JOB CORPS This week the Wellness Dept. held a Health Fair in conjunction with the SGA Quarterly Blood Drive. During the Health Fair speakers from the community came and spoke to students about various topics from healthy eating choices, to smoking cessation. Then in the...
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AMERICA’S NEXT TOP CHEF – ATTERBURY’S LEO CLARK
A native of Hammond, Indiana, AJCCs Leo Clark has been accepted into the elite Advanced Training program for Culinary Arts at the Treasure Island Job Corps Center in San Francisco, CA. While enrolled at AJCC, Leo successfully completed his culinary trade under the...
INDYPENDENCE JOB CORPS ANNUAL EMPLOYER CAREER FAIR
Wednesday July 27, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Indypendence had their first annual job fair. The job fair was hosted and organized by Office Administration Instructor Mrs. Reynolds. The Fair offers HHA, CNA, and OA students a variety of local employers to speak...
ATTERBURY CENTER PEACE WALK SHOWS WISHES CAN BECOME REALITY
In response to a request at a recent Student Government Association assembly meeting made by the student body who wanted to create an event that showed the centers unity, the SGA, Social Development, Recreation, and SD Staff, all rallied together quickly to make that...
ATTERBURY GRADS HAVE COLLEGIATE HOOP DREAMS
Who: Indiana Tech University - Fort Wayne, Indiana When: June/July What: College Basketball Try-Outs and Scholarship tour Residential Advisor Mr. Haymon, (submitted 3 articles this week), and took 6 students up to Fort Wayne Indiana to try out for the Indiana Tech...
BRICK MASONRY TRADE PROVIDING A PATHWAY
This week Mr. Flowers and his Brick masons began prep work to install a brick decking and walk way under a shelter house that sits between the male dorms in Watkins Plaza. As you can see there is quite a bit of planning and detail work that goes into these projects....
ATTERBURY HBI FACILITY MAINTENANCE ARE TITANS OF TILE
This week the HBI Facility Maintenance Trade took on the task of transforming a worn out dingy carpeted TV Lounge, into a treasure trove of tile. The two tone tile combination that they expertly laid down gives the lounge a refreshed and clean look. Unlike the old...
WRTV 6 ASHLEY BROWN TALKS POSITIVE CHOICES TO ATTERBURY FEMALES
Who: WRTV 6 Meteorologist, Ashley Brown When: July 6 2016 Why: Ladies Night Residential Advisor, Mr. Haymon, asked a connection, meteorologist from WRTV channel 6 News, Ashley Brown, to come and speak to the Atterbury female population on the centers “Ladies Night”....
ATTERBURY CNA GRAD JEFF GORDON RACES UP LADDER OF SUCCESS
He shares a Racing name, but our Jeffrey Gordon serves as a stellar model of how hard work, dedication, and focus can create achievement. Mr. Gordon is a native of Benton Harbor, Michigan. Upon AJCC enrollment, Jeffrey clearly knew that the Certified Nursing Assistant...
ATTERBURY IUPAT JOB CORPS GRAD BECOMES UNION APPRENTICE
Proud instructor and IUPAT Local 47 President, Kelly West, initiated Domonique Parker this month at the Local 47 Union meeting. He is working for a Union contractor, called Gibson Lewis, as a Drywall finisher. He starts his Apprenticeship schooling on August 8th....
ATTERBURY STUDENTS OLYMPIC VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
Atterbury Vocational Instructor Ms. Baker took a crew of students to the Olympic TEAM USA “Road to Rio” Kick-off event that took place in downtown Indianapolis. Students spent the day volunteering at the rock climbing wall, zip lines, registration tables, helped kids...
ATTERBURY & INDYPENDENCE MEDIA OUTREACH TAKEOVER
Atterbury and Indypendence have been masters of Media the last few weeks. Atterbury was featured in the Daily Journal Newspaper and online, in an article about Johnson County looking at ways to address the homeless population; the article then referred to the work our...
ATTERBURY STUDENT MARGARET MAPLES – A CNA PORTRAIT OF SUCCESS
Margaret Maples serves as an excellent example of how diligence, coupled with a good work ethic, can prove to be the keys to unlock a successful future. Miss Maples came to our campus from her home town of Terre Haute, Indiana. Margaret chose AJCCs Certified Nursing...
ATTERBURY CENTER INDUSTRY COUNCIL – CULINARY STEALS THE SHOW
Atterbury held a Center Industry Council meeting with a select few of our Union Pre-Apprenticeship trades to discuss ways to enhance the current program, the training provided, and our goals for the coming Program Year. In attendance were Atterbury Center Director,...
INDYPENDENCE CPP CAREER PATH ROAD TRIP
IndyPendence students in CPP, (Career Preparation Period), took an off-center field trip to Ivy Tech Community College and to the local Work One office in downtown Indy to look at their options in Higher Education and to learn about the job placement services that...
SHERWIN WILLIAMS TURNS ATTERBURY STUDENTS INTO PRO PAINTERS
It was another exciting week with our Sherwin Williams Instructor Team of Ron Baumberger & Bill Allman. Our students worked alongside these Sherwin Williams Retirees, and utilized their years of experience, to knock out painting the majority of the RFK Dormitory...
SODEXO FOOD SERVICE SERVES UP A GREAT INTERNSHIP SITE
Sodexo Food Service is a national food service provider, and our Work Based Learning site is located at Franklin College, in Franklin Indiana. It has consistently been a great WBL opportunity for our Culinary students for real world experience working in their field....
INDY DIAMONDS LEARN “THEY ARE ENOUGH”!
This week the Indypendence center held a Self-Esteem Workshop entitled, “You Are Enough”! It was hosted by our TEAP Coordinator, Ms. Yvonne Thomas and our Guest Speaker was Qnobe, a local motivational speaker, and spoken word artist. The Diamonds came away shining...
A COMMUNITY OF COURAGE: FROM ATTERBURY TO ORLANDO
It can be hard to put into words or to understand or to reconcile with the loss of 49 people and 53 more injured. Even though none of our students or staff might have known anyone personally the effect of the events in Orlando have impacted our students just the...
ROSEGATE SENIOR LIVING HOST A CNA CELEBRATION FOR STUDENTS
Our C.N.A. students were able to be part of the celebration of “C.N.A. Appreciation Week” at our clinical partner and WBL Site, Rosegate Senior Living. Students had a great time sharing in the fun, of inflatable Sumo Wrestling suits, a rolling ball, and a watermelon...