JOB CORPS Our Welding Students surprised one of their classmates at our Communications Meeting on June 22. Our student, Nathan, has been accepted into the Advanced Manufacturing program at Grafton Job Corps. The Welding students flipped their welding helmets up and gave him...
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Penobscot Students visit Classic Car Cruise-Ins
Advanced Marine Pipefitting instructor, Howard Jack, has been taking students on Thursday afternoons this summer to Dysart’s on Broadway in Bangor to their weekly “Cruise-Ins”. Students have really enjoyed checking out the classic cars, especially the muscle cars from...
Penobscot Celebrates Juneteeth with a BBQ and Fun
PJCC celebrated Juneteeth on a beautiful summer day. Advanced Baking students, led by Chef Ric Duplisea, cooked up a big BBQ with sausages, two different grilled chicken options, ox tail and even tofu. After the delicious BBQ, students and staff participated in...
Penobscot Students take Bath Iron Works Training at SMCC, and land Careers
Two PJCC students recently completed the three-week Manufacturing Technician Short-Term Training program at SMCC at their Midcoast Campus in Brunswick. This program is a partnership with General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement...
Penobscot Students Working at Camp Jordan
Four of our students are spending the summer working at YMCA’s Camp Jordan. Three Culinary students are working at King Dining Hall and one student who recently completed our UBC Carpentry program is working in their maintenance department for the summer. The Bangor...
Penobscot Job Corps Workforce Council Grows
On June 10, Penobscot Job Corps welcomed members of our Workforce Council to our center. With growing attendance from Workforce, Education and Armed Forces partners, our Council meeting was held in the gym to accommodate everyone. 13 different employers attended this...
Penobscot Job Corps Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
Penobscot Job Corps Center celebrated National Apprenticeship Week in a big way. On Monday April 27, trainees and pre-apprentices signed pledge sheets to explore Registered Apprenticeship Opportunities. They also signed gold stars and our Apprenticeship Scroll. We...
Penobscot Job Corps Volunteers at Maine Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
On Saturday, March 28th, Penobscot Job Corps' BEL Kelly Ryder, and Recreation Supervisor Chris Young, got up bright and early to take 4 students to volunteer at the Maine Special Olympics Basketball Tournament which was held at the UMaine Orono in their New Balance...
Penobscot Celebrates Women in Construction Week
Penobscot Job Corps Center had a nice time celebrating Women in Construction Week. On Monday, March 2nd, our female Advanced Marine Pipefitting and Welding students celebrated WIC Week by cooking a wonderful meal together. They made spinach ravioli, salad, and...
Penobscot sets new milestone with the “Gift of Life”
2012 was a very good year for the partnership between the Penobscot Job Corps Academy and the Bangor Chapter of the American Red Cross. Six blood drives were held on the PJCA campus and the goal for the year was 322 units. Becky MacManus, Donor Recruitment...
A Thanksgiving tradition continues at Penobscot…pt.2
A Thanksgiving tradition continues at Penobscot
11/21/12. A long standing tradition continued at the Penobscot Job Corps Academy today as staff served students a traditional Thanksgiving meal during both lunches. Early Christmas carols could be heard on the serving line as staff served up roasted turkey &...
Penobscot participates in Make a Difference Day…and we did!!
The week of October 22, 2012,180 students and 20 staff members of the Penobscot Job Corps Academy participated in community service projects throughout Eastern Maine in conjuction with America’s largest day of service, Make A Difference Day (Saturday, October 27,...
“Team Drown” supports Penobscot Reading & Math instructor
Penobscot Job Corps Academy Math and Reading instructor Tim Drown has multiple sclerosis. This past Saturday, September 29th, ten PJCA students, teaching colleague Emily Cyr, Tim’s wife and daughter's joined together in support as members of “Team Drown!” The 5K...
Team EMDC / PJCA Runs, Walks, Cheers and Zumbas For the Cure!
On Sunday September 16, 2012, 42 members of the Penobscot Job Corps Academy community raced, walked and cheered as part of a group of 4,500 who participated in the 16th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on the Bangor, Maine waterfront. Top finisher for PJCA was...
Penobscot HBI students lay foundation for VIP tent
Hi, my name is Emily Watson and I am a Home Builders Institute (HBI) student. On the date of August 14th 2012, our instructor, Mark Martin assigned HBI a task for the American Folk Festival (AFF) that is held in Bangor, Maine the weekend of August 24-26, 2012. He told...
Penobscot “continues” to give the “Gift of Life!”
On Thursday, August 16, 2012 the Penobscot Job Corps Academy (PJCA) held its fourth blood drive of the year at the PJCA campus. Rebecca MacManus of the American Red Cross Blood Services reported that there were 84 presenting donors, which resulted in 63 units of blood...
Penobscot Culinary Students hit “another” Homerun at the Senior League World Series!!
The week of August 10 – 18, 2012, marked the eighth year in a row that the Penobscot Job Corps Academy (PJCA) Culinary Arts department has provided catering services for the Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine. The Senior League World Series features ten teams...
Penobscot Welders Go To The Theatre
8/6/12 Fourteen welders from the Penobscot Job Corps Academy (PJCA) passed their theatrical debut at the Penobscot Theatre (PT) in Bangor this past Monday. In 73 minutes over 100 old theatre seats were disassembled and brought down from the balcony to an outside...
Penobscot Women answer the call for Habitat for Humanity!!
5/12/12 CTS Manager Heather Babcock and eight PJCA female students participated in a Habitat for Humanity ground clearing project in Hampden. The Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor seeks to eliminate poverty housing in the Greater Bangor Area by building decent,...