JOB CORPS NEWS

Our Pinellas County Job Corps campus is all about inclusivity. This month, we celebrated PRIDE with special activities each week ranging from sidewalk art to a glam lunch and other craft projects, along with a trip to the City of St. Petersburg’s PRIDE Streetfest. We...

Another big day at Pinellas County Job Corps as three students received pins as a way to commemorate passing key certifications. Shown here from left to right are: Liseilee (Milo) Crawford, a Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) student who received her Electronic Health...

More than 45 Pinellas County Job Corps students lined up to give blood to those in need. The OneBlood Organization brought two buses to campus and, once again, more students signed up to participate than they could get to during this five-hour event. According to...

As part of a fun Friday at the Pinellas County Job Corps campus, some staff members dressed to the hilt in celebration of PRIDE month. The team showered students with bubbles and candy in a surprise visit around campus. Even the new Center Director, Lana Kite, took...

Thanks to a strengthened partnership with CareerSource, a one stop agency, Pinellas County Job Corps has been able to provide paid work-based learning opportunities on our campus. So far, 27 students have been able to help enhance our campus and training environment...

As part of its quarterly Community Relations Council meeting, Pinellas County Job Corps recognized its Alumni of the Quarter and Employer Partner of the quarter. Alumni Chris Coupette attended Job Corps in 2013, gained certifications in Clinical Medical Assisting and...

As part of the HEALs program to promote health and wellness with students, the CMA class at Pinellas County Job Corps got a chance to use yoga mats and hit the floor to learn how to properly stretch. The slow movements work to help students to relieve stress, gain...

It was a day of food, art, music, culture and fun for Pinellas County Job Corps students who got to take part in the Juneteenth Jam Brunch in St. Petersburg. The event included art exhibits, ancestral stories and a creative kids corner. The brunch was hosted at The...

It was a hot Memorial weekend in St. Petersburg and students at Pinellas County Job Corps had a wonderful time celebrating with a water slide, slip n slide and other wet ways to cool off. It was all part of a day-long event with a campus cook-out and many tasty treats...

Pinellas County Job Corps took part in an end of year career fair at Auburndale High School in Auburndale Florida, meeting with many prospective students to tell them about all the benefits of career training at Job Corps. So many opportunities with 4 health care and...

Music and poetry dominated the stage at Pinellas County Job Corps as students (and one teacher) took part in a campus-wide talent show. This special event showcased a wide variety of talented youth giving it their best efforts.  All this reflects how campus life here...

Our Pinellas County Job Corps campus is gifted with a talented art teacher, Debbie Garrett, who works with community partners to give our students opportunities to view a wide range of talented artists. Recently, she took a group to visit The Dali Museum in St....

Powerful messages filled the gymnasium as students heard from parents who lost children to overdoses as well as a survivor who shared her story of hope. On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Pinellas County Job Corps held a special assembly to reinforce just how deadly...

As part of Teacher Appreciation week, we celebrate our teachers at Pinellas County Job Corps, and nothing is more important than the knowledge and motivation they bring to students to achieve their high school diplomas. Ralph Kitzmiller and Andrew Fleming are...

For the first time since Covid, students at our Pinellas County Job Corps Center have been doing work-based learning on campus, helping in areas from the cafeteria and dorms to education and training, maintenance and more. Best of all, the internship experience was...

Our students at Pinellas County Job Corps enjoyed the opportunity to visit the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg—taking in a special exhibit on indigenous art and the photography of Edward S. Curtis. This amazing exhibition also displayed...

Actor and Pinellas County Job Corps staff member Cranstan Cumberbatch wrote a comedy stage play and then coached ten students to perform the hilarious show in front of staff, students, friends and family. ‘Didn’t See That Coming’ is staged in a normal house...

Pinellas County Job Corps Admissions staff and students had an opportunity to meet with high school seniors from 17 schools in Hillsborough County over two days this week as part of a Community Job Fair held by the Future Career Academy. The mission of The Future...

Students in the Electric Trade at Pinellas County Job Corps had reason to be excited this week. Electrical Instructor Art Refice with Home Builders Institute brought in a National Contractor of Excellence to speak with his class. Gaylor Electric has multiple locations...

Over the past few months, members of the U.S. Army have been gathering food donations and bringing them to our Pinellas County Job Corps Campus. This wagonload represents just a portion of their generosity. Shown here are Sgt. Jarby Rendon, Pinellas County Job Corps...