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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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News Release: John Deere Coffeyville Works Commits to Three-Year Continuation to Sponsorship of JAG-K
John Deere Coffeyville Works (JDCW) announced recently that it will continue its sponsorship of the Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) program at Field Kindley Memorial High School in Coffeyville for the next three years. For the past eight years, the Field Kindley JAG-K program has benefitted from a local partnership ...
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Students gaining extra life skills for the workforce demonstrate their knowledge in a competition
WIBW-TV, Feb. 26, 2025 - click to see original story and video TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka’s Washburn Tech was the backdrop for a regional competition of “America’s Graduates.” JAG-K, or Jobs for America’s Graduates in Kansas, is a non-profit program that teaches students soft skills, such as resume building and ...
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New Middle School JAG-K Program Taking Off at RJSHS
KRSL Radio, Jan. 29, 2025 - Click to see original article and hear audio 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. JAG-K ...
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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.