JOB CORPS Veteran's Day was a busy day for students at Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center. Early Veteran's Day morning, 43 students marched in the downtown Reno Veteran's Day Parade. The students marched in formation, while flagbearers carried flags from each military branch, as...
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Sierra Nevada Helps Community Celebrate Halloween Safely
Sierra Nevada Job Corps students celebrated Make A Difference Day on Saturday, October 22 at O’Brien Middle School. The center held its 7th annual Make A Difference Day Halloween Carnival for the community and provided a safe, fun place for children to enjoy...
Sierra Nevada Helps Buy School Supplies for Local Elementary School
Sierra Nevada Job Corps students held a fundraiser to help purchase school supplies for Fernley Intermediate School in northern Nevada. The money raised was given to Desert Wishes, a non-profit organization that helps with school supply drive. The students raised...
Sierra Nevada Students Recognized for Help During National Championship Air Races Tragedy
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center (SNJCC) students were recognized for their part in helping during the September 16 tragedy at the National Championship Air Races. Martin-Ross Investigations and Security held a recognition ceremony for the 46 students on Wednesday,...
Sierra Nevada Helps Community’s Sick & Injured
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center held its quarterly blood drive on September 8. The event will help area hospitals care for the community's critically injured and sick patients. Through the drive, United Blood Services collected 78 units of blood. The center has...
Sierra Nevada Staff Helps Dispell Job Corps Myths, Share Information
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center Student Services Director Darla Fink and Business & Community Liaison Helyse Turner were interviewed on a KTVN Channel 2 television interview segment. The segment, "Face the State," takes a critical look at various organizations,...
Sierra Nevada Holds Pinning Ceremony for New Nursing Assistants
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center (SNJCC) recently held a pinning ceremony to celebrate its Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) passing their Nevada State Board of Nursing exams. The seven graduates were joined by their friends, families, fellow students and staff during...
Hospitality Students Make Sierra Nevada Proud
Sierra Nevada's Culinary and Hotel & Lodging students served up a great meal at the center's quarterly Community Relations Council Luncheon on August 25, 2011. The quarterly lunch event provided an opportunity for the community to learn more about the center and...
Sierra Nevada Student Places First in Global Competition
Recently, Sierra Nevada's Office Assistants won in a global core computing competition. However, the center got even more great news after learning that student Elizabeth Pasaye earned the highest number of points in the Excel category in the entire Certiport...
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Students Win in Global Competition
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center’s (SNJCC) Office Administration students have won the 2011 IC3 World Cup Competition, placing first in the entire United States. The global competition, run by IT exam certification company Certiport, had participants from Asia, the...
Sierra Nevada Helps Fight Hunger
Not everyone can say they’ve built a castle. However, six SNJCC students can tell you they’ve been there, done that AND gotten the t-shirt. The CANstruction building team at SNJCC built a giant white castle this year for the annual design and building competition....
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Students Hired for Their Great Skill Sets
Anyone who has ever visited Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center and met our students has likely been impressed by the professionalim and skill they have demonstrated. Similarly, those who have hired our graduates or worked with our Work- Based Learning Internship program...
Sierra Nevada Wins “Best Places to Work” Competition
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center (SNJCC) was awarded "2011 Best Place to Work in Greater Reno-Tahoe" by the Northern Nevada Human Resources Association on April 28. The center was recognized in a packed ballroom of more than 400 local business people during a dinner...
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Hosts Center-Wide Blood Drive
This March, Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center (SNJCC) held its quarterly blood drive to benefit the community. The one-day blood drive was a success, with 75 units of blood donated to help those in need through partner United Blood Services. The center has conducted...
Sierra Nevada Jazzes Up Mardi Gras Fundraiser
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center (SNJCC) culinary students participated in the Reno Rotary Mardi Gras Food & Wine Tasting fundraising event on March 8, 2011. The students prepared a "Mardi Gras Shortcake," for the attendees, with strawberries, pineapple, and...
Sierra Nevada Job Shadow Event A Success
This Feburary, 28 Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center (SNJCC) students participated in "Bring an SNJCC Student to Work Day." Nineteen local businesses and organizations hosted students for the day, giving the students a glimpse into the field in which they would be...
Sierra Nevada Students Prepare for State Skills Competition
Sixteen students at Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center (SNJCC) are preparing to compete with youth around Nevada in a statewide competition from March 15-17. The Nevada Skills USA competition will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada and SNJCC will have students from eight of...
Sierra Nevada Job Corps’ Got Talent!
Sierra Nevada Job Corps students and staff recently gathered to cheer on participants in the first annual Sierra Nevada Job Corps' Got Talent competition. The event featured the singing, rapping, and dancing talents of 11 students. Each of the performing acts made...
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Cares for Its Community!
This past November, Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center (SNJCC) students donated 35 boxes of clothing and blankets to the Good Shepherd's Clothing Closet. The students collected items for one month before donating them to the nonprofit organization that provides free...
Sierra Nevada JCC & Kiwanis Club Hold Community Halloween Carnival
Students at Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center participated in the center's 12th annual Halloween Carnival for Make a Difference Day on October 23. The free event, held at O'Brien Middle School in partnership with the Downtown Sparks Kiwanis Club, featured carnival...