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Union hosts Junior Achievement Day
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.Patricia Ahlswede, Shepherd of the Valley, explains information to Union Elementary fourth-graders during JA in a Day. The day consisted of five lessons from JA's Our Region program.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.Mayor Tim Sicafuse utilizes his teaching skills by volunteering for Union Elementary's JA in a Day. Fourth-graders were given lessons on concepts and skills from JA's Our Region program.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.Shepherd of the Valley's Elida Cowles helps a student find the correct page during one of her teaching sessions. She volunteered for Union's JA in a Day program.
Union Elementary was visited by volunteers for its JA (Junior Achievement) in a Day program May 14.
Mayor Tim Sicafuse, JA President Michele Merkel and Shephard of the Valley representatives Elida Cowles and Patricia Ahlswede taught fourth-graders five lessons.
The classes dealt with learning concepts such as investment, profit and expenses paired with skills like decision-making, interpreting data and predicting results. Following the lessons, students participated in hands-on activities that were intended to reinforce what they were taught by the volunteers.
The JA program is usually spread out over a course of five weeks, but Union decided to complete the program in one day. Lessons were broken down into five 45-minute sessions and activities.
This is an annual event and Union plans to continue its partnership with Mahoning Valley’s Junior Achievement.