JOB CORPS Tim Gathering and Marshall Sims admiring their hardwork. Schenck Job Corps CCC students, assist with the annual "Festival of Trees." The annual Christmas tree display called the “Festival of Trees” was celebrated at the historic Silvermont Mansion in Brevard, NC. ...
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Painters from Schenck Job Corps CCC Continue Their Community Service Efforts
Over the past few weekends, painters from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) have volunteered their time to help out individuals from SAFE, Inc. of Transylvania County. After beginning the painting project during National Volunteer Week, Schenck...
Every Ounce Counts for Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
“If you want a healthy life, then eat right, starting today!” This is a statement that Darius King, Schenck Student Government Association (SGA) representative, has continuously emphasized throughout the last six weeks. Over these last six weeks, the SGA...
Schenck Job Corps Students Join Forces with Project Linus
“When you think you have hard times; well, think that other people have it even harder.” This comment was made by Derek Becker, one of the many students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) that joined forces with Project Linus on a recent...
Schenck Students Team up with the City of Brevard on the Bracken Project
Since mid-January, students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center have teamed up with the City of Brevard on the Bracken Mountain project. Joining several other volunteers in the community, Schenck students have volunteered many weekends in an effort to...
Schenck Students Participate in Annual Job Shadowing Event
Over the past two weeks, students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center joined thousands of employers and students around the country, taking part in the annual Groundhog Job Shadow Day. The actual date of the event was February 2nd, but Schenck Job...
Schenck’s Type II Fire Crew Returns from Assignment
The Type II Fire Crew from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center just returned from a fire assignment at Alligator River, near Manteo, North Carolina. Mike Coren and two Squad Bosses (Richard Spriggs and David Finnin) led eleven Schenck students on this...
Schenck Job Corps CCC Lends a Hand to the Children’s Center
Students from the landscaping department at Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center showed their Christmas spirit by helping out the Children’s Center of Transylvania County. The two organizations worked together in preparing for the Festival of Trees at the...
Schenck Job Corps CCC Offers Assistance to the Cradle of Forestry
Students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center offered their technical assistance to the Cradle of Forestry in building a roof cover for the Cradle’s outdoor amphitheater. The project started in mid-October, and the students put the finishing touches on...
Students from Schenck Job Corps CCC Find Ways to Honor Veterans
In honor of National Veterans Awareness Week, students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center thought of various ways to show their appreciation to veterans in all parts of the world. The students from the Education Elite committee completed several...
Schenck Job Corps CCC Hosts 1st Annual Car Show
On October 22, the Student Government Association (SGA) from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center hosted their first annual car show “Smokey Ridez” at the center. Approximately fifteen cars attended the event, with vehicles ranging from a 1964 Impala to a...
Student Government Officers From Schenck Job Corps CCC Attend President’s Speech
On October 17th, President Barack Obama kicked off his three-day American Jobs Act Bus Tour in Asheville, North Carolina. At the Asheville Regional Airport, President Obama delivered remarks on the American Jobs Act to an excited crowd. When the Student Government...
Many Reap the Rewards of the People’s Garden at Schenck Job Corps CCC
This spring, Landscaping students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC) began growing a variety of vegetables and herbs on center. The students have grown such produce as lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peppers, corn, cucumbers, cantaloupe, basil,...
Schenck Job Corps CCC Students Join Forces with ChainFree Asheville
Last Sunday, students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center participated in a joint community service project with ChainFree Asheville, volunteering their time to help build fences for two chained dogs in the Asheville area. The students helped install...
Schenck Job Corps Students Volunteer at DuPont State Forest
On June 18, thirteen students from Schenck Job Corps volunteered their time to help out at DuPont State Forest. Since the Maintenance Department at DuPont State Forest is currently understaffed, students from Schenck Job Corps offered their assistance. The students...
Schenck’s Type II Fire Crew Returns from Fighting the Lost Cove Fire
On June 17, ten students from Schenck's type II fire crew returned to Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center after spending a week in the Grandfather Ranger District in Marion, North Carolina. The students spent the week fighting the Lost Cove Fire, which had...