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Four JAG Indiana students named as 2025 Ken Smith Scholars
The 2025 Jobs For America's Graduates National Ken Smith Scholars were recently named, with four Hoosier students being honored with the...
JAG Indiana
May 122 min read


“JAG Needs Indiana and Indiana needs JAG more than ever.”An Interview with Shelby Williams, Indiana’s First National JAG Officer
For thousands of Hoosier students, the end of May means the rite of passage of graduation, leaving high school in the rearview mirror and...
JAG Indiana
May 64 min read


Peyton’s Place? Turns out it’s JAG
When junior Peyton Ellis came to Harris Academy in Brownsburg, he was looking for a fresh school start, and because of expansion, the...
JAG Indiana
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Austin JAG's Dean Named Miss Teen Indiana, heads to National Competition in L.A.
When the Miss Teen USA pageant kicks off in Los Angeles on Aug. 1 later this year, for the first time, it will have a JAG Indiana family...
JAG Indiana
Jun 19, 20242 min read


Whiteland's Elizabeth Moffett honored with lifetime achievement award
“Detail oriented, endlessly patient and a natural leader” are just a few of the words used to describe Whiteland Community High School...
JAG Indiana
Jun 21, 20232 min read


Meet Mikala, our 2023 Youth Initiatives Governor's Summer Intern!
Hello! My name is Mikala Linstrum, I just finished my sophomore year at Ball State University studying Social Work and Communication...
JAG Indiana
May 25, 20233 min read


Indiana students shine at JAG National Career Development Conference in Florida
Twenty JAG Indiana high school students attended the second annual National Career Development Conference in Orlando, Fla., which was...
JAG Indiana
Apr 26, 20232 min read


Three named as 2023 Ken Smith Scholars, hear about them as only their Specialists can tell
The results are in, and three JAG Indiana students have been named as 2023 Ken Smith Scholars, tying the most for any JAG state in the...
JAG Indiana
Apr 18, 20234 min read


What a Hoot: Seymour Owl JAG Family Partners with DC Think Tank to better their community
The city of Seymour will have a chance to make a national impact soon, as it was chosen as one of three Indiana communities participating...
JAG Indiana
Apr 4, 20232 min read


The JAG Journey of Genesis
On February 16, Whiteland Community High School JAG’s Genesis Lilly will represent her school in their annual Career Development...
JAG Indiana
Jan 24, 20232 min read


Ace up her sleeve: Evansville track star finds current success in past JAG lessons
The easiest place to find Chelsie Edwards these days is on the University of Evansville campus training for the next track and field...
JAG Indiana
Aug 9, 20223 min read


Hammond Central Alum Builds Future with Construction Internship
When Adam Carter-Bey goes back to high school every day, it’s no longer as a JAG student, but the lessons learned in Elizabeth Mangen’s...
JAG Indiana
Aug 9, 20222 min read


Taking it to the House: CHS Alum Aims to Bring JAG Advantage to real estate career
Jordan Harrell joined the JAG program at Cloverdale High School for her senior year, the 2017 to 2018 school year. She joined JAG because...
JAG Indiana
Aug 3, 20222 min read


Madison Consolidated Alum Prepares to Enter College
Bailee Schmidt, a JAG graduate in the Class of 2022 from Madison Consolidated High School (MCHS), understands the impact JAG has made on...
JAG Indiana
Jul 27, 20223 min read


How JAG Helped Former Student Conquer Adversity Into Adulthood
In 2013, Aubrey Stephens joined the JAG program at Eastern Hancock High School. Now ten years later, Stephens knows JAG placed her on a...
JAG Indiana
Jul 27, 20223 min read


A Fresh Start for Cloverdale JAG Alum
Cloverdale High School alumni Kierra Gilliam, who graduated in 2019, proves that it is okay to be unsure about the future, a lesson that...
JAG Indiana
Jul 27, 20223 min read


JAG Alumni Finds Home Again as a Specialist
Elena Stidham decided to join JAG at Whiteland Community High School in 2016 because of the financial incentives. She did not have a job...
JAG Indiana
Jul 15, 20224 min read


Martinsville JAG Alumni Takes JAG Lessons with Her
In 2017, when former JAG student Jada Linthicum was referred by a teammate on the swim team to the Job’s for America’s Graduates (JAG)...
JAG Indiana
Jun 28, 20224 min read
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