December 25, 2024

GCHS Junior Advances To National JAG Competition

2019 JAG-K National Qualifier

(Courtesy of USD 457)

Vianca Esquivel, junior at Garden City High School, took 1st place at the Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) State Career Development Conference in Salina, Kansas on Wednesday, April 17th.  She competed in the Project Based Learning (PBL) event, presenting “Start with Hello Project”.

There were over 300 JAG-K students from across the state in attendance at the conference. The PBL event was a National Qualifying event and the top three places secured a spot to the National Leadership Awards Event in Washington D.C. this upcoming December. This is an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. to compete and interact with JAG-K students from 35 different states.

Traci Martinez is the GCHS Career Specialist.