The Shadow
LOW MOOR, Va. (VR) — Alleghany Highlands Public Schools has been awarded a Jobs for Virginia Graduates Incentive grant, commonly called a JVG grant. The grant will help Alleghany High School seniors work toward graduation and prepare for college or career opportunities.
Seth Bradley, work-based learning coordinator for AHPS, will coordinate the JVG program. Students in the program will participate in activities such as career planning and decision-making, job seeking, and basic academics. Jobs for Virginia’s Graduates is an extension of the grant-funded national Jobs for American Graduates program.
JVG is a non-profit organization with four main goals: helping students graduate, helping them seek post-secondary education, helping them obtain a job, and getting them started on a solid career path. Since 1998, the organization has helped thousands of students succeed and graduate.
“We look forward to installing the JVG program into Alleghany High School. JVG will allow us to combine some of our work-based learning efforts into the JVG program to give more students opportunities to gain knowledge and help them decide what they would like to do in the future,” Bradley said.
JVG won’t replace existing AHPS programs including work-based learning. Instead, JVG can help students who may not have a well-developed plan for their work after graduation develop one. This may involve students working in the JVG Program and other AHPS programs.
Students and families interested in JVG should contact Bradley for more information. He can be reached at seth.bradley@ahps.k12.va.us.
With approximately 2,700 students, AHPS was created when Alleghany County Public Schools, Covington City Public Schools, and Jackson River Technical Center merged in July 2022. Alleghany County and the City of Covington jointly fund the school division.
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Instagram at ahpublicschools. Information is also available at www.ahps.k12.va.us.
