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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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JAG-K officers attend Leadership Conference
Hiawatha World, Oct. 27, 2021 - See the original article Last week, Hiawatha JAG-K officers traveled to Lawrence, KS for the JAG-K Leadership Development Conference. JAG-K is an in-school, elective class that is taught by a trained JAG-K Career Specialist. Students in JAG-K are taught employability skills and career and ...
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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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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.