JOB CORPS The Bamberg Job Corps Center is moving in and under a new direction. The Bamberg Job Corps Staff and Students are ecstatic to have on center the new Center Director, Eric L. M. Jones. Mr. Jones comes to us highly recommended from Miami, Florida. He is originally...
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A Face of Job Corps: Sandy, 22 years old, South Carolina
Sandy described her home life as being disruptive with little to no guidance. She saw how her other siblings lives were affected by this situation and knew she had to make a change in her own life. She enrolled at the Bamberg Job Corps Center and one year later:...
Fun Week at BJCC
The Bamberg Job Corps Center will be having a Week of Fun, Food and Games. On Monday, June 28th, there will be an assembly giving the purpose of July 4th and also safety tips. On Tuesday, June 29th, there will be the staff and students volleyball game from...
Congressman James Clyburn takes part in Ribbon Cutting
Congressman James Clyburn will be touring and talking with students and staff on, Wednesday, June 2, at 10:00 a.m., at the Bamberg Job Corps Center Staff and students are anxiously awaiting his arrival. The Bamberg Job Corps students and staff have been anticipating...
Annual Summer Health, Trades and Educational Fair
It’s that time again where the Bamberg Job Corps Center Wellness Department will be having its annual Summer Health, Trades and Educational Fair. Nurse Joann Stroman, the Wellness Manager and Angus Kirkland, the TEAP Specialist (Training Employee Assistance Program)...
Congressman Joe Wilson Keynote speaker at the Spring Graduation of 2010
The Bamberg Job Corps Center held its spring graduation on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 2:00 p.m., Congressman Joe Wilson. Addressed the graduates & wished success. It is always a pleasure to have Congressman Wilson and his staff at Bamberg Job Corps...
CEMENT MASONRY STUDENTS TAKES TRIP TO HOLCIM
The students from the Bamberg Job Corps Center take a much needed trip to the Holcim, Inc., in Holly Hill, SC. On Friday, May 7, 2010, eight students start the day early. They were accompanied by Kenneth Harris, the Cement Masonry Instructor and Evelyn Stanley, the...
THE PROM, A TIME TO REMEMBER
The Bamberg Job Corps Center annual prom on May 6, 2010 was a night to remember. The SGA (Student Government Association) spent many weeks organizing and planning to make this day a special day and a lasting event in the minds of the students. The SGA decorated the...
Bamberg Job Corps Center receives one of three Trucks as part of President Obama’s ARRA and the Green Initiatives
The Bamberg Job Corps Center received the first Vantage Electric Pure Power Extreme Efficiency Green Truck Extended Cab in the state of South Carolina. These Vantage electrical vehicles are shaped like a van but have a small trunk bed. Presently, the center has one...
Earth Day Every Day Week at Bamberg Job Corps Center Gears students up for Recycling and Going Green
The students enjoyed some needed fun with the motivational and educational activities that were scheduled for April 19th –April 23rd. Through each activity, students learned the importance of conserving energy, and recycling. It was truly a hit with the Monday...
The Bamberg County plans an evacuation Tornado Drill
The Bamberg Job Corps Center will be having its annual Center-wide Tornado Drill on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The Bamberg County Emergency Response TEAM Coordinator, Sharon Hammond will be on center on this day. This will happen at about 10:15 a.m. All staff and...
Bamberg Job Corps Gentlemen’s Club having a Food Drive to assist the local Cheese and Cracker Box
They have been collecting food items since for a few weeks and will be ready to send the items out the first week in May. The Job Corps males have been checking each day with the different departments adding items to their collection. The Gentlemen Club has...
Job Corps Staff keeping knowledgeable of Heath Disparities
Nurse Joann Stroman, Wellness Manager and Evelyn Stanley both staff from the Bamberg Job Corps Center had the opportunity of a lifetime. They met Congressman James Clyburn on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Russell House, University of South Carolina Campus. It was...