JOB CORPS Archive for "Guthrie Job Corps Center"
Craftsmanship for the Community
SO PROUD OF OUR WELDING AND CARPENTRY STUDENTS! AWESOME JOB!
Rotary Spaghetti Feed
April 2016-Spaghetti Our Student Government Officers helped serve at the Guthrie Rotary Spaghetti Feed. They refilled the dessert trays, cleaned tables, served drinks, and helped clean up afterwards. Great Job!!!
Tasty Morsels!
Logan County Bake Show Logan County OSU/OKC extension held a community bake show. The Business and Community Liaison, Tina Tanner and Chef John Shelby from our Culinary Trade judged the Junior Categories. This group included ages 12 and under. Two students entered...
Embrace the Opportunity
Markal Caraway talks about center life at Guthrie Job Corps on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 with radio hosts at 92.1 FM. He was definitely a smooth talker as he answered questions about instruction, goals and diversity with charm and integrity. When asked about...
Zumbathon comes to Guthrie!
Students were on hand to help out during the Guthrie Library's Zumbathon fundraiser on February 27th. During the lull they just couldn't help themselves, they had to get out there and dance!
Guthrie Job Corps Hosts Chamber Banquet
On Thursday, February 25th we had over 250 members of the community invade our campus for a yearly celebration that our center hosts. The theme this year was "We Love Guthrie". Students and staff alike worked as a team to make this event a success. Compliments...
Success Story
Thompson ,Misha-El Another Success Story at Guthrie Job Corps Center. Read the attached story about Misha and how she turned her life around.
Safety First Assembly
We held our Safety First Assembly on Wednesday, February 10th. Students gathered in the gym anxiously waiting to find out which dorm would win the monster trophy! After several students received individual awards from different departments the announcement was...
Groundhog Job Shadow Day at Guthrie Job Corps Center
Students from Guthrie Job Corp Center participated in Groundhog Job Shadow Day on February 2, 2016. Several local businesses participated as well as Oklahoma Senator AJ Griffin's office and the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce. Students wrote about their experiences and...
208 Lives Saved by Guthrie Job Corps Students
Guthrie Job Corps Health Care students participated in a Blood Drive for the Oklahoma Blood Institute on January 14, 2016. Health care students assisted with registering and prepari Both students and staff donated enough blood to save
Guthrie Job Corps Participates in MLK Parade
The Guthrie Job Corps Color Guard held their heads high and proud as they marched down Oklahoma Avenue in downtown Guthrie for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade on January 18th. Although temperatures were in the 20's and the wind was blowing making it even colder,...
We Moustache You to Stay Clean and Sober
Teap Specialists Kim Smithson starts a new "We Moustache You to Stay Clean and Sober" program. She is posting pictures of different staff members with big "moustaches" on a bulletin board. First pictures were of the Center Director, Priscilla Mayberry, Operations...
Community Service
Two culinary students helped make the Logan County DHS Foster Children's Christmas Party a little sweeter this year. There were over 200 children in custody in Logan County. Selena W. Renteria and Elizabeth Cole baked 200 chocolate chip cookies and helped deliver them...
“Walk to School Day”
Security cadets helped supervise the walk to school day on October 3, 2012. The students at Fogarty Elementary school loved the bright green vest the students wore. This helped the young elementary students to know where to walk.
“Military Day”
Military Day at GJCC was on October 12, 2012. Brigadier General Gregory L. Gerguson , Chief of Staff of the Oklahoma Air National Guard was the guest speaker. The Tuskegee Airman, Staff that have served in the military and Logan County POWS were honored.
3rd Annual Rotary/Guthrie Job Corps Make A Difference Day
For the third year the GJCC Tiger Executive Students have partnered with the Guthrie Rotary Club to help with the Annual Shred Day and Make A Difference Day project. This was on October 13, 2012. Over 500 people bring documents to be shredded on site. The students...
American Red Cross Blood Drive Receives 111 Units
The GJCC was host to the American Red Cross with a quarterly Blood Drive at the center on October 9, 2012. Staff and students from the Health Occupations trade assisted with the event. Over 111 units of blood were collected.
“Annual Blue Grass & Vince Gill” in Guthrie
The Guthrie Job Corps Security Trainees assisted with parking and security for the Annual Blue Grass Festival for three full days on October 4, 5 and 6th, 2012. Over 5,000 people attended the International Blue Grass Festival. On the "Blue Grass" website OIBF.com the...
“Get Fit” and GJCC
Guthrie Job Corps Center Security Trainees and work-based learning coordinator, Julie McPeek assisted the Guthrie School Children in the Annual "Walk your child to school day" on October 3, 2012. This was partnered with "Get Fit" Guthrie.