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News Release: Russell JAG-K Hosts Harvesting Ceremony to Celebrate Successful Summer Internships
By Ryah Klima |
September 12, 2025 “I want you to know this is the opportunity of a lifetime,” Cambrea Solze, a senior at Russell High School stated as she reflected on her time in the JAG-K program. “You need to steal it while you can.” Solze recently finished an internship in the Radiology department at Russell Regional…
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KRSL Radio, Aug. 20th, 2025. – Click to see original article The Russell City Council held their regular meeting on Tuesday, August 19, at 4:30 pm at the Council Chambers in City Hall. Multiple awards given out, new ordinances passed, and a big update about the Russell Play Park Project stick out from the meeting. To…
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News Release: JAG-K Students Place in National Competition in Indianapolis
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Seventeen students representing Kansas placed in national competitions at the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) National Career Development Conference (NCDC) in Indianapolis last week.
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News Release: JAG-K Month with the KBA Teaches Students about Financial Literacy, Career Opportunities
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Members of the Kansas Bankers Association (KBA) teamed up with JAG-K throughout April to educate students about opportunities in the banking industry as well as tips on financial literacy.
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News Release: Wichita-area JAG-K Students Learn about Plumbing, HVAC
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JAG-K participants from Wichita Northwest High School and Circle High recently visited the Plumbers & Pipefitters office in Wichita to learn about training opportunities in plumbing and HVAC.
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News Release: JAG-K Students Participate in “Marine for a Day” Activity
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More than 60 JAG-K participants from 10 different schools recently took part in “Marine for a Day” events hosted by the 9th Marine Corps District Recruiting Station in Kansas City.
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News Release: JAG-K Earns Top National Honor for 10th Year
TOPEKA – For the tenth consecutive year, the Jobs for America’s Graduates national organization announced that the Kansas affiliate earned the organization’s highest award for achievement. Additionally, 36 Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) school-based programs earned the prestigious 6 of 6 Award (an expansion of the 5 of 5 award ...
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JAG-K Student Interns with City of Russell
KRSL, August 7, 2024 - click to see the original article The Russell City Council met Tuesday and adopted an amended ordinance recommended by the Russell Planning Commission pertaining to fences. According to City staff, submitted to the City Council was an amendment to the zoning regulations. The change better ...
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News Release: Newton Students Capitalize on Summer Career Prep Opportunities
Participants in the Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) program at Newton High School are taking advantage of higher education classes this summer to set themselves up for successful futures. JAG-K provides opportunities for students to explore careers through employer engagement relationships. Those experiences may include field trips, job shadows, internships ...
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JAG-K is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that partners with students facing various barriers to success, helping them graduate high school and then on to a successful career path.