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Region 1 JAG Schools:

Gary Roosevelt, Gary West Side, Wirt/Emerson VPA, AK Smith, Knox High, Hammond High, Calumet

New Tech, East Chicago Central

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and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities by calling 1-800-743-3333 (TDD).

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June/July 2017 | Issue 16

End of the year scholarship totals

Knox High- $744,328

East Chicago Central- $979,300

Gary West Side Leadership I- $256,096

Gary West Side Leadership II– $121,968

Gary Roosevelt- $646,032

AK Smith- $522,260

Hammond High- $306,000

Calumet New Tech- $552,823

Wirt/Emerson VPA- $194,260

GRAND TOTAL=

$4.3 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS!

Questions about this newsletter? Contact Domonique at 219-462-2940, ext. 47

JAG State Awards

Outstanding Specialist

Ray Davis, East Chicago High School JAG Specialist

Introducing this year's 5 of 5!

The “5 of 5” is awarded from the Indiana Department

of Workforce Development for success levels achieved

and set by the JAG national program, graduation rates,

employment, positive outcomes, and full-time place

of JAG participants.

This year’s 5 of 5 included the following schools:

Theodore Roosevelt College & Career Academy, West

Side Leadership Academy I, East Chicago Central High,

Calumet New Tech, and Hammond High.

JAG National Awards

High Performance

Domonique Wilson, JAG Region One Coordinator

5 of 5

Region One

Congratulations to everyone! JAG Indiana 2016-17 Multi-Year Outcomes

Graduation Rate: 98.7%

Positive Outcomes*: 87%

Full-time Employment: 68.2%

Full-time Placement: 86.3%

Unable to Contact: 3.9%

Further Education Rate: 47.3%

*Positive Outcomes are categories including part-time

employment during school, full-time employment,

military, or enrollment in post-secondary education.

Photos and information provided by JAG specialists and students.

This WIOA Title1-funded program/activity is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids

and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities by calling 1-800-743-3333 (TDD).

This promotional piece is funded by the U.S.. Department of Labor and does not necessarily reflect our

position. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees with respect to its accuracy or ownership.

A special thank you to our partners & sponsors:

52 JAG students participated in a Summer Work Experience (WEX)

Theodore Roosevelt College &

Career Academy

Young’s Accelerated Academy- Robert Pujoe &

Diamond Cotton; Marram Health Center- Jalynn Hill;

City of Gary- Danesha Rimmer, Empris Franklin, &

Alayna Floyd; County Market- Joseph Smith

Hammond High School

Thunderclap Recording Studio- Marshawn Rice;

Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce- Chyanne Marrero;

Marram Health Center- Paris Goodlow;

Lake County Clerk- Dwayne McClendon, Jomon

McGowan, Daviyon Brooks, & Taylor Coleman

East Chicago Central High School

WAWG Communications- Skilynn Brown, Asia

Cadenhead, Taija Clayton, Terion Collins, Elijah Fodor,

Nia Hurt, Kenshay Lee; East Chicago Central High

School-Ashlee Cortez, Natalie Cuevas, Frank Higgins,

Kaylin Palmore, Tye Riddle

Knox High School

Bass Lake Beach- Desmund Thompson, Destiny Leffew,

Dylan Materna, & Abigail Tepes

AK Smith Area Career Center

Boys & Girls Club of Michigan City- Atallia Hardin;

Uptown Bakery- Kayli Caudill

Calumet New Tech High School

RailCats Stadium- Shawn Miller & Nickolas Pruitt;

YMCA Gary- Cameron Weathersby; Gary City Hall-

Arianna Taylor; Habitat for Humanity- Stephanie

DeBruler, Jacob Adcock, & Kenmyia Clayborn

Wirt/Emerson Visual & Performing Arts

Gary City Hall- Miya Bailey, Diana Evans, Rodney Henry,

& Jaiwon Carson; YWCA Gary- Nora Cruse; Gary County

Market- Ciara Davis; Summer Colony- Marriah Smother;

Bethel Center- Jovone Barnes

West Side Leadership Academy I

RailCats Stadium- Eddie Steel & Kameron Keith; YWCA

Gary- Audrena Brown & Kiyla Taylor; Gary Community

School Corporation- MiChaela Parks; County Market-

Diamond Ray; West Side High School- Jakyera Maxwell