JOB CORPS Red Rock Dorm Leaders are getting ready for the week long recycling completion to commemorate Earth Day on Friday. The dorm with the most recycled plastic and aluminum will win a pizza party. Here, from left, Tymir Cheatwood, Brandon Keller, Brandon Dickens, Jason...
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Red Rock Leadership Takes Oath of Office
Student Government Association Spring 2016 executive officers and dorm leadership students were sworn in on April 21 during the Social Development Assembly. Heading up the oaths of office was US Army Sgt. Latasha Dyer from the Army's recruiting station in...
Best wishes to Advanced Training students
Red Rock staff and students wish all the best to our recent Advanced Training transfer students, who left on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 for the Clearfield Job Corps Center's UAW Toyota 10 Auto Technology training. Heading to Clearfield were Natasha Padilla and Zack...
Enlisted Graduates Recognized at CRC meeting
Recent Red Rock JCC graduates, who've entered the Armed Forces were recognized via a power point presentation during the April 14, 2016 Community Relations Committee meeting held in the Center's dining hall. Those recognized were: John Anderson, HBI Carpentry, US Army...
Quarterly CRC Meeting Well Attended at Red Rock
Thirty four community members of Red Rock JCC's Community Relations Committee were pleased to meet for the first time in 2016 on April 14, 2016. Members listened to an update on the Center including the contract process, new safety and security measure implementation,...
Dorm Recyling Competition on Tap
To commemorate Earth Day, the dorms at Red Rock are having an "earth friendly" recycling competition. Students will recycle plastic bottles and aluminum cans throughout the week of April 18-22. The dorm with the most poundage of recycled products will win a pizza...
Youth Service Week Project Completed by Y2Y Club
As part of Youth Service Week, Y2Y Club students and BCL Jackie Johnson worked at the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry in Wilkes-Barre, preparing for and serving a meal on Tuesday, April 12. Abbie Turetsky, OA/CPP Coordinator and Y2Y Partners For Peace...
Red Rock Partners for Keep America Beautiful Cleanup
Staff and students, along with neighboring Rickett’s Glen State Park staff completed the Keep America Beautiful Road cleanup on Wednesday, April 13. The group cleaned approximate 5 miles of roadway on Routes 487 and 118 which border both Red Rock and the park. This is...
Former Student Returns as Teacher
Red Rock Auto Collision Repair graduate, Isaac Guy of Reading, PA returned to Center on Tuesday, this time as the teacher. A resident of Reading, PA, Isaac was a driven and high-performing student, says Harry Kocylowski, one of Isaac’s Collision Repair instructors. He...
Red Rock Graduate Returns to Visit Instructors and Students
Isaac Guy, Auto Collision Repair graduate, returned to Red Rock on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 to speak with staff and students about his career. Isaac, who was hired by Safelite Auto Glass prior to his graduation in January 2015, brought tools of his trade and...
Students Explore During Penn College Open House
A number of Center students and staff members, Rashad Payne, Food Service Manager, and Marcella BonGiovi, Dorm Supervisor, traveled to the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA on Saturday, April 2. While there, students toured and obtained...
Employer Partner Ready for Second Job Candidate
Center WBL Coordinator Nick Dautel sharing the following quote from Charlie Puza from WBL site, Simplex Homes in Scranton, PA. After sharing information with Mr. Puza that Red Rock has a second eligible HBI Plumbing student ready to perform WBL there, Mr. Puza...
Community Partners recognized by Red Rock
. On Thursday, March 31, 2016 Red Rock presented community partners, Betty and Harold Fenton of Fenton’s Clothing Outlet in Dushore an appreciation plaque for their many years of supporting our students. The Fentons are generous donators of clothing and footwear items...
New SGA Executive Board Announced at Red Rock JCC
The Student Government Association Executive Board was announced on Thursday during the weekly Social Development meeting. Congratulations to the following students, who will put their leadership skills to the test on behalf of Red Rock students. They are, from left,...
Kickball Used for HEALS Programming
CPP, Hotel and Hospitality and Auto Collision Repair students taking to the outdoors on Thursday March 24 at the end of the training day for a kickball game. The event was held to promote HEALS programming on Center.
Students Visit Luzerne County Community College
BCL Jackie Johnson took a number of interested students to the Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke for a tour on Thursday, March 24. Auto Collision Repair student Amy Lloyd, HBI Plumbing students, Kale Landes and Kai Razcek, HBI Carpentry student Cory...
Students Assist 150 at Berwick Food Distribution
Hotel and Hospitality and Office Administration students completed community service at the Salvation Army Food Pantry in Berwick, PA on Wednesday, March 23. Dee Unger, pantry coordinator, reported that 150 clients were served by the volunteers.
Auto Tech Students Leave for Advanced Training
Congratulations to Auto Tech students, Mark Anthony Powell of Washington, DC, and Darryl Green of Baltimore, MD, on their transfer to Clearfield Job Corps Center in Clearfield UT, for Advanced Training in the Auto Technology field.
HBI Electrical Shop wins Academic Bowl
HBI Electrical students won the month-long academic bowl held at Red Rock. Students, Tymir Cheatwood, Jordan Pena and Guillermo Quintero added enough points to the month-long competition standing total to bring Electrical ahead to win the finals on Friday, March 25....
Auto Students Pass PA State Emissions Examination
Congratulations to the following Auto Tech and Auto Collision Repair students who recently passed the PA State Enhanced Emission licensing program. They are Rysul Clark, Axle Greene, Natasha Padilla and Chalachew Tamir. The certification will enable the students to...