JAG at West Jessamine High School

05/16/2023

Huge shout out to Tyler who was named the student of the month for the Jessamine Career & Technology Center. This young man is super talented and such a hard worker in and outside of the classroom. Success is imminent for Tyler.

05/02/2023

Spent some time doing the Spaghetti Tower Challenge in class this week. Students had to get creative and work together to be successful with this tall task.

04/28/2023

Congratulations to West Jessamine High School students Brianna Dunn and Kendy Tillman for advancing to state-level competition in public speaking and employability skills, respectively. These Jobs for America's Graduates participants and JAG Specialist Ryan Adams were recognized this week at the Jessamine County Board of Education meeting We're proud of these students and excited for what's next for them!

04/25/2023

Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) is a nationwide nonprofit that helps students succeed after high school.

04/25/2023

One of WJHS’s own JAG students was recently interviewed by KET on Kentucky Edition to highlight how JAG is helping our students. The segment begins at the 17:30 mark. JAG KY

A wildfire is spreading at Natural Bridge State Resort Park, journalist Mark Payne discusses his story about a GOP gubernatorial hopeful's messaging strategy, a new store in Lexington is creating a buzz, Kelsey Starks takes News Quiz to STLP at Rupp Arena, and a new Kentucky Poet Laureate.

04/25/2023

These two young ladies had the privilege of being invited to tonight’s Jessamine County Board Meeting to receive recognition of their success at the most recent Career Development Conference (CDC) for the state of Kentucky. Their success at state allowed them the opportunity to travel to Orlando for the National CDC this past week. It’s been a fun ride of emotions watching these two girls be successful at a local, state and now national level. The medical world is about to have two young ladies take it by storm soon. Thank you JAG KY & West Jessamine High School for believing in JAG and our students.

04/24/2023

These photos do a great job summarizing the week. Full of smiles, new friends, some warm sun on our skin and making the most of the National Career Development Conference! These girls packed a lot into a short week down in Florida and they did an incredible job representing WJHS’s JAG KY program! I’m guessing this is an experience that will have a lifelong impact on the students who were there.

04/21/2023

Day 1 of NCDC is in the books. Today was a busy one!
From educational workshops learning about life after high school to getting interviewed and sharing why JAG is so special, it truly has been a great first day! Brianna Dunn delivered her award winning speech and competed in the Prepared Speaking competition. Night cap was the opening session where we all learned how to be fearless. Bring on day 2!

03/22/2023

This crew had an amazing time at the JAG KY Career Development Conference in Lexington. I couldn’t be more proud of how we prepared for these events and then competed with the best of the best from across our state. It was a day that started out stressful and ended with tears of joy as we had Bri Dunn place 2nd in the state in Prepared Speaking and Kendyl Tillman place 2nd in Employability Skills. The National Career Development Conference might be in our near future!

01/19/2023

Staff Sergeant Greenhill came to WJHS last week to share with our students all about the . Our students learned about all the great benefits available to them and what it means to serve our country.

09/26/2022

WJHS’s JAG students met the cup stack challenge and were super successful incorporating a wide variety of skills to complete the challenge. A lot of frustrating moments but all smiles in the end.