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News Release: JAG-K Alumni Return to JAG-K as Employees
By Ryah Klima |
As the summer comes to an end, JAG-K students and specialists alike are returning to the classroom with anticipation for what this year will hold. For many, this isn’t the first time they’ve set foot into one of our classrooms. However, for Hannah Atchison, the career specialist at Wyandotte High School, the JAG-K classroom is…
Read More News Release: JAG-K Day at Cloud
By Ryah Klima |
Earlier this month, Cloud County Community College (CCCC) hosted a group of Jobs for America’s Graduates Kansas (JAG-K) students from all around the state for the third annual JAG-K Day at Cloud. “JAG-K Day started from a deep respect for the impact JAG-K has on students,” said CCCC Vice President of Student Services Brandt Hutchinson.…
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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…
Read More Russell JAG-K Introduces a New Program in their Community
By Admin |
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
By Admin |
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
By Admin |
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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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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