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Ambridge Junior High hosts Junior Achievement and Career Day 

6/3/2015

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By Felicia Mycyk

Financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness was the focus at the Ambridge Area Junior High Junior Achievement Day.
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Huntington Bank partnered with Junior Achievement to Present “JA in a Day” at the Ambridge Area Junior High School.  

“JA in a Day” is a special Junior Achievement delivery method that facilitates the partnership between a business and a school. Huntington Bank professionals will volunteer to teach classes and empower students to own their economic success. The bankers served as role models and taught important business concepts to help students prepare to become future members of the workforce.

Principal Shaun Cooke said the goal was to get students exposed and familiarized with financial literacy for seventh-graders and get career readiness and college readiness for eighth-graders.

"We learned about job interviews and the right path you should take to get that dream job," said seventh-grader Ella Miller.

Nick Weaver shared that he learned about credit and debit cards and the differences between them. 

Ambridge Area Junior High School Career Day

The career planning committee  reached out to the community for professional leaders to share the requirements, insights, and day-to-day routines of their careers  with seventh- and eighth-grade students. 

"Our Career Day supports the PA Education and Work Standards by exposing the kids to possible career options for the future"  shared 
Genifer Scaletta, Ambridge Area Junior High School counselor.

Haemonetics Corporation, located in Leetsdale, sponsored a catered luncheon for all of the presenters.  Mugs  filled with chocolates donated  by Anderson’s Candies were given to all of the presenters as gifts from Student Council and Rodgers.

"The career  planning committee feels that the day went quite smoothly thanks to well-behaved students, help from Student Council and Interact students, and of course  to the 40 local wonderful presenters that took time out of their busy schedules to participate in this very beneficial program for our kids," said Scaletta. 

"It could not have happened as smoothly as it did without the cooperation of the entire Junior High staff!"

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Participants in the Career Day 
  • Kyle Allison                 Dick’s Sporting Goods          
  • Mr. Amadio                Beaver County Politician
  • JR Baker                       Nurse/Firefighter/Paramedic           
  • Jason Benegasi           Chef at Biba               
  • Lyndsey Bober           Nurse              
  • Brighton Boys             Beaver County Musicians                 
  • Adam Cannan             Small Business Owner/ Grandpa Joes
  • Deanna Chickos        Funeral Director/Embalmer
  • John Chickos             k-9 Police Officer
  • Greg Constantine       U of Pitt/Prof of Math 
  • Randy Dawson           Deputy Director Beaver County 911 Center
  • Chris Dempsey          Ultimate Fighter
  • Laura DelVecchio & Anne Liller & Mrs. Mason       Beaver County Career And Technology Center 
  • Dana Ferguson          Pharmacist                             
  • Vince Gratteri             Pittsburgh Technical Institute           
  • Judge Hladio              Ambridge District Magistrate     
  • Pamela Johnson        Ex. Dir/Nurse/ Gentiva Hospice
  • Mr. Kamzelski             Vice-President Central Markets        
  • Ally Keally                   CVS Pharmacy/Nursing Student                 
  • Jay Lynn                     Paramedic                              
  • Jay Marotti                 Norfolk Southern                   
  • Bill Pinter                   CCBC Aviation Academy       
  • Nick Tisak                  Dispatcher/PO/Elementary Principal                     
  • Timothy J. Spang       Director of operations /Haemonetics
  • Joe Falletta                 Focus Factory Manager /Haemonetics                  
  • Justin Hays                Focus Factory Manager /Hemonetics
  • Rob Bickerstaff          Facilities and Maintenance manager                     
  • Bob Szymoniak          Nurse/Paramedic                  
  • Chanin Woods                        Optometrist    
  • Jason Woods              Economy Boro Police Officer/JH School Resource Officer
  • Patrick Weaver           Verizon           
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