JOB CORPS On Thursday December 11, 2014 the Student Personnel Department held their annual Holiday Store for the students. The Holiday was started a few years ago, as part of the centers standard of conduct for promoting and recognizing positive behavior on center. Throughout...
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Carl D. Perkins students and staff get into the Christmas Spirit.
Friday December 12, 2015 Students from the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center along with Business Community Liaison Jimmie Slone dressed up in their Santa Hats ready to hit the streets of Prestonsburg for their annual Christmas parade. Students singing Christmas...
Carl D. Perkins holds December Graduation.
Friday December 5th, families , friends and staff where honored to see Twenty-Five Perkins students walk across the stage and receive their High School Diplomas and trade certificates. Thirty family members, several who drove hundreds of miles, to see their children...
Carl D. Perkins host Center Industry Council meeting.
Thursday December 4th, Perkins hosted their Center Industry Council meeting, with fifteen council members in attendance. Council members got to hear updates from each trade, and give their input on specific center industry skill. The reason the meeting is so vital for...
Carl D. Perkins Culinary Students gave Jenny Wiley State Park some helping hands.
Jenny Wiley State Park was thankful to have some extra hands during one of the busiest days of the year for them. Their annual Thanksgiving Buffet, that usually draws nearly a thousand visitors to eat at the park. The students assisted in preparing several of the...
Carl D. Perkins Welcomes Walmart and University of Kentucky for College and Career Day!
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center hosted their Fall College and Career Day on November 6, 2014. Over 35 Business and Colleges took part in the event. Perkins students as well as 300 high school seniors from Floyd County school system and Madison County schools got to...
Carl D. Perkins students honor Veterans by serving them lunch.
On November 13, 2014 the Carl D. Perkins students help honor local Veterans by serving them lunch during a special Veterans Appreciation luncheon sponsored by KY Appalachia Hospice Care. Twenty Culinary and Security & Protective Services students headed out early...
Carl D. Perkins Students and staff spend their Saturday with Ky Special Olympics
Carl D. Perkins Security & Protective students along with BCL help with KY Special Olympics on Saturday November 1st. Twenty-One young men and women were up and ready to board the bus for the drive to the Pin-Zone Bowling Alley on what was a cold, wet and foggy...
Carl D. Perkins students give their time, not candy on Halloween!
Carl D. Perkins Students spent their Halloween giving their time and heart with some very special people. Mrs. Conley's & Mr. Runyon's 1st & 2nd weeks CPP students spent the day, assisting with the Riverview Nursing homes Halloween Party. The students and...
Carl D. Perkins has new Leisure Time Employment site.Thanks Walmart!
Carl D. Perkins students now have the opportunity to work and save money after the training day. Walmart has recently hired 3 students during the Holiday season, working after school and weekends. Carpentry, Electrical and Security students Capri Davis, Javarron Hale...
Carl D Perkins Job Corps students and staff along with millions of volunteers across the nation united with a common mission to improve the lives of others on “Make a difference day”.
Carl D Perkins Job Corps students and staff along with millions of volunteers across the nation united with a common mission to improve the lives of others. For more than 20 years, USA Weekend Magazine, in collaboration with Points of Light, has brought Make a...
Carl D. Perkins Students, One Generation Teaching the Other and Making a Difference
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Office Administration students along with their instructor Ms. Melissa Hicks, came up with the idea to reach out to the local Riverview Nursing Home and teach the residents basic computer and cell phone skills. Students spent their...
Carl D. Perkins gets visit from Pike County’s Educational Fire Simulator on fire safety training.
Thursday October 16, the Perkins students got some valuable fire safety training. CJ Childers from the Pike County Emergency Management Agency brought the million dollar mobile fire trailer for fire safety presentations for students and staff. Each student got to go...
Carl D. Perkins has Bullying Prevention Presentation
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center has program on bullying on Monday, October 20, 2014. Mrs. Lola Ratliff, the Safe School Coordinator from the Floyd County School System presented the Perkins students with an anti-bullying and drug free program. Perkins has been...
Carl D. Perkins Career Transition Readiness students attend Job Fair
On Wednesday October 8, the Students in Ms. Emma Farthings Career Transition Readiness (CTR) Class, got a chance to attend the KY Career Centers Job Fair held at the Jenny Wiley State Park. The students that are in the CTR class are in the final stages of the program,...
Carl D. Perkins honored to have Congressman Hal Rogers visit their center.
Friday 10/13/14, the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps was honored to have Congressman Hal Rogers visit their center. Congressman Rogers got to hear from community members about partnerships they have the center particularly Jenny Wiley State Resort Park. Congressman Rogers...
Carl D. Perkins Student Government Association(SGA) students meet with Senator McConnell
Today Carl D Perkins SGA and BCL met with Senator McConnell during a community event at Brandise Industries in Stanville, KY. Senator McConnell talked with the students and stated he was glad to see them again, and talked with SGA member Devonte Lewis telling him he...
Carl D Perkins Always putting Student & Staff Safety First!
Carl D. Perkins held training on Student Safety and Zero Tolerance(ZT) Policy. Student and staff's safety is and has always been Perkins number one priority. Mr. Thomas Rainey Center Director gave staff training on recognizing and addressing student behavior using...
Carl D. Perkins Office Administration Students get out of the office to help Christian Appalachian Project!
Carl D. Perkins Office Administration students get out of the office for a day, to assist the Christian Appalachian Project(CAP)with cleaning and organizing their home repair storage building. The non-profit faith based organization known as CAP has been an...
Carl D. Perkins student finds success.
Carl D Perkins Job Corps center 20 year old carpentry student bobby Daniels form Martin County, KY is leaving the Perkins center today, after completing all program requirements in the Carpentry trade since enrolling in the program in February, 2014.. He starts work...