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JAG Program Expands and Students Receive High Honors

overnor Asa Hutchinson
and Jobs for Arkansas
GGraduates (JAG) recently
honored students who took
home high honors from the JAG
National Leadership Academy
and presented checks to two
schools for new JAG start-up
programs.
Heber Springs High School’s
Laura Ortiz Leal took First-Place
in Math Skills, and Parkview
High School’s Kierra Humphrey,
Vanessa Rogers-Wright, and Heber Springs High School student Laura Ortiz Leal is honored for her First-Place
Jakiya Ursery took Third-Place in award in Math Skills at the JAG National Student Leadership Academy.
Project-Based Learning contests
at the national convention, held
in Washington, D.C.
Genoa Central High School
and Star City High School were
both awarded checks from AT&T
to help fund new JAG start-ups
at these schools.
Entergy Arkansas was also
present. The utility company
provided funding for the students
to attend the JAG National
Convention.
JAG provides support to at- Parkview High School students Kierra Humphrey, Vanessa Rogers-Wright, and Jakiya
risk youth to encourage them to Ursery are honored for their Third-Place award in Project Based Learning at the JAG
National Student Leadership Academy.
achieve high school graduation.
Along with academic support,
JAG also provides work-based
learning experiences that will
lead them to further education
and training and rewarding
careers. Arkansas’s JAG
program is the state affiliate of
the national organization Jobs Genoa Central High School and Star City High School receive grants from AT&T to fund
for America’s Graduates. new JAG start-ups at their schools.

Correction: In last month's issue of JobReady, there was a story about the "Project Future Story" event. This
event took place at Southside Charter High School in Batesville, not at Batesville High School.

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