Local Opportunities
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Register Your Student Now for Camp HYPE 2024
April 24, 2024
Camp HYPE 2024 is now accepting summer session registrations. Camp HYPE (Helping Youth Prepare for Employment) is a free four-day summer camp that helps young Kansans ages 14 to 18 learn about and...
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Register Your Student Now for the 2024 Eagle U Program
February 28, 2024
The 2024 Eagle U program is now accepting registrations for the July 15-19 session. Eagle U is a youth success retreat experience at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, for high school and...
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What Senate Bill 123 Means for Kansas Teens and Students
February 2, 2024
In 2023, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly approved Kansas Senate Bill (SB) 123, the Career and Technical Education Credential and Transition Incentive for Employment Success Act. This act requires Kansas...
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SkillsUSA Helps Build Today’s Students into Tomorrow’s Workforce
December 12, 2023
Thinking about future careers can be difficult for kids, teens and young adults. With so many opportunities out there, they may not know which avenue is right for them. From apprenticeships and on-...
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Peer Chamber Offers Leadership, Work Experience, and Community Connection
July 5, 2023
Connecting high school students to local leaders and businesses may seem like a tall order, but a thriving Peer Chamber organization in Wamego offers a model that you could adapt to your school and...
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First Tee: Building Confidence Through the Game of Golf
April 27, 2023
As the executive director of First Tee in Manhattan, Kansas, I know from experience how important and rewarding it can be to present life skills to kids at a young age. First Tee is a youth...
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Strengthening Kansas Communities, One Apprenticeship at a Time
February 13, 2023
When Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) leaders sat down in early 2022 to brainstorm innovative ways to support their members, strengthening the state’s rural economic health emerged as a top priority. The...
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Kansas CTE Scholar Program to Honor Outstanding High School Seniors
January 4, 2023
If you have a senior — or you teach or advise seniors — enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes, here’s your chance to help them secure a statewide honor to recognize their hard work...
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MATC Ranks No. 4 Out of 650 for Best Community Colleges in the U.S.
September 1, 2022
Kansas’ own Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC) hit it out of the park with an impressive No. 4 spot on WalletHub’s national 2022 Best & Worst Community Colleges list. “One of the main...
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Garden City Leaders Invest in the Decision-Making Skills of Fifth and Sixth Grade Boys
July 20, 2022
Around 2010, a group of Garden City, Kansas, adults recognized the need to help youth in their area. “A handful of us came together and realized we needed to be part of the solution to help schools...
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