Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore - News Feed

Up coming Classes in Wicomico County!

Junior Achievement — 2013-04-24T12:35:00.0000000-07:00

GRADE	PROGRAM	TEACHER	DATES	TIMES
Delmar Elementary
K	Ourselves	Sarah Adams	May 20-24	waiting on times
K	Ourselves	Brooke Fleetwood	May 20-24	waiting on times
K	Ourselves	Allyson Minor	May 20-24	waiting on times
K	Ourselves	Ms. Ralph	May 20-24	waiting on times
K	Ourselves	Ms. Chew	May 20-24	waiting on times
K	Ourselves	Stephanie Hall	May 20-24	waiting on times
1st	Our Families	Alison Cuffy	Willing to work with volunteer/Will be flexible	1:30-2:30
1st	Our Families	Jennifer Hurst	Willing to work with volunteer/Will be flexible	1:30-2:30
1st	Our Families	Judith Mason	Willing to work with volunteer/Will be flexible	1:30-2:30
1st	Our Families	Brandi Alhmoud	Willing to work with volunteer/Will be flexible	1:30-2:30
1st	Our Families	Danielle Pedri	Willing to work with volunteer/Will be flexible	1:30-2:30
4th	Our Region	Carrie Lewis	May 20-24	10:15-12:15
East Salisbury Elementary
5th	Our Nation	Gail Guy	May 20-24	9:30-10:30
5th	Our Nation	Alicia Campbell	May 20-24	9:30-10:30
5th	Our Nation	Jake Delillo	May 20-24	9:30-10:30
5th	Our Nation	Ms. Parks	May 20-24	9:30-10:30
5th	Our Nation	Ms.Lowe	May 20-24	9:30-10:30
5th	Our Nation	Ms. Smeltzer	May 20-24	9:30-10:30
Fruitland Intermediate
3rd	Our City	Melissa Alexander	JA in a Day 3rd grade May 21st	waiting on times
3rd	Our City	Angela Knarr	JA in a Day 3rd grade May 21st	waiting on times
3rd	Our City	Traicia Wilkins	JA in a Day 3rd grade May 21st	waiting on times
3rd	Our City	Gerrie Wiersberg	JA in a Day 3rd grade May 21st	waiting on times
3rd	Our City	Beth Pistilli	JA in a Day 3rd grade May 21st	waiting on times
3rd	Our City	Stacy Wheeler	JA in a Day 3rd grade May 21st	waiting on times
4th	Our Region	Amy Burns	JA in a Day 4th grade May 22nd	waiting on times
4th	Our Region	Ashley Mann	JA in a Day 4th grade May 22nd	waiting on times
4th	Our Region	Cassandra Mcneese	JA in a Day 4th grade May 22nd	waiting on times
4th	Our Region	Rachel Simpson	JA in a Day 4th grade May 22nd	waiting on times
4th	Our Region	Vanessa White	JA in a Day 4th grade May 22nd	waiting on times
4th	Our Region	Ms. Coleman	JA in a Day 4th grade May 22nd	waiting on times
5th	Our Nation	Denise Gregorius	JA in a Day 5th grade May 23rd	waiting on times
5th	Our Nation	Anita Harris	JA in a Day 5th grade May 23rd	waiting on times
5th	Our Nation	Debbie Mills	JA in a Day 5th grade May 23rd	waiting on times
Glen Avenue Elementary
5th	Our Nation	Kristen Digiammo	Every Thursday in May	9:15-10:00
5th	Our Nation	Kristi McCahill	Every Thursday in May	10:00-10:45
North Salisbury Elementary
4th	Our Region	Donna Gregory	05/06/13 to 05/10/13	8:45-9:30
4th	Our Region	John Gencel	05/06/13 to 05/10/13	8:45-9:30
5th	Our Nation	Mildred Johnson	05/01/13	10:30-12:05
Pemberton Elementary
1st	Our Families	Jillian Burkholder	Any school day in May (Except the 17th)	2:00-2:45
3rd	Our City	Jenny Zawacki	May 20-24	9:45-10:30
3rd	Our City	Heather Mcdonough	May 8, 9, 10,13, 14	2:00-2:45
3rd	Our City	Katherine Bryant	May 8, 9, 10,13, 14	2:00-2:45
3rd	Our City	Sharon Noonan	May 8, 9, 10,13, 14	2:00-2:45
4th	Our Region	Josie Rodriguez	May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31	12:30-1:15
4th	Our Region	Jenny Miller	May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31	1:15-2:00
4th	Our Region	Frank Klauder	May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31	1:15-2:00
5th	Our Nation	Ms. Hatfield	May 27th thru 31	8:45-9:30
5th	Our Nation	Ms. Hatfield	May 27th thru 31	11:00-11:45

National Volunteer Week (April 21st -27th)

Junior Achievement — 2013-04-22T12:51:00.0000000-07:00

Dear JA volunteers,

During National Volunteer Week, Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore would like to recognize all our JA volunteers who are helping students make the connection between what they learn in school and what they will need to succeed in work and life.

Our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do! JA volunteers are part of a national network of more than 187,000 business and community representatives who are helping young people develop the competence, confidence and character needed for success in school, work and life.

Junior Achievement volunteers often fill a critical need for students: a need for positive role models. JA volunteers provide a valuable perspective on the importance of education to future success and bridge the gap between what students learn in the classroom and how to apply it. Without the dedication and support of our volunteers, we would not be able to do what we do on a daily basis: bringing financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness education to students across our community.

National Volunteer Week commemorates volunteers throughout the United States, honoring the people who dedicate themselves to taking action and solving problems in their communities. We hope you will join Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore in saying “Thank You!” to our outstanding JA volunteers!

Sincerely,

Jayme Hayes

President, Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore

Upcoming classes for Talbot County! Volunteer today.

Junior Achievement — 2013-03-21T08:08:00.0000000-07:00

Easton Middle School
7th	Global Marketplace	Chrissy Mohan	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	9:28-10:37
7th	Global Marketplace	Chrissy Mohan	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	11:10-12:27
7th	Global Marketplace	Chrissy Mohan	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	12:32-1:41
7th	Global Marketplace	Chrissy Mohan	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	1:46-2:55
7th	Global Marketplace	Ken Popp	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	9:28-10:37
7th	Global Marketplace	Ken Popp	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	11:10-12:27
7th	Global Marketplace	Ken Popp	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	12:32-1:41
7th	Global Marketplace	Ken Popp	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	1:46-2:55
7th	Global Marketplace	Lindsay Stewart	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	9:28-10:37
7th	Global Marketplace	Lindsay Stewart	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	11:10-12:27
7th	Global Marketplace	Lindsay Stewart	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	1:46-2:55
St. Michael s Middle School
7th	Global Marketplace	James Kunz	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	9:20-10:23
7th	Global Marketplace	Glen Biddle	April 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, May 3	12:18-1:30

Upcoming classes for Worcester County! Volunteer today! :)

Junior Achievement — 2013-03-01T00:00:00.0000000-08:00

Buckingham Elementary

grade teacher dates times

4th	Michael Booth	As soon as possible	2:30-3:15
4th	Scafone	As soon as possible	2:30-3:15

(Each program is 5 visits and each visit is 45 minutes)

Upcoming classes for Dorchester County. Volunteer today! :)

Junior Achievement — 2013-03-01T00:00:00.0000000-08:00

grade teacher Start date time

Choptank

2nd Grade	Craig Schwickrath	05/13/13 thru 05/17/13	2:30-3:15
2nd Grade	Crystal Owens	05/13/13 thru 05/17/13	2:30-3:15

Hurlock Elementary

2nd Grade	Katie Peer	05/13/13 thru 05/17/13	9:15-11:30 or 1:25-3:15
2nd Grade	Stacey Smith	05/13/13 thru 05/17/13	9:15-11:30 or 1:25-3:15
2nd Grade	Kathy Willoughby	05/13/13 thru 05/17/13	9:15-11:30 or 1:25-3:15

Maple Elementary

2nd Grade	Katie Spedden	05/13/13 thru 05/17/13	2:20-3:05
2nd Grade	Susan Thomas	05/13/13 thru 05/17/13	2:15-3:00
2nd Grade	Christine Benefiel	05/13/13 thru 05/17/13	1:10-1:55

Warwick Elementary

2nd Grade

Lisa Kahl

05/13/13 thru 05/17/13

9:00-9:45

(Each program is 5 visits and each visit is 45 minutes)

Worcester County's 2nd Annual Adopt-A-School Dinner

Junior Achievement — 2012-10-05T00:00:00.0000000-07:00

Please join us for our 2nd Annual Adopt-A-School Dinner! All funds raised will go directly towards bringing financial literacy, work-force readiness and entrepreneurship to Worcester County students, grades K-12. To purchase a ticket for this event, or if you are unable to attend, but would like to make a monetary donation, please contact the Junior Achievement office at 410-742-8112 or email the office at info@easternshoreja.org.

Big things happening in Easton, MD!!

Junior Achievement — 2012-04-11T12:55:00.0000000-07:00

http://www.eastonsavvy.com/articles/avoiding-future-recessions/index.html

$10,000 Arthur W. Perdue Foundation grant helps fund Junior Achievement’s Our Region® public schools program!

Junior Achievement — 2011-12-22T00:00:00.0000000-08:00

SALISBURY, MD. — Junior Achievement of Eastern Shore is committed to educating and inspiring young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to improve the quality of their lives. One way Junior Achievement (JA) does this is through its Our Region^® program for fourth-graders in the public schools in Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties by focusing on regional agricultural businesses and helping students understand how they produce goods and services for consumers.

As part of its ongoing commitment to education, Perdue has provided a $10,000 grant funded through the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation to help Junior Achievement reach nearly 500 students through its Our Region^® program.

“We are so grateful to have the support of the Perdue Foundation for the Our Region program,” said Jayme Weeg, president of the Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore. “Through the support of their contribution and a Perdue volunteer, students on the lower Eastern Shore will have the opportunity to understand the impact and interdependence of agriculture on the economy. Not just locally, but regionally, nationally and globally. What a perfect collaboration!”

Bill Hetherington, executive director of the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, in presenting the grant, said, “We are honored to present this grant on behalf of Perdue through the Foundation in support of Junior Achievement’s innovative learning opportunities. Junior Achievement brings a unique element to a young person’s education by introducing fundamentals of how businesses function. We think that it provides a very valuable learning experience and we’re proud to support their efforts.”

JA Programs Empower Students

Junior Achievement’s programs are designed to empower students from kindergarten through 12^th grade to own their economic success. The Our Region^®program focuses on regions through a series of five activities. Students focus on the production and distribution of goods and services in a state or region. They learn about the importance of human, capital, and natural resources to the operation of a business. They learn about the flow of money through the economy and that businesses and industries are interdependent. They solve basic business problems in a regional economy.

Volunteers Important To JA Success

John Reichenberg, a retail customer service representative at Perdue, has been a volunteer teacher for Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore since 2004. Through the Our Region^®program, he helps students distinguish U.S. economic regions, identify resources businesses use to make products, learn how resources relate to business income and expenses, calculate profits and losses, and understand how important location is to a business

“One of the examples I use is that you wouldn’t want to run a surf shop in Arizona,” said Reichenberg, who was named the 2009 Junior Achievement Volunteer of the Year and the 2011 Junior Achievement Community Hero. “On the Shore, this really is a key program for students of this age who are starting to form relationships between money and its value, and how businesses operate. I really enjoy my time in the classroom.”

About Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore

Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore was established in 1987 as a non-profit organization to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to improve the quality of their lives. It counts entrepreneurs Richard Henson and Frank Perdue, and Greater Salisbury Committee as its founding fathers.

To learn more about Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore, visit them on the web at www.easternshoreja.org or at Facebook at www.facebook.com/JAeasternshore.

About Perdue and the Arthur. W. Perdue Foundation

The Perdue Family of Companies includes Perdue Farms, Perdue AgriBusiness, and our shared services organizations. Since our beginning on Arthur Perdue’s farm in 1920, through expansion into agribusiness and the introduction of the PERDUE® brand of chicken and turkey under Frank Perdue, to today’s third-generation of family leadership with Chairman Jim Perdue, we’ve remained a family-owned company dedicated to making Perdue the most-trusted name in food and agricultural products.

The Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of the Perdue Family of Companies, was established in 1957 by company founder Arthur W. Perdue and is funded through the estates of Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue. As part of our belief in supporting the communities where and with whom we do business, the Foundation provides grants on behalf of the Perdue Family of Companies communities where large numbers of our associates live and work.

At the Perdue Family of Companies, we believe in responsible food and agriculture™.

For more information, contact Perdue spokesperson Julie DeYoung at 410-341-2533 or visit www.perdue.com ^TM

J.M. Bryan Foundation backs Jr. Achievement

Latest News — 2011-08-17T00:00:00.0000000-07:00

EASTON J.M. Bryan Foundation's mission to help ensure that all children on the Eastern Shore have the opportunity to experience personal growth through participation in youth sports, recreation, and development programs was carried out when the foundation recently donated $2,500 to Junior Achievement of Eastern Shore programs. The money will be used to purchase educational materials for Easton public schools.

"JA is an enhancement to what kids learn in school and a direct link to real life applications, making school relevant and increasing student's engagement in the classroom," Junior Achievement President Jayme Weeg said.

"After hearing about Junior Achievement programs, I knew this was a program that fits perfectly with the J.M. Bryan Foundation mission. They do such an incredible job and have such enthusiasm for the success of today's youth. We are proud to support them!" said Kyle Poore, board member of the J.M. Bryan Foundation.

Junior Achievement was developed to help students from kindergarten through high school to understand financial responsibility, workforce readiness and a general understanding of the free enterprise system. "We greatly appreciate the support from the J.M. Bryan Foundation as we make this next step to significantly increase the number of students we reach n Talbot County," said Geoff Oxnam, vice president of Operations for Easton Utilities and the Chairman of the Talbot County Advisory Board in Easton.

To join the J.M. Bryan Foundation in bringing more JA programs to local students, contact Weeg at jayme@easternshoreja.org or visit www.easternshoreja.org for more information.

More Information can be found here:

Junior Achievement Eyes Worcester Students

Latest News — 2011-08-12T13:12:00.0000000-07:00

Written By: Staff Writer, Travis Brown

BERLIN -- A new program is aiming to give students in Worcester County a chance to develop business and financial management skills at an early age.

Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore (JA) is a non-profit organization whose three main goals are to promote workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy in young adults.

“It’s real skills that they [students] need,” said JA President Jayme Weeg.

Weeg explained that JA lessons begin with a volunteer visiting a classroom and speaking about their career and personal financial experiences. After that, there’s a short activity meant to teach practical skills like check writing, filling out a job application, or determining how to fund a family vacation. JAES, which has operated in several counties on the Eastern Shore before coming to Worcester this year, targets students in grades K-12 in both public and private schools.

“It’s an introduction during the early learning years,” said Christine Selzer, Resident Director for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Ocean City who is serving as chair of the Worcester Advisory Council.

As a wealth management adviser, Selzer has years of experience in the field and, according to Weeg, was instrumental in bringing JAES to Worcester.

“She made it happen,” said Weeg of Selzer.

With the program set in motion for the 2011-2012 school year, Weeg revealed that the influx of volunteers hoping to contribute has been impressive.

“They are really engaged volunteers … Everybody wants to be a part of it,” she said.

“Our community is wonderful,” agreed Selzer.

Though each volunteer brings new perspective to students by sharing their personal career experiences, all classroom activities are developed by JA.

“It’s quality programing that has been tested for years … In affect, it can change a child’s life,” said Weeg.

Weeg added that all activities are “age-appropriate” and built to cater to students by grade level.

Weeg stressed that county schools are already doing an excellent job in preparing youth for careers.

“The school gives them that core strength,” she said.

However, Weeg recognized that many schools don’t have the funding or infrastructure to impart focused financial awareness to their students.
“That’s a problem,” said Selzer.

And it’s because of those natural limitations on schools where JA comes in, said Weeg. Currently, Selzer is working to generate an advisory board for Worcester County with the intent of overseeing all local JA operations. Once completed, the board will consist entirely of residents of the county.

“It’s more effective and more successful,” said Weeg. “It’s a group of people from this community.”

With the board localized, she explained that it will be easier to attract and distribute funding where it is most needed. Consisting of community leaders, entrepreneurs, and financial advisors, Weeg expects the board, which is made entirely of volunteers, to effectively coordinate everything JA does in the county.

“It [the board] will probably define itself as we go,” she added.

While Weeg and Selzer encourage anyone with an interest to volunteer, they both pointed out that the program also needs corporate and private sponsorship to reach its full potential.

“It’s about the fundraising,” said Selzer.

She noted that the average cost per JA lesson was about $30. With hundreds of classrooms and thousands of students in the county, it takes a significant effort to bring the program to everyone. Weeg explained that in other counties involved in JA, businesses and corporations would often “adopt a school” every year and become responsible for funding achievement programs for that particular group of students. It’s a system that Weeg is hoping will transfer to Worcester.

In an attempt to raise awareness and reach out to potential donors, JA will host an Adopt-A-School Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. at the Marlin Club in Ocean City. Included in the event will be both a live and silent auction, a 50-50 raffle and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes as guest speaker. The dinner will likely be the first of two events held over the course of the year focused on supporting the JA program.

Weeg and Selzer stressed that all funding goes directly back to helping students, whom Selzer called “our future leaders.”

“We think it would be better for the country if every student in every county has a Junior Achievement program,” said Selzer.

Beyond assisting students develop critical fiscal responsibility skills for later in life, Selzer also mentioned that youth who take part in JA lessons will often take that information home with them to share with the family.

“We encourage kids to go home and talk about the program with their parents,” she said.

For more information about JA, contact Jayme Weeg at 410-742-8112 or 410-430-1640.

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