BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Junior Achievement of San Diego County - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Junior Achievement of San Diego County X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jasandiego.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Junior Achievement of San Diego County REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260129T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260129T130000 DTSTAMP:20260106T022920 CREATED:20251106T232101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T202604Z UID:5865-1769684400-1769691600@jasandiego.org SUMMARY:JA Winter Open House DESCRIPTION:Come see how Junior Achievement of San Diego County is empowering the next generation at our upcoming JA Open House. Stop by the JA Campus on Thursday\, October 2 anytime between 11 am – 1 pm and see the McGrath Family JA BizTown mini-city and Mission Fed JA Finance Park budgeting simulations in action. Learn more about the JA mission while networking with likeminded professionals and community members. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. \nRSVP\nFor questions about our JA Open House\, contact Megan Ray at mray@jasandiego.org. URL:https://jasandiego.org/event/ja-winter-open-house/ LOCATION:Wendy Gillespie Center for Junior Achievement Campus\, 4756 Mission Gorge Pl\, San Diego\, CA\, 92120 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jasandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CVLCC-FP-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260311T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260311T110000 DTSTAMP:20260106T022920 CREATED:20251029T225742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T184847Z UID:5666-1773217800-1773226800@jasandiego.org SUMMARY:2026 JA Stock Market Challenge DESCRIPTION:Put your investing knowledge to the test at JA Stock Market Challenge! High school students complete JA Take Stock in Your Future to learn the fundamentals of investing in the stock market to prepare for the event. \nThe Challenge simulates a 60-day trading period on the stock market where students build mock portfolios based on economic trends and news. The winning team with the largest portfolio will be rewarded with fun prizes and the opportunity to move on to the national competition at the JA USA Future Bound in Boston\, MA. \nFor information about this event\, please contact Nancy Quidachay at nquidachay@jasandiego.org. \nThis year\, we invite our partners to join us to compete alongside our students. Be a part of this exciting event while supporting youth financial literacy. For sponsorship opportunities\, please contact Jessica Woodyard at jwoodyard@jasandiego.org. URL:https://jasandiego.org/event/2026-ja-stock-market-challenge/ LOCATION:UC San Diego Park & Market\, 1100 Market St\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101 CATEGORIES:In Person ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jasandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SMC-2025-Hoover-1-resized.png ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Quidachay":MAILTO:nquidachay@jasandiego.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T190000 DTSTAMP:20260106T022920 CREATED:20251029T231652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T182902Z UID:5769-1776956400-1776970800@jasandiego.org SUMMARY:2026 Rising Innovators Expo DESCRIPTION:Student entrepreneurs will showcase their business ideas and ventures at the 2026 Rising Innovators Expo. Students from across the county will be participating in the expo\, sharing their businesses and entrepreneurial journey. Top student companies will pitch their businesses to a panel of San Diego business leaders\, competing in the JA Company of the Year Competition or JA Social Innovation Challenge. \nJA Company of the Year Competition: Students to apply 21st-century skills—creativity\, collaboration\, critical thinking\, and communication—while demonstrating entrepreneurial thinking. Student businesses are evaluated on company performance and product/service innovation as well as the achievements and the team’s reflection and understanding of the decisions\, strategies\, and actions that drove their results. \n\nJA Social Innovation Challenge: Students conceptualize and refine innovative business ideas aimed at improving and making an impact in their community.  JA Social Innovation Challenge encourages students to explore ways in which business can be a solution for real-world challenges. Students must demonstrate a clear understanding of the local business landscape and to create a thoughtful and strategic business plan. \n\nThe winning teams will be rewarded with fun prizes and the opportunity to move on to the national competition at the JA USA Future Bound in Boston\, MA. \nFor information about this event\, please contact Nancy Quidachay at nquidachay@jasandiego.org.\nFor sponsorship opportunities\, please contact Jessica Woodyard at jwoodyard@jasandiego.org. URL:https://jasandiego.org/event/2026-rising-innovators-expo/ LOCATION:UC San Diego Park & Market\, 1100 Market St\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jasandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/COY-25-Tradeshow.png ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Quidachay":MAILTO:nquidachay@jasandiego.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR