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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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Hays High School JAG-K students support the Red Cross lifesaving mission
Hays Post, Jan. 14, 2021 - Read the original article Recently, the American Red Cross and the Hays High School JAG-K (Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas) Program hosted the Ellis County Battle of the Badges blood drive. This year the drive ran Dec. 30 through Jan. 3. Results were exceptional ...
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News Release: JAG-K Career Specialists Adapt During Year Unlike Any Other
2020 has been unlike any other year. As it has everyone involved in education, the pandemic has challenged JAG-K Career Specialists to adapt, and to be more resourceful than ever before. Karla Pledger, Career Specialist at F.L. Schlagle High School in Kansas City, has not met with her JAG-K students ...
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Good Kids: Topeka High senior wins national title expressing love for JAG-K program
Jan. 12, 2021 WIBW-TV - Read the original article and watch the video here TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A national champion gets a turn in the 13 NEWS Good Kids’ spotlight! Chrishayla Adams, a senior at Topeka High School, recently won the national public speaking competition sponsored by Jobs for ...
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