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New Middle School JAG-K Program Taking Off at RJSHS

Piggybacking on the success of the JAG-K program at the high school, Russell County USD 407 Board of Education members and school staff decided to establish a JAG-K middle school program starting this school year.
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News Release: JAG-K Day at the Capitol Connects About 450 JAG-K Students, Staff to Policymakers

Approximately 450 JAG-K students and staff visited the Kansas Statehouse as part of the JAG-K Day at the Capitol celebration on January 30.
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News Release: JAG-K Students at Correctional Facility Find Inspiration, Graduate High School

Six students enrolled in the JAG-K program at KJCC received high school diplomas at a ceremony in December. JAG-K President and CEO Chuck Knapp addressed the gathering.
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Matheson, Thomlinson Recognized as Russell Community Impact Award Recipients

During Tuesday’s Russell City Council meeting, the November and December recipients of the Russell Community Impact Award were honored.
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Larned JAG-K Student Selected for Special Gifts

Larned JAG-K student receives gifts from EnterpriseKC.
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UHS students serve a little pie to teachers as part of competition

The Ulysses High School Jag-K program has become a leader in the school and across Grant County for its community service projects.
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Jun 6 2024

News Release: Recent Russell High School Graduate Voted “JAG-K Student of the Year”

Hannah Gideon, a 2024 graduate of Russell High School, was recently announced the Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) “Student of the Year.” Gideon was elected by JAG-K state and regional student officers to receive the honor. Criteria for the award were the five pillars of the JAG-K Career Association: Leadership ...
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May 21 2024

News Release: JAG-K Director of Employment Engagement Experiences Marine Training

In her effort to connect students to potential careers, Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) Director of Employer Engagement Joni Bolen would run through a wall. Well, not quite. But Bolen recently rappelled off walls and endured other physical challenges trying to form a link between a potential employer and Kansas ...
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May 14 2024

News Release: Former JAG-K Student Now a Certified Agricultural Education Teacher

One of the ways Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) prepares students for successful futures is by helping them consider various careers and how to attain them. JAG-K helped one former student discover his passion for teaching. Luke Alpers, a 2017 graduate of the JAG-K program at Stafford High School, is ...
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