Posts Tagged ‘JAG-K’
News Release: KHF Grant Creates Partnership Between JAG-Kand Creative Pathways & Means
JAG-K is the recipient of a $25,000 2021 Impact and Capacity Grant from Kansas Health Foundation.
Read MoreNews Release: JAG-K Summer Activities Can Change Lives
Helping JAG-K students overcome barriers to success requires year-round commitment. Ryleigh Atkinson-McLaury’s internship is the perfect example of the type of experience JAG-K hopes to provide all its students during the summer.
Read MoreKnapp Discusses Graduation on Radio Program
JAG-K President/CEO Chuck Knapp discussed the success of the Kansas program in helping students during the pandemic on the Danielle Norwood Show on May 17.
Read MoreNews Release: JAG-K Students Compete at Virtual State Career Development Conference, Elect Officers
More than 150 students from JAG-K programs across the state participated in the organization’s annual State Career Development Conference (CDC), held virtually on April 21.
Read MoreNews Release: JAG-K Partnership with John Deere in Coffeyville Grows
The JAG-K program at Field Kindley Memorial High School in Coffeyville was recently awarded a grant of $36,000 by a local John Deere unit to help fund the program.
Read MoreSuccess Story: Courtland
Courtland’s attendance in fall of 2020 was spotty at best. He wasn’t interested in remote-learning, and was bored with his school subjects. By the end of the semester, he had essentially dropped out.
Read MoreNews Release: JAG-K Transition Services Helps Students in the Foster Care System
A partnership with DCF and KSDE has helped JAG-K reach out in a novel way to students in foster care, helping them get plugged in at school, on track to graduate, and prepared for careers and post-secondary educational opportunities.
Read MoreNews Release: McPherson JAG-K Student Awarded Rudd Scholarship
MHS JAG-K Career Association President Kyra Byrd was announced today as one of 30 recipients of the Rudd Scholarship.
Read MoreSuccess Story: Christian
Christian is a recent graduate from Concordia High School who is now serving in the United States Marine Corps. He was a participant in the Concordia JAG-K program his junior and senior year, during which a lack for knowing his career path led to frustrations of an undecided future. But researching career options with his Career Specialist…
Read MoreNews Release: JAG-K Students Visit Statehouse, Meet with Gov. Kelly, Legislators
Ten JAG-K participants from programs across the state met with Gov. Laura Kelly and some of the state’s top lawmakers and learned about how they can prepare to make their mark in the workplace after graduation.
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