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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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JAG-K Holds Career Development Conference Dedicated to Middle School Students
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JAG-K held its State Career Development Conference (CDC) dedicated to middle school students Wednesday in Hutchinson. Students visited the Kansas Cosmosphere and participated in outer space-themed competitions.
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News Release: JAG-K Scholarship Memorializing Former Sen. Bud Estes Presented to Holcomb High School Student
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Emma Redden, a senior at Holcomb High School, was announced Wednesday as recipient of the fourth annual JAG-K Bud Estes Memorial Scholarship honoring the memory of the late Kansas state senator from Dodge City.
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Local artists aid students in launch of new creativity program for youth
WIBW-TV, May 29, 2023 - Click to view original article Local artists helped students from Topeka and Junction City launch a new program to help youth develop their creativity in a positive way. Officials with the Jayhawk Theatre say that high school students with Jobs for America’s Graduates in Topeka ...
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Topeka organization cites creativity and expression as vital tools in youth development
WIBW-TV, May 26, 2023 - Click to view video Expressing creativity is one of the greatest tools youth have in their development. That’s what one Topeka organization believes. Creative Pathways and Means held an event Friday allowing young people to express their own creativity in a comfortable environment. They were ...
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Kansas Insurance Department awards scholarships to finalists of financial literacy essay contest
News release from the Kansas Insurance Department, May 23, 2023 - see the original release here Topeka, Kan. – Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, today, announced the overall winner of the financial literacy essay contest sponsored by the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, a division of the Kansas Insurance ...
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