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News Release: Newton Students Capitalize on Summer Career Prep Opportunities
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Participants in the JAG-K program at Newton High School are taking advantage of higher education classes this summer to set themselves up for successful futures.
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News Release: Concordia HS JAG-K Student Hopes to Turn Rodeo Interest into Career
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A junior at Concordia High School has found that the training provided by his school’s JAG-K program can be applied anywhere. Even on the back of a bucking bull.
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News Release: JAG-K Alum Shares Her International Adventures with Programs Across Kansas
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Mego Londeen was a shy, small town girl who wasn’t sure where she fit. That is, until a JAG-K Career Specialist helped her study some unique careers that matched her interests.
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News Release: Recent Russell High School Graduate Voted “JAG-K Student of the Year”
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Hannah Gideon, a 2024 graduate of Russell High School, was recently announced JAG-K “Student of the Year.”
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News Release: JAG-K Director of Employment Engagement Experiences Marine Training
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Joni Bolen, JAG-K Director of Employer Engagement, recently attended the Marine Corps Educator’s Workshop in San Diego to build her knowledge of military career options for her students.
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News Release: Former JAG-K Student Now a Certified Agricultural Education Teacher
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Luke Alpers, a 2017 graduate of the JAG-K program at Stafford High School, is now doing his part to prepare students for success in agriculture related careers. He is completing his first year teaching Animal Science, Welding, Ag Leadership and Eighth Grade Agriculture at Kiowa County Public Schools in Greensburg.
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JAG-K STUDENTS COMPETE AT STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
14 students qualify for National Student Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C. TOPEKA (April 25, 2019) - Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) hosted more than 200 JAG-K students from across Kansas at its annual State Career Development Conference (CDC) in Salina on April 17, 2019. The students, who qualified ...
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JAG-K STUDENTS COMPETE AT STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
Over 80 middle school students compete against each other in career-focused events TOPEKA (April 23, 2019) -- Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) hosted more than 80 JAG-K middle school students from across Kansas at its annual State Career Development Conference (CDC) in Salina on April 18. The students competed ...
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JAG-K Awarded $3,500 from Taco Bell Foundation
LOCAL ORGANIZATION AWARDED $3,500 TO HELP MORE KANSAS YOUNG PEOPLE FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS TOPEKA (April 23, 2019) – Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) received a $3,500.00 grant provided by the Taco Bell Foundation to support more than 300 youth from across the state of Kansas. The funding went towards 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.