JSA – Junior State of America

Brittany Wilson was recently profiled in the Washington Post. “During high school, Wilson came to Georgetown University with the Junior State of America program. After that, ‘I wanted to be the great lawyer-politician,’ Wilson said.” Read the full story

Staples’ JSA chapter, in Westport, Conn. was written-up in the Minuteman News Center for it’s ability to develop student leaders in the Northeast State and in their own school. Read the full story

Continuing to be a model of civic engagement, John Burroughs High School’s JSA chapter hosted U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) to speak and engage with over 70 students at their weekly lunchtime meeting.

See complete coverage in The Burbank Leader: “Schiff meets with aspiring public servants.” Read the full story

The JSA chapter at Union Local High in Belmont, OH collected over 4,000 books as a community service project to help the African Library Project.  Read about it in the TimesLeaderOnline.com Read the full story

Across the country, JSA members watched President Obama’s State of the Union Address.  Several media outlets picked up their reactions to the president’s speech.  Two students, Shawn Rusterholz and Julianna Joss shared their reactions on Huffington Post. Read the full story