JOB CORPS Cherokee, NC – Students are earning certifications and increasing their employability like never before thanks to long-time Office Administration Instructor, Penny Cody. Cody has led her classes to a record number of global certifications including a student earning...
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Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Assists 800 Acre Prescribed Burn
Almond, NC - The U.S. Forest Service conducted a prescribed burn April 10th, 2013 on about 800 acres in the Cheoah Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest. Students from the Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Forestry Conservation and Wildland Firefighting program were on...
US Forest Service Balsam Lodge Exterior Restored by Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
Cashiers, NC – Nestled deep in the mountains between Sylva and Cashiers, the scenic USFS Balsam Lodge is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a make-over. Throughout the summer and fall, exterior portions of the Lodge have been being restored thanks to the...
Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Volunteers 250 Hours for National Public Lands Day 2012
Cherokee, NC – Each year, thousands of volunteers across the country participate in the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands in America, National Public Lands Day (NPLD). Locally, students and staff of the Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC contributed over 250...
USFS Prescribed Fire Gets Assistance from Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
Forestry Conservation student sawyer, Carrie Oszterling, bucks a fallen tree (left). Nantahala NF Cheoah RD Forestry Technician, Jeremy Waite (red helmet), helps teach Forestry Conservation students proper trench construction techniques as they learn first hand how to...
Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Celebrates 20 Graduates on National Commencement Day
Cherokee, NC – Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center joined 125 other Job Corps centers across the country to celebrate the second annual ‘National Job Corps Commencement Day’. Held on Friday August 24th, 2012, the local ceremony congratulated 20...
University Rivercane Studies Get a Boost from Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Work Day
Cherokee, NC – A whole new group of youth are getting a cultural and environmental education in Cherokee these days. In the early morning light, 15 students look for the first time at a traditional Cherokee rivercane basket and marvel at the colors and detail. WCU’s...
Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Carpentry Students Build 300′ of Boardwalk for Riparian Education
Murphy, NC – Matching a special star head bit in yet another decking screw, student Ryan Sullivan, put in the final pieces to a ‘pin wheel’ turn on a new section on the Murphy River Walk boardwalk. Designed and built on top of an old road bed, the new boardwalk will...
Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Recieves Highest USDA Service Award
From left: M.E. Smith, Center Director, USDA Forest Service, Oconaluftee JCCCC, North Carolina, Tom Tidwell, Chief, USDA Forest Service, and Holly Krake, USDA Forest Service, Oconaluftee JCCCC, North Carolina. Smith and Krake received the 2012 MLK Drum Major for...
2nd Annual Fall Volleyball and Basketball Tournament hosted by Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
CHEROKEE, NC – The Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center recently hosted its Second Annual Fall Basketball and Volleyball Tournament. The invitational basketball tournament was accepted by several local community teams as well as other Job Corps teams. ...
Flash Workout ‘Move Your Body’ Keeps Students Moving at Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
CHEROKEE, NC – Pop music star, Beyonce’, recently partnered with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to create the Let’s Move! Flash Workout. Job Corps has embraced the Let’s Move! concept, and launched a Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles program....
Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Continues Commitment to Living a Drug-free Lifestyle
CHEROKEE, NC – In observance of Red Ribbon Week, one of the oldest and largest drug prevention programs in the nation, Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center hosted a full week of events. To kick off the activities for ‘It’s Up to Me to be Drug Free’,...
Oconaluftee JCCCC Helps with 7th Annual Head Start Pumpkin Carving Festival
CHEROKEE, NC – While pumpkin carving is a fall tradition for many kids, adults can get in on the fun too. Each year, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Head Start program hosts a family pumpkin carving fest as a way to bring families together in a fun and creative...
National Public Lands Day 2011 Brings Partnership Opportunity for Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC and National Park Service
CHEROKEE, NC – Would you dedicate a whole ‘day-off’ on Saturday to giving back to America’s public lands? ‘Absolutely’ was the answer from the students and staff of the Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. Rising early for an 8am project start, students...
Serving Others through Special Olympics with Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
CHEROKEE, NC – In the crisp morning air, Oconaluftee students waited anxiously for the first of hundreds of special athletes and their families to arrive for the Far West Games 2011 Special Olympics hosted by the Qualla Boundary. Many were excited to meet their...
Celebrating HEALS Kickoff at Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
CHEROKEE, August 15, 2011 – Imagine a world where you ate breakfast on fresh whole wheat toast, had broiled lemon pepper fish for lunch, and got moving in the afternoon to a dance video workout. Pretty great right? Healthy eating and an active lifestyle have been...
Staying Safe with ‘Green’ Herbicide at Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
We all have a role to play in the environment- after all it is where we eat, sleep, educate, and work. But putting ‘green’ ideas, products, and techniques to work often requires unique problem solving and new ways of thinking. Facility Maintenance Instructor through...
Controlled Burn at Local Park by Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
National Week of the Young Child Gets a Boost from Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC partnered for the second year in a row with the Cherokee, NC Dora Reed Head Start Center to celebrate the national Week of the Young Child. Over the course of the week, students assisted with the Children's Parade, Trike-a-thon, and...
Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Transplants Rivercane with Western Carolina University
What is rivercane exactly? How is it used? Why is it culturally significant to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian? These are all questions some of the 15 Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC students had as they volunteered more than 6 hours on a Saturday to help transplant...