JA Events

This one-day event includes a lunch and focuses on the JA Personal Finance program! Sophomores through Seniors in high school will attend sessions throughout the day.

Enjoy an evening of mint juleps, experiences and wooden horse racing!

Pickle ballers rejoice! The 2nd Annual JA Wichita Pickle Ball Tournament is coming to Chicken N Pickle on October 15. Make sure to update your calendar and be ready to play!

Get your team of 2 ready to register as we only have room for 24 teams!

Join us at Royal Crest Lanes on October 14-16 for a FUN filled weekend of bowling, retro costume contests, 50/50 raffles and prizes! There are 3 Days to choose from with many different bowling times available.

Want to find out all the details? Join us for our Retro Bowl Kickoff Luncheon on Tuesday, August 23 from 12:00-1:00 at Wayne & Larry's Bar and Grill to get all the important information to form your teams. Contact JA at debbie@kansasja.org to RSVP for the luncheon by Friday, August 19th!

All proceeds raised will help Lawrence JA provide educational programs for the children in Douglas County!

Join us at Washburn TECH to discover your pathway from high school to career. Open to all Juniors and Seniors in high school, we'll take a look at the career paths in automotive and diesel repair, construction, early childhood education and healthcare. Also, take part in soft skills training on resume writing, interviewing skills, communication and what the right career might be for you.

To get your high school involved, contact Colleen Bisel at colleen@kansasja.org.

This event takes place at the Terradyne Country Club, and all funds raised will go toward JA of Kansas - Wichita district! Golfers enjoy 18 holes at the course, meals, and more!

The 2022 JA Beach Ball Auction will be held on Friday, April 29! The night will include our famous seahorse race, silent and live auction items, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and make sure you wear your best summer beachwear! Contact Debbie Harman at 785-841-8245 or email debbie@kansasja.org to become a sponsor or to donate auction items!

Join friends and colleagues for a great afternoon of golfing at the Lake Shawnee Golf Course, while also supporting K-12 grade students in Topeka and Shawnee County to receive education on financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship.

Join local high school teams as the compete in a stock market simulation for 2 hours to determine who can turn $1 million into the highest value.

Junior Achievement of Kansas annually honors businessmen and women to inspire young people to follow in the laureates' footsteps.

The 27th annual Junior Achievement of Kansas Wichita Business Hall of Fame will take place on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. This event annually honors members of the Wichita business community who have shown an ability to be successful not only in business, but in their commitment to the local community and state as a whole.

The Class of 2022 includes: former Mayor Carl Brewer (posthumously); Drs. Pat and Sylvia Do, Mid-America Orthopedics and Internal Medicine; Junetta Everett, Delta Dental of Kansas (retired); Ben Hutton, Hutton; and Jim Lee, Lee Aerospace.

The 2022 Lawrence Business Hall of Fame Tribute Dinner celebrating Lawrence business leaders is being held on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at the DoubleTree by Hilton (Regency Ballroom). The reception will begin at 5:30 pm and the tribute dinner and awards begins at 6:15 pm.

The 2022 class includes: Marilyn Bittenbender, Heck Land Company; Richard Haig, Westside 66 Inc.; Roger Scott, Scott Temperature; Gary Toebben, The Lawrence Chamber (Past President /CEO).

Join middle and high school students as they take their entrepreneurial ideas and submit them as a written business plan, 4 minute pitch and a table top trade show.

Grab your paddle for the JA Pickleball Tournament at Chicken N Pickle on October 17. Teams of 2 are $120 and that includes gift cards to use at CNP. Also be ready to wage war... a raffle war to get the items you most want AND need!

Gather up your team of 4 and slay at the unique mini-golf tournament or bring your brainiacs to smash live trivia.

Come join us for bowling, raffle drawings and costume contest! Register your team of 5 bowlers today. Contact Debbie Harman for detailed information on team registration and sponsorship opportunities.

This event takes place at the Terradyne Country Club, and all funds raised will go toward JA of Kansas - Wichita district! Golfers enjoy 18 holes at the course, meals, and more!

Junior Achievement of Kansas annually honors businessmen and women to inspire young people to follow in the laureates' footsteps.

Junior Achievement of Kansas annually honors businessmen and women to inspire young people to follow in the laureates' footsteps.

Junior Achievement of Kansas annually honors businessmen and women to inspire young people to follow in the laureates' footsteps.

Junior Achievement and Wichita Public Schools partnered bring Wichita and Kansas students a virtual career fair/symposium to Pre-K through 12th grade students along with college students and our community members.

Join friends and colleagues for a great afternoon of golfing at the Lake Shawnee Golf Course, while also supporting K-12 grade students in Topeka and Shawnee County to receive education on financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship.

Junior Achievement of Kansas has unveiled its Virtual Career Fair which is targeted to help employers, job seekers and students searching for a career path. The 90-day fair will open on March 1 and run through May 29, and is supported by the Greater Topeka Partnership, Capitol Federal and Evergy.

Companies, families or individuals recruit teams of five individuals. Teams then collect donations that will support the Junior Achievement financial education program, which reaches over 27,000 children statewide.

Companies, families or individuals recruit teams of five bowlers each. The bowlers then collect donations that will support the Junior Achievement financial education program, which reaches over 27,000 children statewide.

This event takes place at the prestigious Wichita Country Club, and all funds raised will go toward JA of Kansas - Wichita district! Golfers enjoy 18 holes at the historic course, meals, and more!

Stay tuned on all the JA Beach Ball updates at the JA Beach Ball Facebook Page

For tickets and sponsorships please email Debbie Harman or call 785-841-8245