Posts Tagged ‘JAG-K’
News Release: Student Adopted from Foster Care Assumes Role of JAG-K Student President
Russell-Unger shared in a video presentation to the JAG national staff his experiences in foster care.
Read MoreNews 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…
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