JOB CORPS Students of the Loring Job Corps Center scrubbed the winter film off the area automobiles to raise funds to aid the Japan disaster relief efforts. Since that dreadful day of the Japan Disaster my auto students have been watching the news daily on the events that have...
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Loring Job Corps Restaurant invited local City/Town Managers for special luncheon
The Loring Job Corps Center's restaurant with their culinary students hosted and served a special luncheon for all local Town and City Managers to attend on March 24, 2011. To increase community outreach the LJCC will be inviting public officials, community...
Loring Job Corps meets with community leaders to analyze the local economic impact of the Loring center with the use of a nationally accepted economic model.
On February 21, 2011 the City Manager of Caribou and our Loring's BCL met on Center to address the recent News Releases of proposals of H.R. 1, which, if enacted could result in the closing of Loring and Penobscot Job Corps campuses in Maine. It was suggested by the...
Ground Hog Shadow Days at Loring Job Corps Center engaged over 100 students.
Over 100 students had the opportunity from Loring Job Corps Center to take part in the Annual Ground Hog Shadow program with 17 businesses involved from our local community. This program encourages real life experiences for our students to take a day in their...
Loring and Penobscot Job Corps Visit Senators of Maine in Washington D.C.
The National Job Corps Association (NJCA) Annual Policy Forum was held in Washington D.C attended by BCL/WBL Coordinator Pamela Buck and Penobscot BCL, Victoria Coffey the first week of February of 2011. It was a pleasure to have the opportunity during the policy...
Loring Job Corps Student Hired locally by Tri-Community Landfill after WBL internship.
Trinity Harvey was able to participate in a Work Based Learning internship at Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield, Maine and was successfully hired after her internship! This position involved primary responsibility for driving recycling trucks to pick up...
Loring Job Corps Student wins “Northern Star 2011” solo singer competition hosted by Aroostook United Way
United Way of Aroostook Northern Star Overall Winner, one our own student's DaShawn Russell! The overall winner of the Northern Star proudly presented by United Way of Aroostook was selected by the audience on Sunday afternoon. Over 830 packed the Caribou Performing...
Northern Maine Community College & Loring Job Corps Successful Partnership makes the News!
January 27, 2011 Press Release, Article in local newspaper & News Release on WAGM from Northern Maine Community Center: Partnership between NMCC and Loring Job Corps providing successful. This was preceded with WAGM News producing a story on the topic. They...
Loring Job Corps Assist American Red Cross Office Move
On January 26, 2011 News Release published in the local community, portion of "COUNTY RED CROSS OFFICE MOVES TO NEW CARIBOU FACILITY". The Aroostook County Branch office of the Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross has moved into new and larger quarters in...
Masonry Students at Loring Job Corps Annual Fundraiser for local children and families.
The Cement Masonry class will be doing their annual holiday fund raiser where they raise money to by gifts for needy children and families in the “County”. For those of you that aren’t familiar, this is how it works; Staff members can select a beautiful acid stained...
Veteran’s honored on center at Loring Job Corps
The Veteran’s Day Luncheon for this year was held on Wednesday in the Community Center Ballroom and was well attended by staff and students. Roger Felix organized a well received and inspirational program together with the Honor Guard. All staff and students who have...
Loring Job Corps Community Industry Council, Community Relations Council, Work Based Learning Partnership annual event of “Evening with the North Stars” a sucess!
A well attended “Evening with the North Stars” event and dinner was held in our Community Center Ballroom over 100 guests including CIC, CRC members, special guest and invited staff members and their family or guest. A splendid display of appetizers followed by a...
Student at Loring Job Corps recognized as “semi-finalist” in NJCA Oratory Contest.
Congratulations to Kenneth Hilton our SGA President and CISCO student as a “semi-finalist” in the NJCA Oratory Contest! Kenneth is a successful and ambitious student attending Loring Job Corps Center his Job Corp career started in Miami, FL where he completed...
Loring Job Corps celebrates Native American Month
To celebrate Native American Month on October 22, 2010, we had invited a local Native American family to perform various traditional Native American Dances for all our students and staff members to enjoy and experience a traditional culture that is in our community....
Loring Job Corps honored at Compact for Higher Education Symposium
In Augusta on October 1, 2010, Twenty-four Maine Employers were Honored at Compact for Higher Education Symposium. Loring Job Corps was one of the selected honored, accepting on behalf of our Center Director and our center was our own Dr. Dottie Martin,Phd.,...
Congressman Michael H. Michaud Visits Loring Job Corps
Congressman Michael H. Michaud and District Representative Barbara Hayslett met with our Center Director, Patty Wooten, Senior Staff and students Alesia Connors, Garrett Harding, Michelena Augustin and Kenneth Hilton. They discussed how staff and students impact...
Local Media Visits Center to Test Drive Driving Simulator
Natalie Bazinet, a reporter for the Aroostook Republican, visited our center to interview three students on their use of our driving simulator: Francis Hayes (masonry student), Miguel Torres (auto tech student) and Izelle Solomon (driving it) a medical...
Maine Boat School bring finished Dory for Display & Presentation
On August 9, 2010 visitors Amanda Peterson, Assoc. Dean of Students and Greg Miller, Exec. VP, Dean of New Programs affiliated with Husson University introduced an advanced training opportunity to the construction trades by giving an overview of The Boat School...
Faces of Job Corps: Patricia W.
Patricia decided to come to Job Corps when she tagged along with one of her brothers to attend a meeting and decided she liked what she heard. Patricia had never been exposed to a dormitory or classroom style atmosphere but she quickly adjusted and grew very fond of...