Fifteen iJag students at OHS will be competing in seven different categories at the state competition in Des Moines on Thursday, April 7. Recently, students from 99 iJAG programs in Iowa submitted a preliminary video to compete in one of seven for events of their choice in iJag's annual Career Development Conference.Congratulations to the following students for their hard work and dedication:
- Project-based learning: Melody Burns, Esebia Smith, Jonnessa Baccam, and Lauryn Rumley
- Creative decision-making: Iris Posadas, Jason Loving, Ariana Tobeck
- Employability skills: Zackary Tullis
- Prepared speaking: Madison Duncan
- Business plan: Pee Soe, Daisy Casieros, Cooper Woten, Brooklyn Zwer
- Career Prep: Tyrone Billy
- Financial Literacy: Diana Dominguez
Special thanks to community partners Tom Shafer; American Home Finding, Kolby Streeby; Iowa Works, Jennifer Erdmann; John Deere, Amber Pargmann; Indian Hills, Kelly Prickett; Jeff Frana, South Ottumwa Savings Bank, Reilly Streeby and Tiffany Miner; and Community First Credit Union, Lindsey Gould. The OHS Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates specialist is Amber Heckart.
