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Access official announcements, organizational updates, and media resources from Junior Achievement.

Tuesday, 09 Jun 2026 | JA USA
If Frederick Douglass High School senior Alayshia Catching walks into a classroom today, she does so with a clear understanding that teachers don’t just deliver lessons — they change lives, including hers...
Thursday, 01 May 2025 | JA USA
Congratulations to the Carter G Woodson students who are heading to the 2025 national JA Stock Market Challenge Competition in Atlanta.
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024 | JA USA
Junior Achievement (JA) of the Bluegrass has received a $2,500 grant from the Kentucky Bar Foundation to provide students enrolled in the “Pre-Law” track at Fayette County High Schools with related career academy programs to experience financial literacy lessons designed to help them understand personal finance. The initial program will begin at the Frederick Douglass High School (FDHS) Academy of Professional Services.
Wednesday, 11 Oct 2023 | JA USA
National retailer’s float showcases its support for future small business owners through Junior Achievement USA® and announces $3.6 million donation milestone
Thursday, 13 Jul 2023 | JA USA
Laurel Raimondo Martin, Ph.D., President of Junior Achievement (JA) of the Bluegrass, has been selected as a finalist for the esteemed Karl Flemke Pioneer Achievement Award for 2023.
Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023 | JA USA
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass is proud to announce it received a grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $8,000 to purchase kits used to provided classroom programming to students in Central and Eastern Kentucky.
Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 | JA USA
State Farm Presents Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass With a $5K Grant
Friday, 07 May 2021 | JA USA
LLYP’s 2021 class award goes to a Lafayette junior
Thursday, 13 Aug 2020 | JA USA
Taco Bell Foundation Awards $11,866 Grant to Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass to Provide Financial Support for JA High School Program Implementation

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