Ft. Riley Middle School JAG-K

We are looking for ideal team players to join our team of Career Specialists!

We have several great opportunities across the state to become a part of the JAG-K mission of partnering with students to overcome challenges to graduate from high school and prepare them for career pathways to reach their full potential.

Apply today at: https://jagkansas.org/career-opportunities/

Our Earth Day Cleanup is this Saturday!!! Volunteers are needed to help us clean around town for Earth Day! Lunch and transportation to and from the sites are provided for all volunteers. We hope to see you Saturday at 8am!

The deadline for our Law Enforcement Summer Camp is quickly approaching!!!

Our Summer Camp runs from June 5th thru 9th, 2023 (follow the link for more details). Participants must be going into the 7th, 8th, or 9th grade during the fall of 2023. The application deadline is May 4th, 2023. Forms can be given to the School Resource Officer at the Junction City Middle School, Junction City High School, Junction City Freshman Success Academy, mailed, emailed, or hand delivered to the Junction City Police Department, 210 E. 9th Street. Applications received after May 4th, 2023 will not be considered. Hurry, there are only a few spots left!
The application and additional information can be found through this link: https://www.junctioncity-ks.gov/252/Law-Enforcement-Summer-Camp?fbclid=IwAR1Yd_I7nA0fcAAFCeX-d4OCWb_44FMwQXls3IllMhQU8-XmWUBB-YyRh-E

On Friday, April 14th, 5 students from FRMS JAG-K went to the Social Impact Lab put on by the Kansas State University. This first year event was a great opportunity for the students to gain insight on the different careers in the social services as well as being able to participate in a panel discussion with students from K-State.

The students got to network with other area students, "build a brain" using positive, tolerable, and toxic stress, practice conflict resolution, learn about police technology such as polygraphs and radioactive detectors, learn about addiction counseling, sand tray therapy, a campus tour and MUCH more.

Ms. Becky even came to check it out!

Thanks K-State for the opportunity and we look forward to bringing even more students next year.

On Tuesday, FRMS JAG-K was honored to have Ryan
McMillan, Community Bank President of United Bank and Trust, come visit and tell us all about the banking industry. Mr. McMillan was a great presenter and the students enjoyed having him stop by. The students were engaged and had great questions!

April 13-17 is JAGK and the KBA Week.

April 10-14, JAG-K programs across Kansas will connect with local banks for JAG-K Week with the KBA! Students will learn about opportunities in the banking industry as well as tips on financial literacy. Thanks to the Kansas Bankers Association for making this event possible!

On Wednesday, 3 of the FRMS JAG-K students competed at the Career Development Conference state competition. This competition gives the students a chance to show off their hard work and compete against other JAG-K students from around the state.

Of the 3 students who qualified for state, all 3 medaled!!!

Thomas Twitty's t shirt design earned him 4th place. Thomas won 1st place at our local t shirt design contest and that meant his entry was sent on to regionals. He made the top 4 at regionals and was awarded 4th at the state competition.

Isabell Gibbs won 2nd place in Employability Skills. Isabell made up a cover letter and resume and sent that to the regional competition. She made the top 4 at regionals and was invited to compete at state. During the state competition her resume/cover letter were judged again and she completed a professional job interview. 2nd place was the result!!

Gavin Massey won 1st place in Financial Literacy. All of the JAG-K students took a financial literacy test in class, with the highest score getting to advance. Gavin had the highest score at FRMS and completed the regional financial literacy test. Scoring high enough on that to advance to State, Gavin competed against students from Kiowa County, Great Bend, and Winfield. The competition was tough but Gavin made it through with 1st place!

These are all 1st year JAG-K students in what is basically a new program. None of them had competed in events like these before and they stepped up to the challenge.

To say I am proud of these kids is an understatement. You all have worked very hard all year and it definitely paid off.

Congratulations!!!

Friday, March 10th was the Annual Student/Faculty Basketball game at FRMS. Many of our JAG-K students participated and supported the events.

What a great way to kick off Spring Break!

Congrats to our 3 FRMS JAG-K students who are moving on to the State Career Development Competition!

Isabell Gibbs- Employability Skills
Thomas Twitty- T Shirt Design
Gavin Massey- Financial Literacy

We are proud of your hard work. Good job and good luck!

On Saturday FRMS JAG-K students had the opportunity to volunteer at the Special Olympics Basketball Competition at Junction City High School. This was an amazing event allowing special needs individuals the chance to compete against each other. Thank you to VP's Izzy Gibbs and CJ Raby for volunteering and to Andy Harper, who is not a JAG-K student, but volunteered to help anyway.

Proud of you all.

Go Troopers!

7th Grade FRMS JAG-K student Jaden Johnson was honored to recognize Mr. Rixie Dillard for being "The One" at Ft Riley Middle School. Great job Jaden AND Mr. Dillard! 😁