Meet the Mayor - Junior Achievement

ISSUE
JA BizTown Rocks!
20
November 5, 2015
Buckeye Valley Middle School
JA Newspaper
In This Issue
Meet the Mayor P.1
ODW LOGISTICS
We got it for you!
RAISING CANE’S
Eat our chicken
fingers now!
STATE FARM
Got insurance? Well,
come get some today!
A Day in the Life of a JA BizTown Business
We interviewed
the staff at one of
our busy shops!
For my second article
I was asked to select
and write about a JA
BizTown business of
my choice. After
conferring with my
CEO, I decided to
write about the Blue
Jackets Hockey Shop.
The shop consists of
five employees:
Blake Fingerhut, CEO;
Oliver Shroat, CFO;
Jaxon Fisher, Team
Physician; Ripley
Szanati, Sales
Manager; Jack Kaiser,
Ticket Sales Director.
Dr. Jaxon says they
sell Stinger magnets,
pencil bags, and
hockey player cards.
In addition, they
manufacture hockey
games, conduct
fitness tests, plus give
a citizen in each
`business a free Blue
Jackets ticket.
SWACO
Garbage go bye-bye!
Today’s
Weather Report
Today we had over
70 citizens working
in JA BizTown.
Today 15 business
loans were approved
by Huntington Bank.
Today’s
Sports Report
Newspaper Staff
CEO: Noor Smith
CFO: Tess Keiner
Editor: Kaitlyn Conti
Ad Executive: Reilly Debo
Reporter: Emma Meier
Thank You to our other fantastic sponsors: Discover, Best Courier and Pepsi!
Volunteer Spotlight P.3
Is it Better to Give or Receive? P.3
Cloudy with a high
of 72 degrees. But
it’s always sunny at
JA BizTown!
Today’s
Business Report
THIRTY-ONE GIFTS
There is nothing like
Thirty-One Gifts, Hey!
Letters to the Editor P.2
Catch the OSU
Buckeyes vs. the
Minnesota Gophers
this Saturday at
8:00 pm. Go Bucks!
A Day in the Life of a JA BizTown Business P.4
Meet the Mayor
I asked Mayor Alyssa Ebersole some
questions. “How did you become
mayor, Alyssa?” I asked. “We voted
and I got elected,” said the Mayor.
“Why did you want to be Mayor?”
I asked. “I like being a good leader,”
Mayor Alyssa answered. “What do
you think the most challenging part
of your job today will be?” I asked.
“I think it will be giving speeches.”
Mayor Alyssa answered. “What are
you most looking forward to doing
Quote of the Day:
“Trust Yourself.
You know more
than you think you
know. “
—Benjamin Spock
SAVE THE
DATES!
June 6-10
and
7,
June 13-1
2016
today?” I asked. “Voting,” Mayor Alyssa
answered. The Mayor would like the
volunteers of JA Biztown to know that
she likes being a leader.
Meet new friends and play games
Learn how to manage your money, develop a
business strategy and improve teamwork skills
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
To register or for more information, please contact
Pete Crozier at pcrozier@jacols.org
SPOTS WILL GO QUICKLY—ALL WEEKS OF CAMP SOLD OUT LAST YEAR
Letters to the Editor
BLUE JACKETS SHOP
Players skate down ice,
you skate down the aisle! Some of our citizens wrote
letters of concern or interest to
get the Editor’s opinion.
CD102.5
JA BizTown
CITY HALL
Great businesses, great
employees, great citizens!
THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION
Help the community
by helping us!
Dear Editor,
I think blue and green are the best colors
and the most important. They symbolize
so much. Blue symbolizes the sky, the
ocean, a very pretty eye color, and some
exotic creatures. Green symbolizes grass,
trees, and other plants. This is why I think
blue and green are the best and most
important colors.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
**********
Dear Anonymous, 11215
You are right about how blue and green
symbolize a bunch, and trees, grass, and
other plants are very important for the
Earth. Because if we didn’t have those,
then we would have a bunch of pollution
everywhere and no oxygen would form
and the world would’ve ended a long
time ago. And I also agree with you that
blue is a very pretty eye color, don’t you
just love blue eye color! They are so
pretty! And so I guess you are right a bit
on how green and blue are pretty important, because just think, in the night
the sky is really close to black, so I think
black is a pretty important color as well,
also being my favorite color. And if we
didn’t have blue, then we couldn’t have a
blue looking sea or a colored sky. Because
the ocean is like a coloring page. (The sky
sure likes to color.) But, also yellow and
white are also important because, yellow
is the color of the sun we see almost everyday, and white is important because
white is close to the color of the moon.
AND if we didn’t have the moon, then the
night would be technically pitch black,
and then all the people who can’t see
good in the night would be pretty sad
because they couldn’t see. But you can
think WHATEVER you want. Next time,
write what your name is. I’m logical.
Sincerely,
Brown Team Editor, Kaitlyn Conti
DONATOS
Every drink counts!
Volunteer Spotlight
We are so thankful for our
wonderful JA BizTown volunteers.
Let’s hear what they have to say!
THE GREATER COLUMBUS
ARTS COUNCIL
Dear Editor,
I think that at one time or another somewhere in
the world unicorns existed. Well, I heard in a song
when I was little that when Noah gathered up 2
animals of each species. Except when the ark left
unicorns didn't get on. That is why I think that
somewhere somehow in the past unicorns existed.
Thanks for listening,
Tess Kiener
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Dear Jess Kiener,
I like your thought of that in Noah’s time maybe
somewhere in the world unicorns might of existed.
Like, in the Bible, in somewhere probably in the
old testament, I know that it says something about
on Noah’s Arc, he did in fact gather up 2 animals of
every kind. But, did you ever think that maybe he
did get the unicorns on the arc, just some point in
time the unicorns died off because somebody
wanted their unicorn mane. But I like your idea, it
was very, um, interesting. My brother and sister
thought so too. Be happy that you got your letter
to be chosen out of like, 70 people. (That’s a lot if
you didn’t know. ;P) But we have no idea unless
we create a time machine and go back in time and
find those unicorns! I number bet 80% out of 100%
unicorns aren’t real. But you can believe whatever
you want. So go on and chase your dreams! You
are on my top 5 creative thinking list. The one
person is a sadly not real person, called Lord
Sesshomaru.
Well, have fun living for the rest of your life!
Sincerely,
Kaitlyn Conti
I got really great quotes from our
JA BizTown volunteers. But I had to
come to the decision of which two
quotes I could write here. These are
the two quotes that I chose. “It is an
interesting concept for kids to learn
about this,” said Whitney Ebersole.
“It is a good way to get back,” said
Michelle Strohll. I thought the quotes
were very interesting. Thank you all
for your time, volunteers!
The greatest painting
in town!
HUNTINGTON BANK
The best bank!
Is it Better to Give or Receive?
For my first article I was asked to write about the question: Is it better to
give than to receive? My opinion on this is that it is better to give because
it makes others feel well and is a nice thing to do. I was actually very
surprised at some of the answers. Aiden Burke says:” It is better to give
because it helps others, rather than to receive because it doesn’t help
others.” This also goes along with Lexi Chang’s response, which is,
“It is better to give than to receive because some people might not be as
lucky as you so it will make you feel good.” These responses are so
heartfelt and honest. The last response is from Kylie Mills. She says, ”It’s
better to give because it’s fun!” In summary, citizens say it’s better to give!
Thank You to our wonderful shop sponsors:
Columbus Blue Jackets,CD102.5, The Columbus Foundation, Donatos Café, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Huntington Bank, IGS Energy,
Midland Facility Services, ODW Logistics, Raising Cane’s, State Farm, SWACO and Thirty-One Gifts!
IGS ENERGY
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