Over 40 Students from Austin, Scottsburg, West Washington, Clarksville, and New Albany High Schools Compete
New Albany, IN, Jan. 27, 2023- Southern Indiana Works, the Local Workforce Development Board, and the Southern Indiana JAG Program, Jobs for Americas Graduates, hosted the 2023 Career Development Conference at Ivy Tech Friday, January 27th. Students from Austin, Scottsburg, West Washington, Clarksville, and New Albany Highschool prepared for months to compete in 10 individual competitions, 2 team competitions, and 1 chapter competition. Categories include topics such as employability skills, critical thinking, financial literacy, public speaking, and entrepreneurship and those that place have a chance to earn monetary awards. This competition is the students’ chance to showcase the skills they built by being involved in the JAG program.
Regional Winners (Who Will Compete at the State Level)
Natalie Spradlin, Austin – Outstanding Senior
Jada Miles, New Albany – Financial Literacy
Natalie Spradlin, Austin – Cover Design
Kayleigh Wells, Austin – Employability Skills
Grace Wilson, West Washington – Writing Skills
Catherine Rose, Scottsburg – Career Presentation
Kristina Owens, Scottsburg – Public Speaking
Savannah Bowers, West Washington – Critical Thinking
Connor Bartos, Scottsburg – Creative Solutions
West Washington High School – Commercial
Scottsburg High School – Project Based Learning
Carter Walls, Clarksville – Entrepreneurship
Winners from each competitive event will advance to the State Conference in Indianapolis, March 17th where they will compete with winners from other regions and have the chance earn additional monetary awards. These conferences allow students to practice and showcase the employability skills they have learned throughout the program. JAG is a national program dedicated to helping high school students that is funded at both the federal and state levels and implemented locally by Southern Indiana Works.
