JAG-Missouri students compete at annual Career Development Conference

On April 4-5, JAG-Missouri hosted our annual Career Development Conference. Nearly 400 members of the JAG-Missouri family participated – about 300 students and approximately 90 specialists and chaperones from the 98 JAG-Missouri programs in 67 schools across the state.

The Career Development Conference is an opportunity for JAG students to compete in events that help to develop the skillsets they will need to transition successfully into future college courses or careers. Participants prepare for months to highlight the talents and attributes they have developed through their time spent in the JAG program.

2022 Competition Winners

Essay

  • First Place: Samantha Frye, Neelyville
  • Second Place: Hannah Hudson, Aurora High School
  • Third Place: Erin Sullivan, California High School

Program Cover

  • First Place: Natlia Porter, Farmington High School
  • Second Place: Hunter West, Arcadia Valley High School
  • Third Place: Annabelle Yarnell, West Plains High School

T-Shirt

  • First Place: Donta Jackson, South Pemiscot
  • Second Place:Ella Fuller, East Carter High School
  • Third Place: Yajaris Guzman, Aurora High School

Poetry/Spoken Word

  • First Place: Serenity Warren, East Carter High School
  • Second Place: Cheyanne Drury, Morgan County High School
  • Third Place: Sunshine Smith, Stockton High School

Commercial

  • First Place: Cape Central Academy
  • Second Place: Skyline
  • Third Place: Arcadia Valley High School

Service Project*

  • Certificate of Merit: Dora, Mark Twain Poplar Bluff and Bolivar
  • Certificate of Recognition: Smith-Cotton Sedalia

Business Plan*

  • First Place: Morgan County Versailles
  • Second Place: Jennings
  • Third Place: Bolivar High School

Career Preparation*

  • First Place: Eva Ard, Skyline
  • Second Place: Kobbe Guiles, Mexico
  • Third Place: Mitchell Gant, Stockton

Creative Decision Making*

  • First Place: Bolivar High School
  • Second Place: Willard High School
  • Third Place: Campbell High School

Employability Skills*

  • First Place: Noe Moreno, Bolivar High School
  • Second Place: Luke Johnson, Monett High School
  • Third Place: Abigail Paris, Skyline High School

Financial Literacy*

  • First Place: Ashlyn Brown, McDonald County
  • Second Place: Dylan Renkoski, Cassville
  • Third Place: Isabella Beck, West County

Knowledge Bowl*

  • First Place: Charleston
  • Second Place: Arcadia Valley
  • Third Place: Morgan County – Versailles

Outstanding Chapter*

  • First Place: West Plains
  • Second Place: Charleston
  • Third Place: South Pemiscot

PBL Showcase*

  • First Place: Skyline
  • Second Place: Smith-Cotton Sedalia
  • Third Place: Bolivar

Prepared Speaking*

  • First Place: Bri Alexander, Lebanon-Hillcrest
  • Second Place: Nancy Romero Munoz, Monett
  • Third Place: Benjamin Bennett, Morgan County – Versailles

As part of its restructuring, JAG National will host a first-ever National Career Development Conference. This first year JAG-Missouri will invite the top three student/team winners in the 10 national competitive events (noted with an * above) to attend, along with the seven state officers.