, Inc.

5801 E. Taft Road

N. Syracuse, NY 13212

 

Please contact heather@ja-cny.org to have directions e-mailed to you.

 

 

 

  TUESDAY 2/27/07

 

  Scholarship Interviews

         Syracuse University
3:00 Greg Lewis
3:20 Neil Suryadevara
3:40 Gregory Owens
4:00 Jeffrey Hendel
4:20 Nicole Wooley
4:40 Nicole Nelson
5:00 Brittany Owens Collie

 

    Additional Scholarships
3:00 Morgan O'Hora
3:15 Nicole Martin
3:30 Greg  Lewis
3:45 Neil Suryadevara
4:00 Gregory Owens
4:15 Nicole Nelson
4:30 Brittany Owens Colllie
4:45 Jeffrey Hendel
5:00 Nicole Wooley

 

 

 Individual Interviews

 

    

      ALL OFFICERS (15min)

6:30

Potsdam I

6:45

Potsdam II

7:00

Nucor

7:15

Lockheed Martin

7:30

National Grid

7:45

M & T Bank

8:00

Seneca Data

8:15

Cooper Crouse-Hinds

8:30

CXtec

 

 

                 Assistant of The Year
Company Candidates
6:30 Nucor Colleen Redmond- Production Assistant
6:40 Nucor Julie Janusz - Finance Assistant
6:50 Nucor Ashley Ball - HR Assistant
7:00 Lockheed Martin Jeff Hendel-Assistant President
7:10 Lockheed Martin Amber Byrns-HR Assistant
7:20 Lockheed Martin Haritha Sishtla-Production Assistant
7:30 Lockheed Martin Carl Jones- Finance Assistant
7:40 Lockheed Martin Joe Mirizio-PR Assistant
7:50 Lockheed Martin Peter O'Conner- Marketing Assistant
8:00 National Grid Brittany Cushman-HR Assistant
8:10 National Grid Sean Gilroy-Finance Assistant
8:20 National Grid Alisha Jennings-Marketing Assistant
8:30 National Grid Crystal Whiteside-Production Assistant
8:40 CXtec Matt O'Conner-Marketing Assistant
8:50 Seneca  Data TBD
9:00 Seneca  Data TBD
9:10    
9:20    

 

           Achiever of the year (10min)
6:30 Nucor Adam Mlod
6:40 Nucor Colin Tracy
6:50 Nucor Cheyanne Clark
7:00 LockheedMartin Amber Byrns
7:10 LockheedMartin Peter O'Conner
7:20 LockheedMartin Jeff Hendel
7:30 National Grid Brittany Cole
7:40 National Grid Sage Lucas
7:50 National Grid Megan Luton
8:00 Cooper  Jamie Grimm
8:10 Cooper  Chris Ryan
8:20 CXtec Matt O'Conner
8:30 CXtec Rebecca Varga
8:40 CXtec Ed Donovan
8:50    
9:00    
9:10    
9:20    

 

 

 

 

     BEST SALESPERSON
6:30  
6:40  Jessica Davis
6:50  Adam Mlod
7:00  Greg Owens
7:10  Brittany Cole
7:20  Nick Dellefave
7:30  Peter O'Connor
7:40  Jeff Hendel
7:50  Elyse Harris
8:00  Rhett Cox
8:10  Jamie Grimm

 

 

 

 

  Wednesday 2/28/07

 

  Company Of The Year
6:30 Nucor
6:55 CXtec
7:20 Cooper Crouse-Hinds
7:45 Seneca Data
8:10 M & T Bank
8:35 Lockheed Martin
9:00 National Grid

 

 

Production Company

6:30 Cooper Crouse-Hinds
6:55 Seneca Data
7:20 Nucor
7:45 CXtec
8:10 Lockheed Martin
8:35 National Grid
9:00 M & T Bank

 

  Marketing Company
6:30 Seneca Data
6:55 Nucor
7:20 CXtec
7:45 Cooper Crouse-Hinds
8:10 National Grid
8:35 M & T Bank
9:00 Lockheed Martin

 

 

 

 

Volunteer Spotlight:

The JA programs are delivered by training local business people to teach the hands-on age appropriate materials.  The unique experience each volunteer brings to the programs is invaluable.  We are currently looking for volunteers for our Spring Kindergarten - 6th grade in-school programs.

 

Events for 2007!

Young Women’s Symposium for 9th & 10th graders-

Scheduled for March 23rd ,2007

We are looking for over 100 local CNY Women professionals to service as facilitators and/or mentors for the day.

 

Special Event Spotlight:

JA of CNY Annual Bowl-a-thon is being held May 2nd–11th, company coordinators are needed to assist with recruiting local company teams.

Please visit out "Up Coming Events" page for  more infromation

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JA of CNY 1st Annual Alumni Golf Outing- Wednesday, June 20th @ Hickory Hills Golf Center!

Please visit out "Up Coming Events" page for  more infromation.

 

 

 

Any inquiries contact- JA of CNY: (315) 474-0876, or heather@ja-cny.org

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Calling All JA Alumni….

Parents… did you participate in Junior Achievement (JA) as a high school student in this area, or any other city/state? 

We are looking for you! … to join a local JA Alumni Network…

What is in it for you???

Renew old relationships

Build new networking connections & partnerships with in the local community

Contribute to your community through JA programming, K-12th grade 

 

           

We are located  at:

Donwood Office Park

101 Old Cove Road

Suite 112

Liverpool, NY 13090

Phone (315) 474-0876

Fax (315) 474-1375

Click Here for Detailed Directions