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!
Start Your Own Business this fall with the
Young Entrepreneur Program …
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
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
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Lockheed Martin |
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Seneca Data |
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COOPER Crouse-Hinds |
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National Grid Company |
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M&T Bank |
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CXtec Potsdam High School |
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) | |
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6:30 |
Potsdam I |
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6:45 |
Potsdam II |
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7:00 |
Nucor |
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7:15 |
Lockheed Martin |
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7:30 |
National Grid |
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7:45 |
M & T Bank |
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8:00 |
Seneca Data |
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8:15 |
Cooper Crouse-Hinds |
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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 |
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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
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
We are located at:
Donwood Office Park
101 Old Cove Road
Suite 112
Liverpool, NY 13090
Phone (315) 474-0876
Fax (315) 474-1375
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