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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 students attend Leadership Development Conference
Great Bend Tribune, Oct. 13, 2020 Read the original article Great Bend High School’s Jobs for America’s Graduates - Kansas students recently joined nearly 300 students from across the state “virtually” in the JAG-K Kansas Leadership Development Conference. Local JAG-K teachers Jennifer Hopkins and Jose Arias were joined by students ...
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Named State’s JAG-K President, Topeka High Senior Set to Make Plans, Not Dreams
Topeka Capital-Journal, Oct. 12, 2020 Click for original article Don’t ask Topeka High senior Chrishayla Adams what she wants to do after high school. Instead, ask her what she will be. In discussing her future after high school, Adams is unambiguous and speaks matter-of-factly: She will be a lawyer. She ...
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Kansas JAG-K Students Attend Virtual Leadership Development Conference
JAG-K is developing leaders for the next generation of the Kansas workforce. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Student Leadership Development Conference gathered hundreds of students virtually to hear speakers and learn about skills to succeed. Among the speakers participating in the event were Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and U.S. Secretary ...
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