JOB CORPS The Joliet Job Corps Center celebrated the dedication on May 18 of the Y2Y Peace Garden. “It is our hope that this garden will be a place of peace and serenity for all who enter it,” said Quentin Sanders, one of the Y2Y Ambassadors. “May it be a place of unity for...
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Academic Advisory Council and Community Relations Council Meetings
The Joliet Job Corps Center’s Academic Advisory Council and Community Relations Council Meeting on May 5 focused on South Suburban high schools. BCL Stewart Warren invited deans, counselors and social workers from schools in the Crete-Monee, Tinley Park, Plainfield,...
Making Dog Toys from Recycled Materials on Mentor Wednesday
Students at the Joliet Job Corps Center have been volunteering monthly at Cache Creek Animal Rescue, but they wanted to do something more for the dogs living at the shelter. So Center Director Christine Sanchez organized a contest as a Mentor Wednesday activity. She...
No Violence Challenge at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Although no violence is an everyday expectation at the Joliet Job Corps Center, the Chicago Region recently issued a seven-day No Violence challenge. The Joliet Job Corps Center has reached the goal. There hasn't been any violent activity on Center in more than a...
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
The Joliet Job Corps Center’s students were delighted by the food from Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant during the Cinco De Mayo celebration on Thursday. They could choose between chicken, beef and pork tacos paired with several different kinds of shells. “I didn’t know that...
ACT Students Prepare for Success at Joliet Junior College
The ACT students are ready for success. During Brief In on Monday, they received a back pack filled with items to help them get a good start on college life. The gifts included writing tablets, journals, gel pens in every color, packs of Post-it notes, organizers,...
Promoting Peacefulness
The Joliet Job Corps Center welcomed Willie Ervins, James Deal, Loretta Westbrooks and Amy Sanchez, a group of Joliet residents who are the driving force behind the 815 Joliet Unity Movement. The organization is a not-for-profit that promotes peacefulness and...
Joliet Job Corps Center Students Observe Global Youth Service Day
Despite the rain, they walked a mile -- in high-heeled pumps. On April 30, Social Development Director Alicia Grangent, some staffers and eight students braved the weather and participated in “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes,” an event organized by Joliet’s Guardian Angel...
Pre 90 Students Visit the Museum
The Joliet Area Historical Museum celebrates the history of Joliet and the surrounding Will County, promoting awareness, understanding and preservation of the community’s diverse history. On April 20, Career Preparation Period Advisor April Norman and 13 students saw...
Signing Up for Clubs
Students had their first opportunity to sign up for the Center’s new Student Activities Clubs on April 8. The clubs are meant to engage students in meaningful activities that they enjoy while also building the community on Center. As the students browsed the tables...
Registering to Vote During Global Youth Service Day
Global Youth Service Day is recognized at the Job Corps Centers in the month of April. It is a world-wide initiative to ignite a spirit of serving others and volunteerism in young adults. On April 28, Peer Leadership Coordinator Thanesha Sorrells began taking Joliet...
Students Meet Congressman Dan Lipinski
Students Keith Jackson and Samuel Lewis had an interesting lesson in civics on April 25 when they met Congressman Dan Lipinski at his annual Senior Fair at the American Legion Post 18 in Lockport, Illinois. They realized that a U.S. Representative does more than pass...
Earth Day Activities at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Students at the Joliet Job Corps Center celebrated Earth Day by doing good deeds, learning about sustainable farming methods and planting roses. Although the national celebration of Earth Day was on April 22, the events at the Center have occurred throughout the month...
Pre-90 Day Students Go Bowling
The Pre-90 Day students who went to Brunswick Zone in Naperville on April 6 had a great time. Although it was a damp spring day, they were laughing and joking while on the way to an afternoon filled with good company, fun, food and lots of bowling. The bus ride to the...
Career Preparation Period Graduation at the Joliet Job Corps Center
The Career Preparation Period graduation ceremony for the month of March focused on the enduring strength of women. Held on April 8, it honored the women on Center -- students and staff -- who have survived despite the odds. The CPP staff also paid tribute to the men...
National Donate Life Day and the Joliet Job Corps Center
When Driver’s Education Instructor David Parker took a student to test for her learner’s permit on April 15, it was no ordinary day. Secretary of State Jesse White was at the facility. The Joliet office was one of a few in Illinois hosting National Donate Life Day, an...
My Sister’s Keeper Recognizes Leianna Sullivan
The staff members who lead My Sister’s Keeper said goodbye recently to Leianna Sullivan, one of the group’s members. Leianna finished the program on April 1 and enlisted in the U.S. Army. She is going to become a chaplain’s assistant. Whenever a member of the group...
Student Food Services Committee Makes Menu Suggestions
Food Services Manager Janice Crayton met with the Student Food Service Committee on April 7 to discuss meals on Center. To get the meeting started, Ms. Crayton distributed a menu from another Adams and Associates Center to demonstrate what was being served elsewhere....
Security Training for Work-Based Learning Students
Charles Betts, the Security Protective Services Instructor, and students Alexis Champion and Xavier Gallegos gave a presentation on Security Protective Services Access Control to a group of Office Administration students on April 11. The students are working in the...
Awards Assembly Recognizes Women’s History Month
The Finance and Administration Department hosted the monthly awards assembly on April 6. "Live From the Red Carpet,” was an Academy Awards-style event that celebrated Women’s History Month. Student Zharia Finley paid tribute to two women who have made a significant...