Success Stories

Want to know more about what JAG-K does for our students? This page is for you!

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Alumni Spotlight – Chrishayla Adams

By Ryah Klima | Feb 5, 2026

“I think JAG-K helped me become myself outside of the noise,” says Chrishayla Adams, a 2021 graduate of Topeka High School JAG-K. “There’s a lot of things I don’t think would have been possible without me going through JAG-K.” Adams joined the Jobs for America’s Graduates Kansas program during her sophomore year after her step coach (who was coincidentally…

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Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Gideon

By Ryah Klima | Nov 24, 2025

When you join Jobs for America’s Graduates Kansas (JAG-K), you might not know just how many opportunities will come to you. Hannah Gideon, a graduate from the JAG-K program at Russell High School, understands this deeply. “The specialist suggested the class would be an outstanding opportunity to gain skills and real-life experience that I…

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News Release: JAG-K Alumni Return to JAG-K as Employees

By Ryah Klima | Nov 5, 2025

As the summer comes to an end, JAG-K students and specialists alike are returning to the classroom with anticipation for what this year will hold. For many, this isn’t the first time they’ve set foot into one of our classrooms. However, for Hannah Atchison, the career specialist at Wyandotte High School, the JAG-K classroom is…