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News Release: JAG-K Middle School Students Develop Interview Skills with HR Staff from KASB
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JAG-K Students at Hutchinson Middle School got a taste of career preparation recently by engaging in mock interviews with Alma Henry, Director of Leadership Services at the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB).
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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: Kansas JAG-K Students Attend Leadership Development Conference at KU
For the first time in more than 19 months, Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) students gathered en masse for leadership development and inspiration from some of the organizations’ foremost supporters. The organization devoted to developing leaders for the next generation of the Kansas workforce brought nearly 400 of those students ...
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News Release: Garden City Career Specialist Wins State Staff Award
TOPEKA – Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) announced Wednesday that Lynzee Beery was named the organization’s “Ideal Team Player” for the first quarter of FY 21. The organization announced Beery’s receipt of the award at its annual Leadership Development Conference – a gathering of students and staff from across the ...
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Hire Paths Student Feature: Travis Tolman, Cemetery Technician, City of Augusta
Hire Paths, October 11, 2021 - Click to read the original post of the article After graduating from high school in 2020, I went straight to work in the fast food industry. I had been at my job several months when I began to think about what other options I ...
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