Students in the iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates) program at Prairie High School and Prairie Delta have been recognized at the state level in the first year of the program.  iJAG is based on a national program that helps students discover their individual talents, develop skills, and seize opportunities to achieve their personal potential and prepare for post-secondary transitions.

Each year, iJAG hosts the Career Development Conference(CDC) in Des Moines which brings in businesses across the state of Iowa to judge iJAG projects that were selected to present in the following seven categories: Business Plan, Employability Skills, Business Literacy, PBL Showcase, L.O.V.E Project, Prepared Speaking, and Career Readiness.

Eleven students were selected to represent Prairie at the CDC in 4 different categories based on submission videos. iJAG President and State Student Ambassador: Tre’onna Herr- Williamson
Prepared Speaking: Sisi Christine
Business Plan: Max Sexton, Ashanti Mendez, Taylor Metz
PBL Showcase: Isabella Clemons, Jayda Booth, Heaven Wilcox, Liberty Franck
Business Literacy: Cade Kozik
Career Readiness: Tathianna Mange

Sisi Christine earned 3rd place out of 100 schools for Prepared Speaking.

Congratulations to all of these students along with O. J. Payne, Education Specialist at Prairie High School, for their outstanding accomplishments.

iJAG, established in 1999, has become a leader within the national JAG network. Initially created for high school seniors as a school-to-work program, iJAG has evolved into an organization serving 2,800 students reaching 29 communities across the state of Iowa and Illinois.