Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas

A huge thank you to Phillips 66, Enbridge, Mark Lashier and Gregory Ebel for supporting the JA Company Program and the JA EnTEENpreneur Conference. Also a huge thanks Praveen Naik for his unwavering support of this event and Andrez Carberry for his enthusiasm, leadership, and storytelling. Our sixth year was a huge success and we can't wait to do it again next year! #EnTEENpreneur #JuniorAchievement #JACompanyProgram #EmpowermentThroughEntrepreneurship #BoundlessPossibilities

Wisdom High School’s 11th graders have a special mission this year with the 3DE model—learning what it takes to turn ideas into valuable businesses. Guided by Airswift coaches, they’re building skills that will stay with them, no matter their path. Watching them collaborate with professionals who bring fresh insights reminds us why this experience is so unique—and why it’s a game-changer for their futures. Thank you to Airswift for being part of the students' journey! Shoutout to the coaches Brittany Gabrysch, Cynthia M., Jason Naile, and Jennifer K., to our champion Amy King and to?JA board member Janette Marx for supporting the 3DE Schools in Houston.?

???? Thank You, Woodforest Bank Volunteers! ???? A huge shoutout to the incredible volunteers from Woodforest National Bank who brought the JA Our Region program to life for fourth graders at Houser Elementary in Conroe Independent School District! Your dedication and enthusiasm made a lasting impact on the students, inspiring them to dream big and understand the power of entrepreneurship, business, and innovation. ??? Your time, effort, and passion for empowering the next generation are truly appreciated. Thank you for being champions of education and making a difference in our community! ???? #ThankYou #WoodforestBank #JuniorAchievement #JAOurRegion #InspiringFutureLeaders #CommunityMatters #BoundlessPossibilities

We loved seeing the investment of the KPMG US team as they supported students at Houston ISD’s Waltrip and Austin High Schools during the KPMG Case Challenge! Their commitment went beyond guidance—they brought the energy and encouragement students needed to develop recommendations and prepare their final presentations. A special thank you to the judges for their feedback, and to Junior Achievement board member Lina Amador and our champions Mary Catherine Graham and Amy Hawthorne?for coordinating this amazing team of volunteers. And shoutout to KPMG for supporting the 3DE Schools?here in Houston and across the country! If you or anyone in your organization is interested in getting involved, reach out to Camila Aguiar at?[email protected]?to explore the 3DE model and see how you and your colleagues can make an impact by donating just a few hours of your time to coach students or judge their presentations.

We are grateful to EY for their continuing support of the JA Company Program! Thank you Sandra Oliver, Amanda Harrelson and Travis Garms for all you do!

Last Thursday, Arion hosted their 2nd Annual BBQ Cookoff & Car Show benefitting Junior Achievement. We enjoyed beautiful weather, delicious food, very creative cook teams, and some cool classic cars right outside of the Arion office building. Huge shoutout to Shalle Hovorka for assembling the incredible team behind this event, and to Michele McNichol for attending on behalf of the JA Board of Directors. Thank you to all the sponsors, donors, competitors, and winners for your generosity and support of JA. And, special thanks to Kendra Scott for partnering with Arion for the #KendraGivesBack event, where every purchase helped support Junior Achievement programs, both in-store and online earlier this month. Want to make an impact with your company’s events? Let’s chat! Contact us at:?[email protected].

Thank you to our Houston area AT&T teams for participating in #PlayForeJA! We are grateful to Junior Achievement of Northern California for organizing this nationwide event to benefit the local areas of each AT&T office. We were thrilled to host teams at Topgolf in Webster last week, and spent a beautiful afternoon together celebrating their fundraising efforts. You involvement will directly impact the students we serve throughout Southeast Texas!

We are truly grateful to JA Board company SLB for the steadfast support shown to the JA Company Program over the years and and for their strong passion to cultivate the next generation of entrepreneurs. SLB has helped many flagship campuses in an array of school districts for the JA Company Program, from Young Women's College Preparatory Academy in Houston ISD, Aldine Senior High School in Aldine ISD and Dulles Middle School in Fort Bend ISD. We are beyond grateful to our dedicated Board member Bruce Miller and our long-standing SLB partners April Duerson, Jarrien S. McCoy, Kristine Ford, Mika Trotter, Cindy Sanchez and T. Renae Stegall, for pioneering our JA Company Program classes successfully over the years and empowering multiple cohorts of JA Company Program students. We also also extremely thankful to Sebastien Lehnherr for his leadership and support. Thanks to SLB, the 2024-2025 academic year will continue to see the JA Company Program thrive and break barriers with entrepreneurship and workforce readiness education. #JACompanyProgram #SLB #EmpowermentThroughEntrepreneurship #BoundlessPossibilities

Let’s celebrate incredible volunteers like Kelsey Clark, CPA, who are making a lasting impact by supporting our 3DE Schools students in Houston! Alongside the Memorial Hermann Health System team, Kelsey is guiding seniors at Houston ISD’s Waltrip High School as they tackle a real-world talent acquisition challenge, building essential skills and gaining valuable insights. Thank you, Kelsey and Memorial Hermann, for being such a vital part of this hands-on learning journey! Heading to Meeting #3!

We are incredibly grateful to our esteemed judges Willy Verbrugghe, Joey Sanchez, Sunny Shuoyang Zhang, PhD, Kike Oduba, MD, MPH, Jacob Parakadan, PMP, MBA and David Skinner for their support of the JA EnTEENpreneur Conference 2024 Presented by Phillips 66 and Enbridge! Serving in our Finals, our judges embody the excellence, grit and exceptional work ethic that we strive to create in our students. With less than a week left to go, this year's JA EnTEENpreneur Conference Finals will be a truly hard-fought one! #JACompanyProgram #JuniorAchievement #BoundlessPossibilities