Hiawatha High School student Paige Mueller decided to take a chance when an opportunity to job shadow at a local radio station was offered at her school. She wasn’t sure it would interest her, but she gave it a shot.

 

Mueller’s voice is now heard over the airwaves throughout northeast Kansas. And through Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K), she has found her passion.

 

JAG-K provides opportunities for students to explore careers through employer engagement relationships. Through camps, job shadowing, work opportunities, etc,, JAG-K Career Specialists help students line up applications, interviews or whatever else they need to obtain those experiences.

 

At the start of her sophomore year, Mueller heard that Kanzaland Radio Station in Hiawatha was looking for someone to assist with sports broadcasts. The offer did not appeal to her immediately.

 

“At first I didn’t think it would be anything I was interested in,” Mueller said. “But then I sort of got a feeling I should give it a try. I got thrown right into it.”