JAG-Missouri is thrilled to have middle school and junior high students participate in event competitions and meet students from JAG programs from across the southwest region during its first-ever Middle School Showcase. Students highlighted the skills learned in the JAG classroom and created opportunities to expand their future.
The Middle School Showcase had seven competitions: two pre-events and five in-person events. Hosted by Aurora, participating schools included Aurora, Crane, Fair Play and Purdy. Each school brought 9-10 competitors.
Competition winners
Pre-Events
T-shirt Design
1st Place – Fair Play
2nd Place – Crane
3rd Place – Aurora
Chapter Commercial
1st place – Crane
Live Events – Individual
Prepared Speaking
1st Place – Purdy – Chloe Prock
2nd Place – Crane – Elizabeth Hudson
3rd Place – Aurora – Lavell Brigham
Career Preparation
1st Place – Crane – Kayce McKnight
2nd Place – Aurora – Serra Gallion
3rd Place – Purdy – Kenzi Postlewait
Financial Literacy
1st Place – Aurora – Riley Dill
2nd Place – Purdy – Dalton Stanford
3d Place – Fair Play – Allie Foster
Live Events – Team
Knowledge Bowl
1st Place – Aurora – Rayden Kay, Creed Kloss, Zac Brown
2nd Place – Purdy – Dalton Redshaw, Dillan Lopez, Zuly Villa, Meleny Hernandez
3rd Place- Crane – Mallory Vaught, Adelaide Cox, Harper Willard
Creative Decision Making
1st Place – Aurora – Jaxton Lee, Joselyn Tellez-Tinajero, Braden Marshall
2nd Place – Crane – Addyson Custer, Jaxon Clark, Kennedy Hill
3rd Place – Purdy – Connor Holloway, Camila Robles, Valentina Salas
Special thanks
We’d like to give a special thank you to our judges, specialists and other volunteers for assisting with this event.
Judges
Shelly Jones, Marshfield JAG Specialist
Kristin Eidson, Camdenton Horizons JAG Specialist
Scott Lang, Substitute for Aurora Schools
Ian Margreiter, Aurora Junior High Teacher
LaDonna Huff, Aurora Junior High Teacher
Kristy Sivils, Aurora High School and Junior High Teacher
Michelle Yocom, Aurora High School and Junior High Teacher
Julia Edwards, Aurora Junior High Teacher
Nicol Barr, Aurora High School and Junior High Instructional Coach
Career Association officers, members, and chaperones who assisted with the events:
Aurora – Seth Shoemaker, Sadie Spooner, Jasmine Buchholz, Castle Spieker, Owen Gibson
Crane – Hunter Cleveland, Cali Erickson, Melody Mullins
Fair Play – Lexi Fransca
Purdy – Grace Logan
Camdenton Horizons – Kayli Huckabee, Janeth Garcia, Aiden Wisely