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“Birthdays Made With Love”

The Guthrie Job Corps Culinary Arts Students prepared fifteen birthday cakes for the children in the "Oklahoma State Foster Care System". For most of the trainees this was the first time ever decorating a cake! The cakes were picked up on November 22, 2011. A list of...

General Daniels Thanksgiving Luncheon

A wonderful Thanksgiving meal was served to local Residents of the Guthrie Community. Guthrie Job Corps Center staff help set up the event and the Guthrie Job Corps donated ten turkeys. The students that remained at the center over the Thanksgiving Holiday enjoyed the...

Guthrie Housing Authority Thanksgiving Luncheon

The Guthrie Job Corps Culinary arts students prepared and served the Annual Housing Authority Thanksgiving luncheon. There were over 50 served the wonderful meal. A great photo was printed in the November 22, 2011 editions of the Guthrie News Leader and the Logan...

Support Letters to Editor

Letter to the Editor was received from Eddie Foreman CEO of the Central Oklahoma Workforce Investment Board showing his support and thanking the Governor, Congressmen and Mayor for their support of the Guthrie Job Corps Center. This was sent to both the Logan County...

Guthrie News Leader/Soap Box Derby

The Guthrie News Leader printed an article in the Saturday, Novermber 5th Edition on the front page with a large picture in color about the 4th Annual Soap Box Derby. The Carpentry Deparment won the race with the best soap box car. The article showed the picture of...

Support Letters to Editor

Support Letter Re: Guthrie Job Corps Center 9 November 2011 To the Editor: One of the most important keys to Guthrie’s economic recovery is the Guthrie Job Corps Center, which partners with our local leaders, community groups and businesses to help young people...

Logan County Courier/Soap Box Derby

The Logan County Courier Newspaper printed an article in the Thursday, Novermber 3rd Edition on the front page with a large picture in color about the 4th Annual Soap Box Derby. The Carpentry Deparment won the race with the best soap box car.

The Kid and Job Corps

A great article was printed in the Edmond Outlook Oklahoma Monthly Magazine for November, about Tom Pace, The Kid and The CEO book and about Trey, a 17 year old Guthrie Job Corps Student. Trey tells of his challenges with life before and after meeting Tom Pace. This...

Third Annual Soap Box Derby

The third annual soap box derby was held on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the Guthrie Job Corps Center. All of the trades built soap box cars out of used materials and had a great race. Both local newspapers were at the event for media coverage. The first place winner...

Heath Fair/Healthy Fair

Guthrie Job Corps Center hosted a Health Fair on Friday, October 28, 2011. Health related vendors from all over Logan County set up booths and flu shots and eye exams were provided by a local pharmacy and eye doctor for staff being able to receive the services without...

Culinary Arts Cook-Off in Arkansas

The Guthrie Job Corps Culinary Arts students were in a Job Corps Cook-off in Arkansas the week of October 17-21, 2011. The students make it to the second round but were eliminated. Great food was enjoyed by all and this was a wonderful learning experience for all of...

Dream Machine Recycle Rally

On October 7, 2011 it was reported by "The Dream Machine Recycle Rally Team" that the Guthrie Job Corps Center has been ranked 25th out of more than 500 schools in terms of total pounds of bottles and cans recycled over the last three months. This gives the Job Corps...

The Buzz of Bluegrass Is In The Air

The Protection, Safety and Investigation students were again a big hit with the Annual Blue Grass Festival in Guthrie, Oklahoma the weekend of October 1, 2011. The students supervised the parking and security for the event.

Students Wow Community Relations Members

The Guthrie Job Corps Students prepared the meal for the monthly Community Relations Council combined with the Career Technical Training meeting to showcase their talents for the upcoming Culinary contest which will be held the week of Ocotber 17, 2011 in Arkansas....

Students Shadow At District Office

Guthrie Job Corps Students Rosibel Altamirano, TGA Vice-President, Abigail Belisle, TGA Secretary and Tiffany Taylor, TGA Reporter shadowed at Congressman Frank Lucas District office with Field Representative Shawn McDavid on September 23, 2011.