JOB CORPS On Wednesday October 5th Culinary Arts students and staff provided lunch for the Northland Coalition Legislator’s Luncheon and Advocacy Forum. The event was held at the Platte County Assistance Center and was attended by two state representatives and two state...
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TCU Program at Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center earns honors as top program.
Thursday, October 6, 2011, the TCU/IAM Advanced Training Program at Excelsior Springs received two awards for program year 2010-2011. Regional Coordinator, Nicole Burnett presented Susan Stanley, Lead Field Educational Representative, Vickie Kenady and Stephen...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Students participate in annual city wide cleanup.
Eighteen students from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center as well as 3 staff members participated in the annual Pride Cleanup and Picnic. This city wide event involved over 120 people and was done in conjunction with the Rotary Internation Day of Service Above...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center hosts speaker on personal safety awareness/security on Center Safety Day.
In observance of Center Safety Day, female students at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center attended a personal safety and defense class taught by Megan Kimberlin of isee360 Training. Ms. Kimberlin shared personal stories to emphasize the need to always be aware of...
Rotary District 6040 Governor Visits Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center
On Thursday September 15th, 2011 Rotary District 6040 Governor Dan Hall was the guest speaker at the meeting of the Excelsior Springs Rotary Club. Sixteen members from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Rotaract Club were in attendance. Following the meeting, Mr....
Excelsior Spings Job Corps holds Graduation Ceremony on August 30th.
Students and staff from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center gathered on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 for graduation services in support of National Commencement Day. The ceremony was held at the Performing Arts Center of the Excelsior Springs High School. Missouri...
Faces of Job Corps- James
Following is the story of James as he tells it: In the winter of 1988 I was a high school dropout that was unemployed, homeless and on the verge of starvation. I had lived in my 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo from August 1st to December 6th. I visited the unemployment...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Navy JROTC visited by University of Missouri ROTC.
Representatives of the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Missouri-Columbia visited the students in the NJROTC program at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center on Friday August 26th. Commander Rolfe White, Lieutenant Vineet Sudame, and...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center holds Advisory Committee and Center Industry Council meetings in August
On Tuesday August 16th the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center held its first Career Technical Training Advisory Committee meeting. This committee is charged with reviewing the Training Achievement Records for each trade as well as the certifications that are provided...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center celebrates Men’s Day on August 11th.
Male students and staff of the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center gathered for a Men's Day celebration titles "Wisdom, Strength, and Sacrifice" on Wednesday August 11th at the Elms Resort and Spa. Several speakers came to share their personal stories as well as offer...
Barbara Lewis Retires from Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center after 26 years of service.
On Friday July 29th Barbara Lewis retired after 26 years of service at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center. Most recently, Ms. Lewis has been the Work Based Learning and Advanced Career Training/College Coordinator. Center Director Willie Smith presented her with a...
C and C Seamless Siding speaks with students at Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center
On Monday, August 1st David Casteel with C and C Seamless Siding spoke with Facilities Maintenance and Carpentry students at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center. Casteel spoke about his personal life as well as about his company and how seamless siding and...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Students Attend MAGIC Camp
June 15 to 17, 2011, three Facilities Maintenance students from ESJCC; Vision Dunmore, Ashley Leabo, and Lakeisha Lee, attended M.A.G.I.C. (Mentoring A Girl In Construction), a hands-on learning camp to educate young women about opportunities in the construction...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Students Participate in WaterFest in Excelsior Springs
On Saturday, June 25, students participated in the annual WaterFest in Excelsior Springs. Students from the Navy JROTC program provided the colorguard to open the parade. Students from the Student Government Association made a float for the parade, and they also...
Students from Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Attend SkillsUSA Conference in Kansas City
On Thursday, June 23rd, students from the Carpentry, Welding, Facilities Maintenance, and Health Care trades attended the SkillsUSA Conference at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Missouri. This yearly conference brings people together that attend community colleges and...
Culinary Arts Students from Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Participate in Iron Chef Competition in New Jersey
The week of June 13th to the 17th four Culinary Arts students from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center participated in a nationwide Culinary Arts Expo that featured 18 other centers at Atlantic Cape Community College in New Jersey. While our students did not place...
Congressman Sam Graves participates in Mentor a Job Corps Student Day at Excelsior Job Corps
On Friday June 10th, Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Student Government Association President Matt Taylor had an opportunity to meet Congressman Sam Graves. This occurred because of National Mentor a Job Corps Student Day. Taylor and Graves met shortly before...
Faces of Job Corps, Bryan of Excelsior Springs Job Corps
Bryan completed the Culinary Arts trade at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center in April of 2011. Following completion he applied to CRST Trucking in Kansas City, Missouri. This trucking company assisted Bryan in obtaining his Class A Commercial Driving License...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center students work to assist those affected by Joplin, Missouri tornado.
The students and staff of the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center have been active in the last week collecting donations of both money and materials to help those affected by the tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri. The Milburn/New Summit High School class of the...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Culinary Arts students help serve “Breakfast for Lunch”
On Wednesday May 18th Chef Chuck Kirby, who is a Corporate Chef for a food broker—Elite Food Service Specialists was on center to assist with serving breakfast for lunch in the cafeteria. Chef Kirby has been coming to ESJCC for the past 11 ½ years. He assists with...