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GBED eyes apprenticeships to help workforce woes
“Help wanted” signs hanging in windows and posted on billboards have become a familiar sight. But, through a new apprenticeship program, Great Bend Economic Development Inc. hopes to help solve this problem.
Read MoreNews Release: F.L. Schlagle Senior Receives Scholarship From JAG-K
Aleah Netherland was selected from an application process that included an essay, resume, a speech, letters of recommendation, and work samples.
Read MoreNews Release: McPherson High School Student Receives Scholarship Memorializing Former Sen. Bud Estes
Darriene Gibbs, a student at McPherson High School, was announced Tuesday as recipient of the first JAG-K Bud Estes Memorial Scholarship to honor the memory of the late Kansas state senator from Dodge City.
Read MoreNews Release: JAG-K Students Gather for Career Development Conference and Career Fair
More than 200 students from JAG-K gathered at Barton Community College in Great Bend on April 5 for the organization’s annual State Career Development Conference.
Read MoreNews Release: Students Receive Financial Literacy Scholarships from Kansas Insurance Department
Eight JAG-K participants were announced Tuesday 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: Kiowa County High School Student Receives National JAG Scholarship
Alyssa Monroe, a senior at Kiowa County High School, was announced Tuesday by JAG as one of five Kenneth M. Smith Scholars nationwide who will receive $10,000 toward their college education.
Read MoreNews Release: Junction City Student Applies Skills Learned in JAG-K as an Employee of Taco Bell
Though still a high school student, Tairon Banks is excelling at work and making a difference at home.
Read MoreHHS Jag-K students visit the Capitol
On Feb. 10, JAG-K officers – Braydon Griswold, Karin Moorhous, Sheridan Jones, and Tatum Vaughan — from Hiawatha High School JAG-K Program gathered at the state Capitol as Gov. Laura Kelley proclaimed Feb. 10 as JAG-K Day in Kansas.
Read MoreHD Karns Innovations Academy students participate in JAG-K
Four HD Karns Innovations Academy students were among more than 300 participants of JAG-K from programs across the state.
Read MoreNews Release: JAG-K Staff Member, Cancer Survivor, Appreciates Health Care Workers
JAG-K Regional Manager Patrick Dake was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia at 18 months of age. After long stints in cancer wards, he was finally free of the disease at age seven.
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