JOB CORPS The Peer Leadership Coordinator, 10 Student Government Association leadership students, and one other staff member partnered with the Ronald McDonald House charities “Day of Change” to collect donations at local McDonald's restaurants on Oct. 15. The students...
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Little Rock students attend Domestic Violence Symposium
TEAP Counselor, Yulonda Warrior, and seven students attended a Domestic Violence Symposium on Oct. 13 at Shorter College in Little Rock. Five of the students had been selected to attend The Center for Healing Hearts & Spirits’ forum on “Speaking Up”: Domestic...
C.N.A. Students Volunteer at the Arkansas State Fair
Two Nursing Assistant students volunteered with community partner, the Arkansas Minority Health Commission, to conduct wellness checks at the Arkansas State Fair on Oct. 12. The students screened almost 150 people.
A Day in Someone Else’s Shoes
Five students were chosen to participate in a “Day in Someone Else’s Shoes” event to focus on disability awareness and bullying on October 5th. Students were tasked to spend the day as if they had a disability and present an essay of their experiences. Devin North and...
Unity Day
Little Rock Job Corps Students helped kick-off Unity Day 2015 , “Together Against Bullying” campaign at the State Capital on October 21, 2015. They also en-joyed a tour through-out the State Capital and was able to take fun pictures in the State Treasury Office....
National Anti-Bullying Day
Students at the Little Rock Job Corps engaged in the fight against bullying by speaking out about the matter and spreading the word that being different is okay. Mrs. Johnson, CMHC provided facts about bullying to the student body, and Youth 2 Youth members produced a...
Recognizing Excellence
Students with perfect attendance during the month of September were recognized with a seafood luncheon prepared by our culinary students. Although a total of 44 students were recognized for having no unexcused absences during the month of September, Ms. Lemmons, CSIO...
Little Rock Job Corps Races for the Cure
Saturday, October 10th, Little Rock Job Corps participated in the 22nd annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to support breast cancer awareness. This is the 6th year the center has participated in the event and all participants were excited. The event is used to...
Little Rock Magnolia and Willow Dorms All Pink Party
The ladies of Magnolia and Willow Dorms held a “Pink Party” on Thursday evening. The dorm area was decorated in all pink. The students participated in a Job Corps trivia contest with an abundance of prizes for all to participate, win, and enjoy. After the trivia,...
Little Rock SGA Hosts its First T.E.A. Party
On Tuesday October 6, 2015, the Student Government Association (SGA) held its first monthly T.E.A Party. T.E.A. stands for Training Ethical Atmosphere: Our purpose is to train and instruct our female students into young ladies focusing on morals, ethics, diversity of...
Little Rock’s Got Talent Show – October 1, 2015
The Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a Talent Show on Thursday, October 1st in the Recreation Center. Mr. Al Leslie, Academic Manager, served as the host of the show. The talent show had 14 acts and an array of talent displayed from singers and dancers to...
Practice Makes for a Perfect Score! Way to go to OA student Kelsey King!
Office Administration student Kelsey King earned a perfect score on her Microsoft Word certification test. Ms. Westmoreland, Office Administration instructor, said Kelsey is the first student in her two years teaching the trade to achieve a perfect score.
Center Director Ms. Rackley Tours the Arkansas State Capitol with State Representative Fredrick Love
On Tuesday, September 22nd, Little Rock Job Corps Center Director Angela Rackley had the pleasure of spending a day with Arkansas State Representative Fredrick Love. Representative Love was a gracious host and gave Ms. Rackley a tour of the State Capitol, where they...
Star Student Spotlight: David Valtierra moves on to Advanced Training
David Valtierra left Monday, September 14, 2015 to begin his new journey. He will be attending the Edison Job Corps Center in Edison, New Jersey to join the A+/Microsoft Server Professional Advanced Training Program. He is the first student in several years to be...
Little Rock Job Corps Hold Youth2Youth (Y2Y): Partners 4 Peace Kickoff
The Little Rock Job Corps Center kicked off the Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace (Y2Y) campaign. Y2Y is a nationwide student-led campaign to prevent violence in our community. Last week, the Y2Y Student Ambassadors Nora Gunn, Michael Terry, and David Valtierra assisted...
Little Rock Job Corps holds 2015 Summer Commencement Ceremony
On August 21st, the Little Rock Job Corps Center held our summer commencement ceremony for over 125 graduates. The Center would like to send a special thank you to all of our special guests that joined in celebrating our students accomplishments. Special guests...
Little Rock Job Corps Serves “Special Needs”
Gayle Owens, Community Outreach Coordinator for Little Rock Parks and Recreation, telephoned. I would know her lovable, Southern drawl anywhere. I also knew that she usually called about community business and when she had big jobs, she called us first. Little Rock...
Keyeon Hopson STARS Outreach Student and Student Leader Alumni Headed to Serve his Country
Keyeon Hopson entered Job Corps, focused. He never needed the redirection some students do. His uniform was always professional. He addressed staff with the respect of “Yes Sir, no Mam.” After choosing Culinary as his Trade of choice, he quickly excelled to campus...
Little Rock Job Corps Center Honored to Partner with the Martin Luther King Commission
The Little Rock Job Corps Center’s logo has been placed on the Martin Luther King Commission’s Website. The Little Rock Job Corps Center’s STARS’ Outreach Team and Security Trade Students are often called upon to assist with large events. In addition, the Little Rock...
Little Rock Job Corps Center, Filling “Empty Bowls!”
The Little Rock Job Corps Center was asked to participate in the local Food Bank's (Community Partner) largest fundraiser. The Security Trade and their instructor, directed traffic and provided crowd control and security. In addition, the Culinary Trade and their...