JOB CORPS Guthrie Job Corps Center celebrated its annual "Family Day" on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Activities were enjoyed all over the center with the culinary arts department showcasing their "tasteful talents". Approximately 500 attended the festivities and enjoyed a...
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Guthrie Students attend Ideas in Ice
The Guthrie Job Corps Culinary Arts Students attended the Ideas In Ice event on August 29, 2011 in Oklahoma City. The students assisted Chef Ken Burkhiemer as he did an ice carving demonstation for the event. The chef carved OU out on a beautiful pedistal of ice for...
Oklahoma NAACP at Guthrie Center
The 1st Innaugural Awards Banquet for the Oklahoma NAACP was hosted by the Guthrie Job Corps Center on August 25, 2011. The meal was prepared and served by the Culinary Arts Students. Over 150 were in attendance.
Backpacks at Children’s Festival in Guthrie
The Guthrie Job Corps Center Protection, Safety and Investigations students helped again this year at the Annual Childrens Festival on August 4, 2011. Over 2600 people attended the event and 513 backpacks were handed out to school children.
Lucas Stops by for Quick Hello
Representative Frank Lucas stopped by the Guthrie Rotary Club for a quick hello on Monday, August 29, 2011. Joy Newton, Business and Community Liaison for the Guthrie Job Corps Center and Rotarian was able to visit with Representative Lucas and Field Representative...
Guthrie Attends Food Trade Show at Cox Center
The Guthrie Culinary Arts students and staff attended the annual Food Trade Show at the Cox Center in Oklahoma City on August 31, 2011. Food vendors from all over the state set up food booths at the expo and had training for interested participants. A full day of...
Guthrie Graduation Celebration
124 Job Corps Centers across the nation celebrated National Job Corps Commencement or Alumni Day on, Tuesday, August 30, 2011. The Guthrie/Tulsa Job Corps Center Celebrated with an event at the Meridian Technology Center in Stillwater, Ok. A young couple Juanita &...
Culinary Arts Students attend American Culinary Federation Meeting
Nine Culinary Arts students from the Guthrie Job Corps center were invited to attend the monthly American Culinary Federation meeting to make advanced training connections and develop new work-based learning sites. This was held at Gages Steakhouse in Guthrie on...
Workforce Investment Board Enjoys Great Food
The Guthrie Job Corps Culinary Arts students were requested to prepare and serve at this quarters Workforce Investment Board meeting and luncheon in Oklahoma City which was held on August 18, 2011. The food was enjoyed by all and this served as a great opportunity for...
Guthrie Water Treatment Plant Grand Opening
Guthrie Job Corps PSI Cadets were requested to help with the grand opening of the Guthrie water treatment plant on August 17, 2011. Over 500 people attended the opening startingd off by the Chamber Coffee and ribbon cutting and then a tour of the facility. Then topped...
Guthrie Job Corps Center Protection Manager helps Kiwanis Club
Guthrie Kiwanis members, one of which is the Guthrie Job Corps Centers own Center Protection Manager, Timothy Solomon gave scholarships to high school recipients. Also with the Bring Up Grades (BUG) program which is sponsored by the Kiwanis, new bicycles were awarded...
Blood Drive at Guthrie Job Corps Is Big Success
The Oklahoma Blood Institute held one of the MOST successful blood drive events EVER, at the Guthrie Job Corps Center on July 25, 2011. There were 194 sign in's with 101 whole units donated and 38 (double) dual red cells, for a total collection of 177 units. This beat...
FRESH START at the Guthrie Job Corps Center
The Guthrie Job Corps Center has a "Fresh Start" program that helps the trainee's transition out of their program to a new job with all of the things that they need but may not be able to buy on their own. The center is now accepting donations of usable goods for the...
Summer Fest 2011 at Guthrie Job Corps
Students enjoyed "Summer Fest" activities before leaving for summer break on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Dunk tanks, toilet tissue throw, fish bowl throw, rock climbing wall, out door movie night, and wonderful food was enjoyed by all of the students at the Guthrie Job...
Willow Creek Nursing Home Honors Certified Nurse Assistants from Guthrie Job Corps
Willow Creek Nursing Home in Guthrie Oklahoma had a celebration to honor their Certified Nursing Assistants during Nursing Assistants Week, which was June 16-23. Residents of Willow Creek compare the CNA's as walking soldiers. Guthrie Job Corps Center currently has...
Guthrie Job Corps Student Accepted to Work at the Moore Police Department
Joshua Hardwick has been accepted to work at the Moore Police Deparment after completing the Protection, Safety and Investigation trade at the Guthrie Job Corps Center. Joshua completed Plumbing and then took PSI as a second Trade. He completed PSI so quickly that his...
Protection Safety & Investigation Students
This last month has been very rewarding for me and our staff. These young people blended right in with our staff and picked up the duties quickly and they conducted themselves in a very professional manner. This says a lot for the PSI program. Bill Warner - Major...
Guthrie Job Corps Students Volunteer at Regional Food Bank
On Wednesday, June 15th, Guthrie Job Corps Center students and instructors from Health Occupations and Computer Technology went to the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank in Oklahoma City to help sort and pack boxes of food for Oklahomans needing assistance. They worked for 3...
Red & White at Annual Red Cross Banquet hosted by Guthrie Job Corps
The Annual Red Cross Banquet was hosted by the Guthrie Job Corps Center on June 14, 2011 at 6:30pm. Students served the meal dressed in red & white tuxedoes. The Mayor of Guthrie received the HERO Award along with special guests Shawn McDavid, Field Representative...
Guthrie Job Corps Breaks Record
The Guthrie Job Corps Center was presented a plaque by the American Red Cross, to honor a record breaking 114 units given at a recent blood drive. This is a school record for the most units given at any school in Oklahoma at a Blood Drive. The previous record was 89...