JOB CORPS Applebee’s in Excelsior Springs served approximately 300 veterans on Sunday November 11th. About 100 observed the flag passing ceremony that was held by the NJROTC students of the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center. The cadets were selected based on sustained,...
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Faces of Job Corps; Antonieo and Donte
Graduates from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Welding Program Antonieo and Donte, upon completion, they were accepted into the TCU/IAM Advanced Training Program at the Excelsior Springs location. Each student worked very hard to complete the Carmen program and...
Excelsior Springs students take part in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
On Saturday October 27th 2012 students and staff from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center and its Kansas City Alternate Training Location participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. A total of 35 students, staff, and guests show for the...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center and American Red Cross host Blood Drive
On Friday August 10th the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center and the American Red Cross hosted a blood drive on campus. Approximately fifty students and staff graciously donated blood. It seems that the blood supply is always short so this blood drive was badly...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Culinary Arts students compete in BBQ contest
Students from the Culinary Arts trade of the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center participated in the recent BBQ Contest that was part of a larger weekend community celebration in Excelsior Springs on Saturday August 18th. Instructor and Chef Brittani Rhoades held a...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps students participate in local Relay for Life
Friday and Saturday June 8th and 9th students and staff from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Fifty students and staff participated in the event held at Kearney High School’s football field and track....
Students and staff at Excelsior Springs celebrate Women’s Day
Female students and staff from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center and its Kansas City Alternate Training Location celebrated Women’s Day on May 30th. Entitled “Beauty, Strength, and Determination”, various speakers and poets provided words of wisdom and related...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Navy JROTC students are visited by Area Commander
Students in the Navy JROTC program at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center were visited on Thursday May 24th by NJROTC Area 9 Commander Merv Dial. Commander Dial was conducting his bi-annual area manager’s inspection. Following a personnel inspection, The color...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center participates in Earth Day and Global Youth Service Days with activities
Students and staff of the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center have been active in both Excelsior Springs and Kansas City with numerous events surrounding the time of Earth Day and Global Youth Service Day. On April 21st, students from both the main campus and the...
MINACT, Inc Board of Directors Visits Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center
On Wednesday and Thursday April 18th and 19th the MINACT, Inc. Board of Directors held their quarterly meeting in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Also visiting was National Job Corps Association President LaVera Leonard. The board members also took a tour of the...
Welding students at Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center gain Work Based Learning experience at local auto body shop.
Welding students from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center are taking part in Work Based Learning at the Troost Wood Body Shop in Kansas City, Missouri. Troost Wood obtained a government contract to modify Ford F-350 pickup trucks for the Department of Defense for...
State Senator Bill Stouffer visits Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center
On Friday February 3 Missouri State Senator Bill Stouffer visited the campus of the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center. Willie Smith, Center Director, took Senator Stouffer on a tour of the center that included a dormotory, the cafeteria, and various classrooms in...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps students participate in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day
National Groundhog Job Shadow Day was Thursday February 2nd, 2012. Students from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center and the Alternate Training Location in Kansas City participated in this opportunity for exposure to various careers and mentoring. Six Medical...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Painting students get training at Builders Association
Monday and Tuesday January 9th and 10th 2011 three Painting students from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center attended a Fall Prevention and Protection class offered by the Builders Association of Kansas City. During this class students learned the proper use of...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps students provide help to the needy Kansas City, Missouri.
On Thursday December 1st students from the Alternate Training Location in Kansas City representing the Student Government Association delivered 602 pounds of food to Harvesters. This collaboration of staff and students included students that had only recently arrived...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center students participate in Work Based Learning at various sites.
Students from the various Health Occupations Trades at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center have taken advantage of Work Based Learning opportunities at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Students from the Medical Office Support and...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Navy JROTC students participate in both local and national events.
On Wednesday November 3rd Navy JROTC students were invited to the United States Department of Labor in Washington, DC to participate in a forum on veteran’s issues. The students got the chance to meet Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in addition to touring Washington...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Female NJROTC Students Participate in Women Veterans Conference
On Friday October 28th female cadets from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center participated in a Women Veterans Conference hosted by the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau. With the theme of “Women Veterans as Agents of Change for the Future”, the conference was...
Students from Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center graduate from OAI Environmental Remediation Training.
On Friday October 21st graduation ceremonies were held for participants in the Opportunity Advancement Innovation Training in Environmental Remediation. Facilities Maintenance students Joshua Hankins and Ashley Leabo as well as Carpentry student Nicholas Raether were...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center students perform Work Based Learning at Metropolitan Energy Center
Students from the Facilities Maintenance Trade at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center are participating in Work Based Learning at the Metropolitan Energy Center. Having been in operation for over 30 years, Metropolitan Energy has recently received a $300,000 grant...