JOB CORPS The Community Relations Council Meeting that was held on Dec. 3 was a great success. The staff and students were great hosts to the 21 organizations that participated. Several organizations, including representatives from all 3 Arkansas Congressional Offices (Senators...
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Little Rock Security Students Provide Detail at Tuskegee Airmen, Dr. Crenchaw’s Funeral
Safety/Security Instructor, Thelma Dixon, and the Safety/Security students provided funeral detail at the funeral for Dr. Milton Crenchaw Sr. on Dec. 1. Dr. Crenchaw is a former member of the original Tuskegee Airmen. He served as a flight instructor with the group of...
Little Rock Decks the Halls
Staff mentors and student mentees kicked off the holiday season by “Decking the Halls” on Dec. 1. Mentors and mentees were given a minute to pick 4 decorative items off the “Deck the Halls” tables to use to decorate a door on Center. After the items were picked,...
Little Rock JCC Center Director Rackley Surprises Students and Staff for Thanksgiving
Center Director Angela Rackley served Thanksgiving dinner to the students and staff that were on Center during the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 26. After the lovely dinner, Ms. Rackley treated everyone to a movie at a local theater.
Thanksgiving Feast at Little Rock Job Corps Center
Little Rock Job Corps Food Services Team held their Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon for students and staff on Nov. 24. Staff were on hand to serve the students and enjoy Thanksgiving with them. The menu was turkey, ham, roast beef, beef oxtails, all of the side dishes...
Little Rock’s November Mentor/Mentee Social “The Buddy System”
The Buddy System Mentor/Mentee Social was held on Nov. 23 in the gymnasium. All staff (mentors) on Center were buddied up with their mentees (students), while enjoying hot cocoa and cookies. The purpose of the Buddy System is to establish and enhance student/staff...
Little Rock’s Minors are Major
The Little Rock Job Corps Center holds several “Minors are Major” activities for minor students, such as the Open House Spaghetti Dinner for minor students and their parents on Nov. 22. The dinner was a success, with several staff showing their support to attend the...
LRJCC Holds an Advanced Training Seminar
On Thursday, November 19th, Little Rock Job Corps received a visit from Steve Brando, the national coordinator for the Transportation Communications Union/IAM Advanced Training program. The approximately 40 students that attended the seminar either qualified for the...
UAMS Pharmacy School and LRJCC Wellness Dept. Host Health Fair
The Little Rock Job Corps Center Wellness Department partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pharmacy students in holding a Health Fair for the student body on Saturday, November 19th. The pharmacy students provided basic counseling and...
LRJCC students attend Inclusion Women’s Conference
Twenty students attended a Women’s Conference titled “Inclusion & Multicultural 100 Women’s Technology, Entrepreneur & Wellness Conference” on Friday, November 13th. The mission of the conference is “Women Empowering Women to create a positive movement to...
Mt. Carmel Veterans Day Ceremony – Little Rock
The Security and Safety Officer Trade and Instructor, Thelma Dixon, participated in a Veterans Day Ceremony for the Veterans and residents at the Mt. Carmel’s Nursing Home in Bryant, Arkansas. The ceremony is an annual event for the security trade honoring the...
Little Rock Job Corps Salutes Their Veterans
On Veterans Day (Nov. 11), we saluted and celebrated our student and staff veterans. They were invited to a special lunch with Center Director, Angela Rackley, prepared by our own Culinary Arts students and their Instructor, Chef Dawan Heard. Later in the afternoon, a...
Two more Little Rock Students Leave for Advanced Training
Two more Little Rock students transitioned into the Advanced Training program at Los Angeles on Nov. 10, Audrey Paxton and Kontambriah Jackson. Both students made a positive impact on center while enrolled. Audrey Paxton has been a passionate caring member of the...
Little Rock Student Heads to LA for Advanced Training
Victoria Henderson transferred from Little Rock to the Los Angeles Job Corps Center on Nov. 3 in order to attend the Airline Services Worker Advanced Training Program through TCU/IAM. While at Little Rock, Victoria completed the Office Administration trade. She was a...
Little Rock’s Y2Y Anti-Bullying Campaign – October
During the month of October, Little Rock's student-led group Youth2Youth: Partners for Peace used the theme “Dare to Be Different” to honor Anti-Bullying Month. The students utilized a bulletin board in the Education Building for staff and students to celebrate the...
STANDOUT! Leadership Summit with Judge Greg Mathis
Center Director, Angela Rackley and BCL/CTR Manager, Shanika Nickelberry attended the STANDOUT! Leadership Summit on October 30th. The summit was a professional development event created to energize, empower and inform those who attended. The conference packed with...
Grad-90 students attend Arkansas Workforce Center Job Fair
Business and Community Liaison/Career Transition Readiness Manager, Shanika Nickelberry, and Grad-90 students attended a job fair at the Arkansas Workforce Center on Oct. 28. The Human Resources Department also participated in this event to recruit possible candidates...
American Red Cross Blood Drive at LRJCC
The American Red Cross worked with our Wellness Department to conduct the Center’s quarterly blood drive on Oct. 22. Even though the Center did not reach its goal, the Center still had a successful drive with 34 units of blood donated. This equates to saving up to 102...
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson meets with LRJCC students
Peer Leadership Coordinator, Marcia Barbee, and two students met and took pictures with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson at the State Capitol on Oct. 22. The photo opportunity was an incentive to those students and consumers with disabilities who attended the...
A Zombie Apocalypse in Little Rock
Students gathered for a “Zombie Apocalypse” on the Little Rock Job Corps Center on Oct. 21. The result was a fun-filled team-building activity that tasked students to hunt down clues throughout the campus to find the zombie cure. The person who found the cure received...