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Chris Jellison fills out a form for JA following
instructions given over the intercom.

Junior Ach·ievement:

Make It Your Business

here can you be president of your for Junior Achievement) are held every
W Another part of JA, just starting to
own company, get practical job year.
experience, and make a 10 %
profit? develop is the incorporation of it into high
A nationwide program, Junior school classes. A new business class called
Achievement, gave some students all that "Applied Economics" will be added to the
and more. curriculum of four local high schools next
Senior Wendy Zikas was president of year. (MN yet is not one)
her own company in her third semester with However, some students saw a resemb-
JA. When asked if it was harder than she lance to General Business and being in JA.
thought it would be, Zikas replied that "you Jay Bergmeier, business teacher, took it a
he to be strong right off to show you can step further in his class. He took students
be a leader." on field trips of large corporations such as
One reason for joining JA was to learn Northwester Bell and smaller companies.
business skills. However, it was also a way Touring many of the companies meant
to meet new people and gain leadership seeing assembly lines. This made it possible
qualities. Also, it was a way to learn what for students to see what went into the
is needed to make a successful business. making of a product from beginning to end.
Conferences for outstanding leaders With those kinds of experiences,
both regionally JAMCO (Junior perhaps several business students may find
Achievement Midwest Conference) and themselves among the nearly 1000 students
nationally, NAJAC (National Competition that join JA regularly in the Omaha area.

Kelli Swqpoda
Tracy Szertwitis
Denise Taylor
Jim Thielen

Todd Thimjon
Greg Thompson
Sarah Thompson
Trey Thompson

Tony Thoms
Loretta Tichenor
Sherri Treiber
Miki Trussell