News Release: JAG-K Students Gather for Career Development Conference and Career Expo
More than 200 students from JAG-K gathered at McPherson College on March 22 for the organization’s annual State Career Development Conference (CDC). The event was sponsored by the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner, Synchrony Financial and the Taco Bell Foundation.
Read MoreKiowa County High School Student Receives JAG-K Scholarship Memorializing Former Sen. Bud Estes
Liberty Gilkey, a senior at Kiowa County High School, was announced Wednesday as recipient of the second annual JAG-K Bud Estes Memorial Scholarship honoring the memory of the late Kansas state senator from Dodge City.
Read MoreBeloit Senior Receives Annual JAG-K Mortimer Scholarship
Beloit High School senior Kylie Smith was named recipient of the JAG-K Mortimer Scholarship for seniors in high school at the JAG-K Career Development Conference Wednesday at McPherson College.
Read MoreStudent Essays Win Financial Literacy Scholarships from Kansas Securities Commissioner
Three participants in JAG-K programs were announced Wednesday as winners of a financial literacy essay contest sponsored by the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, a division of the Kansas Insurance Department.
Read MoreNews Release: Newton High JAG-K Student Serves as a Legislative Page at Statehouse
Tristan Gormley, a sophomore from Newton High School took the opportunity to add to his knowledge of the Kansas government by serving as a page for Sen. Carolyn McGinn, Sedgwick, at the Capitol.
Read MoreJAG-K Student From Kiowa County High School Receives Rudd Scholarship
Kiowa County High School senior and JAG-K Career Association Vice President Liberty Gilkey was recently announced as one of 30 recipients of the Rudd Scholarship.
Read MoreNews Release: JAG-K Students Learn about Careers in Health Care on Tour of Stormont Vail in Topeka
Recently, about 20 JAG-K students and staff from three different high schools spent an afternoon learning about career options at Stormont Vail Hospital as part of the recent Senior Days event in Topeka.
Read MoreJAG-K Senior Days Teach Students About Government, Introduce Them to Washburn and Topeka Businesses
More than 170 students from across Kansas visited the State Capitol, Washburn University and five businesses in Topeka as part of the first JAG-K Senior Days event.
Read MoreNews Release: JAG-K Day at the Capitol Brings 400 Participants to the Kansas Statehouse
Students from JAG-K programs across the state met with their local legislators, informing them about the impact of the program and inviting them to visit their schools.
Read MoreNews Release: Hutchinson High School JAG-K Student Interns for Kansas Legislator
JAG-K does more than prepare students to become good employees. It prepares them to become community leaders. One way JAG-K accomplishes this goal is by introducing students to the Kansas governmental process on JAG-K Day at the Capitol, a day-long visit to the Kansas statehouse that includes meetings with legislators.
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