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Student-Led Team Placed First in Nation at

JAG National Student Leadership Academy

he student-led team from
Parkview High School
Tplaced first in the nation
in the Project-Based Learning
Showcase Competition
during the Jobs for Americas
Graduates (JAG) National
Student Leadership Academy in
Washington D.C.
Parkview High School seniors
Kaymeryn Baker, Aumri Duncan,
and Jose Santos were awarded
first place for their community
service project they developed
and implemented through the
Parkview JAG Program. These
students presented their plan,
implementation, and results to
the judges in the Project-Based Mary Perkins-Jacobs, State Competition Chairperson; Kameryn Baker, Parkview High
School Senior; Aumri Duncan, Parkview High School Senior; Jose Santos, Parkview High
Learning Showcase Competition. School Senior; and Gladys Godley, Parkview High School JAG Specialist celebrate the
Project-Based Learning is a first place award for the Project-Based Learning Showcase Competition that the student-
teaching methodology that led team won during the JAG National Student Leadership Academy.
combines real-world scenarios
with 21 Century skills to prepare
st
young people for postsecondary
education and the workforce.
Another Parkview High
School senior, Jaylen Lampkin,
was chosen to sing the National
Anthem at the JAG Awards
Luncheon that also took place JAG Arkansas delegates represent
during the JAG National Student the state during the National Student
Leadership Academy. Leadership Academy in Washington D.C.
The JAG National Leadership
Academy took place Nov. 14-
18. Students who placed in
the top three for the category
they competed in during the
JAG State Student Leadership
Academy were able to compete
at the JAG National Leadership Jaylen Lampkin, Parkview High School
Academy. Senior, sings the National Anthem during
the JAG Awards Luncheon.

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