Elliott JAG Out West: National Career Development Conference
Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, & Salt Lake City
April 27, 2026 - May 2, 2026
Not only did our Be The Difference team have the opportunity to attend the National Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, we also had the amazing opportunity to explore the Grand Tetons in Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park in Montana. This experience culminated in our seventh place win nationally in the L.O.V.E Project competition, which fueled our ambitions and gave us the encouragement to take our project to the next level.
JAG KY State
Career Development Conference
L.O.V.E Project - First Place
Our team shows off their medals after they received first place in the 2026 JAG KY L.O.V.E Project competition during the JAG KY's State Career Development Conference in Lexington, Ky.
Be The Difference
Community Concert
March 20, 2026
Our first Be The Difference Community Concert showcased local talent almost $1,000 for Safe Harbor of Northeast Ky. Performances included Andrew Rigsby & Price Harris, Timber & Nails, The Drifting Union, and The West Liberty Mountain Boys. This student-organized event brought the community together to be the difference!
Levi and Miles, also known as The Drifting Union,
sign the concert flyers prior to the show.
Andrew Rigsby & Price Harris
Timber & Nails
The West Liberty Mountain Boys
Elliott JAG student Laney Cook hosts the show.
The Drifting Union
The West Liberty Mountain Boys and members of our
Be The Difference team
Be The Difference
at the Kentucky State Capitol
March 12, 2026
Students from the Be The Difference campaign along with two middle school JAG representatives traveled to Frankfort for JAG KY’s Day at the Capitol! Throughout the day, they met with Kentucky legislators and political figures to discuss the impact of Be The Difference as well as the importance of their JAG programs. Their meetings included Kentucky State Representative for District 99 Richard White, Kentucky Senator Phillip Wheeler, Senior Advisor to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Mr. Rocky Adkins, as well as JAG KY President George Stafford. They even recorded a special episode of the Be The Difference podcast straight from the Kentucky State Capitol coming with Rocky Adkins.
Senior Advisor to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear
Rocky Adkins
Kentucky Senator for District 31
Phillip Wheeler
Kentucky State Representative for District 99
Richard White
JAG KY President George Stafford
Visit with Zac Haney
Kentucky State Trooper and Public Relations Officer for Post 8
January 23, 2026
Kentucky State Trooper Zac Haney visited our JAG classroom to discuss potential careers with KSP and positive interactions with police. Trooper Haney hosted a question and answer session with students. He also sat down with our Be The Difference Podcast crew to share insights on his career and discuss how we can be the difference we want to see.
No Violence November
Student T-Shirt Event at Elliott County High School
November 20, 2025
Elliott County High School students who signed the No Violence November Peacemaker Pledge gathered in the gymnasium to receive their free student-created t-shirt and show their support for the campaign.
No Violence November
Preparations
Our No Violence November JAG team spent a lot of time preparing for their campaign, from attending the Kentucky Association of Counties Listening Tour, creating t-shirts, and hanging stall notes in the Elliott County High School restrooms. We have been very busy and are ready to continue the momentum!
ECHS JAG Secretary Delainey McDaniel learns to create t-shirts that will be given to students who take the No Violence November Peacemaker Pledge.
ECHS JAG President Levi Adkins hangs stall notes in the restroom stalls of
Elliott County High School.
ECHS JAG President Levi Adkins attended a Listening Tour at the Laurel Gorge Heritage Center, where he met with state officials and noticed one of the key issues we were having in our county was violence and incarceration rates.
