JAG-K STUDENTS VISIT KANSAS STATEHOUSE AND MEET WITH GOVERNOR
Students interact with legislators, receive Kansas Statehouse tours Pictured: JAG-K State Career Association (SCA) Officers and JAG-K Staff. Back row from left: SCA Vice President Tyrese DeLaCruz, Chuck Knapp, President/CEO, Bev Mortimer, Vice President Program Development. Front row, from left: SCA President Linda Moyo of Newton High School; Governor Jeff Colyer, SCA Secretary Antonio Cooper,…
Read MoreJAG-K STUDENTS VISIT WSU TECH
WICHITA (February 20, 2018) – More than 100 JAG-K students and their Career Specialists from Wichita and Augusta attended JAG-K Day at Wichita State University Tech (WSU Tech) to learn about the degree and certificate programs offered. Students received a guided tour of the campus and participated in hands-on projects in the Future Maker Mobile…
Read MoreIN THE NEWS: JAG-K Featured on KSNT Education in the 21st Century
TECUMSEH, Kan. (KSNT) — Jobs for America’s Graduates Kansas, also known as JAG-K, is working to prepare students for successful futures by helping them graduate high school and teaching career and life skills. The program is funded through the Kansas Department for Children and Families. DCF allocates more than $4 million in federal Temporary Assistance…
Read MoreIN THE NEWS: Turner Middle School Students
Students Tackle Graffiti in Washington Wheatly A Project Based Learning module allowed students at Turner Middle School in Kansas City the opportunity to explore how art can influence and promote social justice. Two of the students chose to focus their art project on graffiti abatement and volunteered with Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). Follow the…
Read MoreJAG-K STUDENT COMPETES AT NATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
TOPEKA (December 20, 2017) – Jason Mitchiner Jr., a senior at Topeka High School, earned second place in the national Math Skills competition at the 21st Annual JAG National Student Leadership Academy (NSLA) held in Washington D.C. on November 29-December 1, 2017. The Math Skills competition is designed to encourage JAG students to improve their…
Read MoreJAG-K STUDENT AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP AT JAG NATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
TOPEKA (December 18, 2017) – Gabriel Smith, a senior at Lawrence Free State High School, was presented a $1,000 Jim and Karen Koeninger Scholarship during the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) Awards Luncheon at the National Student Leadership Academy (NSLA) in Washington, D.C. Gabe’s Smith’s application was based on a personal essay and resume and was…
Read MoreJAG-K STUDENTS ATTEND JAG NATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Local students compete, participate in leadership workshops and tour the nation’s capital TOPEKA (December 13, 2017) – 18 Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) students attended the JAG National Student Leadership Academy (NSLA). The students competed in skills competitions, attended leadership workshops and had the opportunity to tour familiar monuments and museums in the nation’s capital.…
Read MoreAETNA FOUNDATION SUPPORTS JAG-K
Aetna executives judge Leadership Development Conference and then present $25,000 grant at JAG-K Statewide Leadership Development Conference KANSAS (November 2, 2017) – Following a day of inspirational speeches by JAG-K students, Rick Mabe, Vice President of Community Development for Aetna, spoke to more than 200 students representing 68 JAG-K programs across Kansas and presented the…
Read MoreJAG-K HOSTS ANNUAL STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
Students compete for an opportunity to advance to the national competition in Washington, D.C. KANSAS (October 19, 2017) – More than 200 students representing 68 JAG-K programs traveled to Salina to participate in a two-day Leadership Development Conference. The conference featured competitions in Employability Skills, Math Skills, Project Based Learning, and Public Speaking. Winners of the…
Read MoreAMERIGROUP KANSAS, JAG-KANSAS PARTNER TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE CAREERS
Greensburg, Kansas (September 11, 2017) – Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) students from Kiowa County, Pratt, Stafford, Great Bend, Holcomb, Liberal, and Stafford High Schools attended a career information assembly thanks to a contribution from Amerigroup Kansas. The event was hosted at Kiowa County High School in Greensburg, Kansas. “JAG-K is excited about…
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