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August 2010 |
San Antonio Students Excel in National Ethics
Contest
Junior Achievement and Deloitte
recently announced that four students from John Jay High School in
San Antonio received recognition in the national "Excellence
through Ethics" essay contest. Advancing to the finals were
Michaela Dennis and Dulce Hernandez; placing third was Jacob Cantu;
and finishing second was Paul Barron.
The contest asked high school
students to apply their knowledge of, and share their views on, the
importance of ethical decision-making by providing a solution to
the dilemma faced by Beth, a fictional high school student who
discovers that her online study group has procured an advance copy
of a physics test. The advance test had been described as a
practice version by one of Beth's new friends, but it turned out to
be identical to the one administered in class. When Beth discovers
the apparent deception by her classmates, she is faced with a
series of difficult decisions.
The essays were selected by
members of the Junior Achievement Blue Ribbon Panel on Ethics,
comprised of corporate ethics officers and university professors.
The essays were judged on how well the student analyzed the
situation, presented a well-supported argument in response to the
dilemma, and on how well they articulated the importance of making
ethical decisions.
Our sincere thanks to classroom
volunteer and JA board member, Mickey Johnson of Chase Cardmember
Services, and educator Elaine Asbell for their partnership in
implementing the JA
Business Ethics program, in which students learn to
recognize, analyze, and apply basic terminology, theories, and
concepts common to the study of ethics. They explore their own
ethical values and philosophy, establish ethical priorities,
recognize key ethical issues, and learn to evaluate their
decision-making process.
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Nominate A Business Leader for the Hall of Fame
For the twentieth year, the San Antonio
Business Hall of Fame will be honoring outstanding men and women
for their contributions to free enterprise and our community. With
our sponsor Humana, Junior Achievement looks forward to recognizing
leaders that inspire and enrich the business world around them.
Download a nomination form here. Submit
your nomination to the selection committee by September 1,
2010. The event is scheduled for Thursday, March 31,
2011.
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Save these dates for upcoming JA
events during the 2010-2011 school year:
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October
21, 2010
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Laredo Fall
Bowl-A-Thon
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October
23 & 24, 2010
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Laredo
H-E-B Bowl-A-Thon
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November
5 & 6, 2010
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San
Antonio Fall Bowl-A-Thon
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February
25, 2011
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Seguin/New
Braunfels Bowl-A-Thon
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March 4
&5, 2011
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San
Antonio Spring Bowl-A-Thon
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March
31, 2011
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San
Antonio Business Hall of Fame
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May 5,
2011
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Laredo
Business Hall of Fame
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May 13,
2011
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JA Golf
Classic (San Antonio)
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Its time to boogie on down and get your dancing shoes
ready for the fall Disco Bowl on November 5 & 6! Your company
teams will have a dynamite time bowling two games together to help
young people develop a positive sense of future by inspiring and
preparing them to succeed in a global economy.
This year, over $400,000 will be raised to provide
economic education programs to 72,000 K-12 students helping develop
their knowledge and understanding of work readiness, entrepreneurship
and financial literacy.
For more information, contact
Veronica
Avila at 210-490-2007, ext. 119.
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Registration
is now open for the 2010 Harbor Half Marathon and Relay. See the
ships, enjoy the sights, run a footrace across the Harbor Bridge. Get
a bird's eye view of the Corpus Christi skyline, Whataburger Field,
Nueces Bay, U.S.S. Lexington, Texas State Aquarium and Port of Corpus
Christi. Run city streets, Corpus Beach and coastal wetlands.
To register or for more
information go
here.
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