Going into the digital future

JAG students complete information technology program
  • From left are highest performers Javion Leday and Raymond Arvie, most improved Christian Keenum, MVP Brice Vidrine, Ville Platte High School JAG coordinator Dianne Johnson, and LSUE Director of Workforce Innovation and Continuing Education Layce Hamilton. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    From left are highest performers Javion Leday and Raymond Arvie, most improved Christian Keenum, MVP Brice Vidrine, Ville Platte High School JAG coordinator Dianne Johnson, and LSUE Director of Workforce Innovation and Continuing Education Layce Hamilton. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
(Editor’s Note: LSUE Interim Director of Public Affairs Travis Webb contributed to this report.) LSUE offered Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) students from Ville Platte High School a “dual enrollment” opportunity to train in Information Technology over the summer and obtain their COMP-TIA IT Fundamentals Certification while also achieving a Carnegie unit that applies toward their high school…

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