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News Release: Junction City Students Claim Awards at JAG National Career Development Conference
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A three-person team from Junction City High School took first place in a national JAG competition in St. Louis last week. Another team from Junction City finished third in an event at the national competition, while two local students placed in individual events.
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News Release: Kansas Students Place in Numerous Events at JAG National CDC
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The Creative Decision-Making team from Junction City High School, consisting of James Lamar, Jae’Lynn Dennard and Jaden Exantus, placed first in their respective category. The Junction City students gave Kansas its first win at nationals since the state claimed three first place finishes in 2020.
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Kansas High School Students Help Run County Museum
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Students in the Kiowa County JAG-K program are getting a unique opportunity. In late 2023, the Kiowa County Historical Museum director resigned but left the idea of bringing in the JAG program.
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Kansas Chamber & Education Foundation Announce 2024 Leadership Kansas Class
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JAG-K President and CEO Chuck Knapp is participating in the Kansas Chamber 2024 Leadership Class.
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News Release: Minneapolis Student Receives JAG-K Scholarship Memorializing Former Sen. Bud Estes
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Clare McKain, a senior at Minneapolis High School, was announced Wednesday as recipient of the third annual JAG-K Bud Estes Memorial Scholarship honoring the memory of the late Kansas state senator from Dodge City.
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News Release: Russell High School Student Receives Scholarship from JAG-K
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Russell High School senior Hannah Gideon was named recipient of the JAG-K Senior Scholarship at the JAG-K Career Development Conference at Fort Hays State University on Wednesday.
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Kiowa 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 Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) Bud Estes Memorial Scholarship honoring the memory of the late Kansas state senator from Dodge City. Gilkey will receive $1,000 to apply toward college expenses. She was ...
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Beloit Senior Receives Annual JAG-K Mortimer Scholarship
Beloit High School senior Kylie Smith was named recipient of the Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) Mortimer Scholarship for seniors in high school at the JAG-K Career Development Conference Wednesday at McPherson College. Smith was selected from an application process that included an essay, resume, a speech, letters of recommendation, ...
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Student Essays Win Financial Literacy Scholarships from Kansas Securities Commissioner
Three participants in Jobs for Americas’ Graduates-Kansas (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. Kansas’ 104 JAG-K programs, which serve more than 5,500 students in 49 school districts ...
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