Junior Achievement of Arkansas

📆 Mark your calendars! Swing Fore JA is coming up—invite your friends, coworkers, and family for a day of giving back and friendly competition.
Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Time: 11am-2pm

🥳 Wishing a wonderful birthday to a truly inspiring JA Board Member, Andrew Faulkner! Your leadership lights the way for us all. May your day be filled with celebration and joy.

Today, we wrapped up our third board meeting for the week, culminating a successful academic year for Junior Achievement of Arkansas. We expressed gratitude to our staff and board members for their outstanding contributions. We also celebrated significant service milestones, recognizing Jackie Poirier Worley for 10 years and Erica Weston for 5 years of dedication. One of the highlights from the week was a trip to the Walmart Headquarters for our NWA Board Meeting.

🌟 Celebrating JA Board Member, Oscar Fuller today! Your passion and energy make a real difference. Have a fantastic birthday and a year full of great moments.

A summer job is more than a paycheck, it’s often a young person’s first step toward independence, confidence, and career readiness.

Through hands-on experiences, students learn how to communicate, problem-solve, manage responsibility, and navigate the workplace, skills that last far beyond the summer season.

At Junior Achievement, we’re helping prepare students for those opportunities and the future ahead.

When education and industry come together, students benefit most.

JA’s partnerships help bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world application, preparing young people to succeed in a changing economy.

🥳 Wishing a wonderful birthday to a truly inspiring JA Board Member, David Bush! Your leadership lights the way for us all. May your day be filled with celebration and joy.

🎈 Happy Birthday to an outstanding JA Board Member, Annedella Hines! Your vision and commitment drive us forward every day. Cheers to a year filled with achievement and happiness!

Graduation marks the end of one chapter, and the beginning of a future filled with opportunity.

Junior Achievement helps ensure students cross that stage with the confidence and skills to turn their ambitions into action.