Kaia Trujillo, from Skyline High School, was recently selected as one of 35 Kenneth M. Smith Scholarship recipients 2023. Recipients are selected from JAG programs nation wide. Whitney Gentry serves as the specialist at Skyline High School. Congratulations! The JAG Board of Directors established the Kenneth M. Smith Scholarship Fund in honor of the extraordinary […]
On April 3 and 4, more than 350 JAG-Missouri students representing our high school programs from across the state joined us in Jefferson City for our annual Career Development Conference. Over the two days, students competed in a variety of team and individual events, networked with peers and visited legislators. Listed below are the first
JAG-Missouri will enter the 2022-23 school year on a high note, having received multiple awards from JAG National for performance last year. JAG-Missouri received awards for overall state success, as well as awards for performance at the school and individual levels. The awards were announced during the national training in mid-July and presented during the
This year was the first ever Jobs for America’s Graduates National Career Development Conference in Dallas, Texas. Students competed at the state level and the top three in each category advanced to the national level. About the National Career Development Conference The National Career Development Conference had approximately 20 states represented. JAG-Missouri had 62 students
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
Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) has announced the winners of the 2021 National Leadership Award, with Governor Roy Cooper walking away with the coveted title of National Government Leader of the Year. The much-anticipated annual awards recognize JAG leaders that demonstrate excellence in leadership and service to the JAG program. The annual awards event that
On Tuesday, November 9, JAG-Missouri’s essay winners were honored by Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson during a reception at the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City, Mo. This is the fourth annual event that the Governor and First Lady have hosted for JAG-Missouri students. This year, students again competed to attend and were
JAG-Missouri will enter the 2021-22 school year on a high note, having received multiple awards from JAG National for performance last year. JAG-Missouri received awards for overall state success, as well as awards for performance at the school and individual levels. The awards were announced during the national training in mid-July and presented during the
The 2021 Smith Scholarship recipients include three JAG-Missouri students: Natalia Gutierrez from Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia, Madison Harper from West Plains, and Keilen Watts from Jennings High School. Read the release from the JAG National website for more scholarship details >> The Kenneth M. Smith Scholarship Fund and the Smith Scholars Program were established by
JAG-Missouri will enter the 2020-21 school year on a high note, having received multiple awards from JAG National for performance last year. JAG-Missouri received awards for overall state success, as well as awards for performance at the school and individual levels. The awards were announced during the national training in mid-July and presented during the
