MARION— The Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) Program is the Ohio Affiliate of the National Program – Jobs for America’s Graduates or JAG. JAG is a state-based non-profit organization dedicated to dropout prevention, graduation, post-secondary options, employment and training. The 4 pillars of the JOG Program are Leadership Development, Career Development, Social Awareness and Civic Awareness and Community Service. Students learn and practice competencies related to these pillars throughout the school year and beyond.
Towards the end of each school year, students have the opportunity to participate in the Career Development Conference (CDC) where they can practice learned skills, such as how to develop their resumes, filling out job applications, interviewing skills, and decision making, as well as service projects, leadership activities and social awareness, by competing with other JOG Programs in their district. Students also have the opportunity to network with colleges during the conference. This year’s JOG conference was held on March 22 at the Marion GOAL Digital Academy Learning Lab, where 70 students from 5 programs competed: GOAL, Mt. Gilead, Northmor, Delaware Hayes, and Delaware Graduate Recovery.
Here are the winners for the JOG/GOAL Employment Process competition:
Reception/Resume
- Mumtas Mohamed
- Jacqueline Jones
- Lindsay Osborne
Application Techniques
- Mattea Reisinger
- Eliah Curtis
- Mumtas Mohamed
Interview Techniques
- Lindsay Osborne
- Eliah Curtis
- Johnathan Hartung
Eliah Curtis, Lindsay Osborne, and Jacqueline Jones were overall winners in the Employment Process competition and will now advance to the state CDC. In addition, Shane Wright was selected to go to the state CDC for Public Speaking. The state CDC will be held May 2nd at the Quest Conference Center in Columbus.
GOAL Digital Academy serves 12 counties in Central Ohio with its 7 Learning Labs, and celebrates students’ diverse learning styles, interests and talents by going beyond academics and providing students with well-rounded opportunities to meet new people and engage in their passions. GOAL offers regular family education and networking opportunities and continually works to remove family or community barriers that impact student success