JOB CORPS The count is up to 16 stories recognizing Women in History, along with another 16 stories about the Women of WRJob Corps (see previous posts since March 3 for full story and portfolio of stories). Besides getting substantial play in the media, these stories have been...
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Wind River Women (in History and at Job Corps) Program Picked up by Media
Wind River Job Corps continues to add to the Women in History effort (see previous post). The project started with posters that tell the story of 2 women - one from history or national acclaim, and one from the student body of Wyoming's Job Corp. Two local media...
Wind River Job Corps Kicks off Women’s History Celebration
Wind River Job Corps will be celebrating Women's History throughout the month of March. The efforts kicked off today with the first 3 of 15 posters appearing all over campus - in trades, the dorms, rec center, wellness, cafeteria and more. Students nominated the women...
Wind River Job Corps Students Contribute Video Expertise
Students coming to Job Corps bring their own baggage, as well as their unique talents and skill sets acquired over the years. This was very fortunate for the team at Wind River Job Corps in Riverton, Wyoming as we struggled to produce a video profile worthy of the...
Wind River Job Corps Launches New Communications Tool
Students and staff can now feel they know more about what's going on around the Wind River Job Corps since we launched a new digital and hard copy newsletter, WRTalkAbout. While a limited number of hard copies are available on campus, students and staff received the...
Wind River Job Corps Students Speak with Wyoming’s Senator John Barrasso
Wind River Job Corps students in Riverton had the opportunity to show their appreciation to Senator John Barrasso today (Tuesday) at the President’s week meeting of the local Rotary Club. Nationally recognized birthdays of Presidents Washington and Lincoln were...
Wind River Job Corps Student Shares: Day of Love is a Day of Gratitude
On a day of love, where so many students find reasons to laugh and celebrate, others may feel more isolated. Carpentry student, Phillip Johnson received a standing ovation when he spoke on this topic at today's Valentines Day student body rally. Phillip talked of...
Wind River Job Corp Students Send Personalized Valentine Card Thanks
What better day to express our thanks to our members of Congress, local elected officials, municipalities, WBL employers, community influencers and CRC council members than on Valentines Day with a personalized poster. At the regular Friday student business meeting,...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT HELPS PEOPLE SMILE
Few things are as important as a smile for I’Javya Hogue, new graduate of the dental assistant program at Wind River Job Corps. From the Riverton, Wyoming campus, she will head to a position at the Smile Direct Club in Denver. The “hard” skills she learned in the...
Wind River Job Corps Communicates Depth of Hospitality Trade to Industry
RIVERTON, WYOMING - Snuggled against the Wind River Mountains, en route to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, the Wind River Job Corps sits in a tourism corridor complete with hotels, restaurants and diverse visitor venues (from fly fishing to rock climbing,...
OUTSTANDING Posters Inspire Wind River Job Corps Peers
RIVERTON, WYOMING - The Wind River Job Corps unveiled a new, student-focused "OUTSTANDING" campaign this past week with a series of 5 posters. Each poster tells the story of a recent graduate - where they came from, where they are going, the obstacles they overcame...
Commercial Truck Driving Meets Virtual Reality at Wind River Job Corps
RIVERTON, WYOMING – Local commercial truck driving instructors, students and employers were introduced to virtual reality this past week (Jan 27) at Wind River Job Corps. According to training software designer Talon Innovative Solutions of Lander, WY, about 60% of...
RIVERTON ROTARY’S JACKETS-FOR-JOBS DRIVE HELPS WIND RIVER STUDENTS FIND SUCCESS
You know how important it is to make a good first impression, especially when looking for a job. Yet in our ever-more casual culture, many job seekers struggle to project the kind of professional image you would expect in a new employee. At Wind River Job Corps in...
FROM SHY TO SHINING: WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT STEPS OUT
Cassidy Suedekum, recent Wind River Job Corps graduate, has a favorite quote from A. A. Milne, “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” This is a very appropriate quote for the young woman from Firestone, Colorado, who left...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS OFFERS GRADUATE AN ESCAPE TO A BETTER LIFE
Some lives head down a hard road. A young woman without a job, in an abusive relationship and exposed to drugs doesn’t have a lot to look forward to. Luckily for Keana Silletto, she was thrown a lifeline by her best friend who had already been attending Job Corps. On...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT ON ROAD TO WELL PAYING CAREER
The first thing Abel DeLuna did when he arrived at Wind River Job Corps was get his high school diploma. That was just the start of his successful journey. After working as a laborer at a paving company in Commerce City, CO with his dad, he had decided to look for a...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT BREAKING BARRIERS
Michaelia Moses didn’t come to Wind River Jobs Corps because she wanted to break barriers. Even so, that’s what she’ll be doing when she takes her first job in the petroleum industry, where only 15% of the highly skilled employees are women. Michaelia came to WRJC and...
Wind River Wyoming Graduates Move Into Careers, Continuing Education
Wyoming’s WIND RIVER JOB CORPS, in Riverton celebrated the graduation of 54 students with 25 in attendance, in a ceremony on campus Friday, December 13. Students successfully completed various programs including Building Construction Technologies and Carpentry,...
Faces from Wind River Job Corps, Riverton Wyoming
Breanna Shakespeare is a 20 year old Northern Arapaho Tribal Member from Fort Washakie,WY is studying office administration. Kaitlyn Hart from Penrose,CO is studying carpentry. Daniel McElderry from Butte,MT and Gabe Shotgun, from Wind River Indian Reservation,an...