Kiowa County JAG-K program earns distinction in financial essay contest

On Monday, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt (left) & Securities Commissioner Dan Klucas presented Karina Martinez (second from left) with a $5,000 scholarship for writing the top essay among JAG-K students and an additional $5,000 scholarship for her selection as the top statewide essay. Marcus Mitchell (right), the Kiowa County High School girls' basketball coach and JAG-K teacher, was gifted with a $1,000 check because Kiowa county was the top-performing school in the 2022 state financial literacy contest. Other KCHS student winners were included in the photo and presentation.
By Jennifer Stultz Editor Eight participants in Jobs for Americas’ Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) programs were announced Tuesday as winners of a financial literacy essay contest sponsored…

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