Jobs for Mississippi Graduates leads the fight in Mississippi to help our students achieve success by overcoming barriers and factors that cause students to drop out of school.
The Jobs for Mississippi Graduates state Career Development Conferences (CDC) was held on March 30. at Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS. West Tallahatchie Middle School (WTMS) Jobs for Mississippi Graduates Specialist Mrs. Nedra Hollins and students competed in various competitive events, against schools across the state, winning in the following categories, qualifying WTMS students to compete in the National Jobs for American Graduates competition. Students won in the following categories:
Career Preparation: 1st Place
Amari Smith
Ky’neesha Washington
Ky’dresha Washington
Creative Decision-Making: 2nd Place
Tradassah Green
Reanna Lakes
Ethan Collier
Amari Smith
Financial Literacy: 1st Place
Ethan Collier
NCA Knowledge Bowl: 1st Place
Ethan Collier
Tradassah Green
Reanna Lakes
Amari Smith
Project Base Learning: 2nd Place
Tradassah Green
Ethan Collier
Reanna Lakes
Prepared Speaking 2nd Place
Robert Jackson
L.O.V.E. Project 1st Place
Ar’marion Stovall
Ky’Neesha Washington
Averie Hodges