JOB CORPS ”Hello, my name is Michael Simas. I’m excited to say that with the help of Mrs. McCoy and hard study-ing, I have acquired an 11.6 in my math TABE scores. My goal was to reach this score since September 2016. To reach my goals, I stayed focused until I felt ready to...
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NAACP Image Awards
On February 11th, SJCC were honored to be a part of this year’s NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, CA. Four of our security students, Hollie Higgins, Uriah McClendon, Christian Robinson, and Razhanique Johnson (all pictured below), were chosen to participate as part of...
Muhlenberg Job Corps – CDL Success Story
Jonathan Poole is a 2014 Muhlenberg Job Corps graduate. In February, while traveling the parkway that runs parallel to the center, he was in his semi-truck and decided to visit his former Job Corps classroom. He took advantage of the opportunity to encourage current...
Muhlenberg Job Corps participates in National Groundhod Job Shadow Day
On February 9th, Job Corps National Groundhog Job Shadow Day, Muhlenberg Job Corps staff and students had the opportunity to experience first hand at the workings of Kentucky government when they visited prominent leaders of the Kentucky commonwealth. Students had...
Alaska Job Corps Students See Future Careers on Groundhog Job Shadow Day
There is nothing better than visualizing possibilities for one’s future. This is especially true if you are about to launch into the professional career pool—like Alaska Job Corps students. Over the last weeks, students have been fully participating in the annual...
ALASKA JOB CORPS ADDS “RED CARD” SUPPLEMENTAL CERTIFICATION
There are now many new Red Card holders in the State of Alaska and they received their certification at the Alaska Job Corps. This is a supplemental tool in the Alaska Job Corps students’ toolbox. The primary goal of Alaska Job Corps is to train and place students...
Muhlenberg Job Corps – MLK Day of Service
Muhlenberg Job Corps students and staff spend January 16th, Martin Luther King Jr Day, helping others. The center's Youth-2-Youth student ambassadors and staff worked throughout the day filling 191 boxes of food at the Hope 2 All Food Bank in Drakesboro, Kentucky. ...
Charleston Job Corps Center participates in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day-Feb. 2, 2017
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC), operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS), participated in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day on Thursday, February 2, 2017. CJCC students job shadowed at the district offices of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and...
Safety Today Secures Tomorrow at the Alaska Job Corps Center
The Alaska Job Corps Center does not take safety for granted. Their program is far more comprehensive than the standard safety program focusing on standard trips and falls. And that is why the Alaska Job Corps leads the way as a center with a strong safety culture....
GJCC Hosts Guthrie Chamber Banquet
Nearly 300 community members attended the Guthrie Chamber Banquet on Thursday, January 19, 2017.
Charleston Job Corps Center Dr. MLK Community Service Day-Jan. 17, 2017
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC), operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS), joined Job Corps Centers across the nation to observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with community service on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at South Charleston Middle School (SCMS). Y2Y...
From “Nothing to Everything” in less than 2 years
Andrew Bruketta is leaving the Alaska Job Corps for a job. And it isn’t just any old job. It is a highly skilled position, with excellent benefits, leave and expected to pay well over 60,000 a year. Andrew says frankly that Job Corps is whatever you make it. “Just...
Muhlenberg Job Corps – MLK Day of Service
Muhlenberg Job Corps students and staff spent Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, helping others. The center's Youth-2-Youth student ambassadors and staff worked throughout the day filling 191 boxes of food at the Hope-2-All food bank in Drakesboro, Ky. The food...
Alaska Job Corps Students Serve The Homeless
It looked like a ski lodge at first, with people sitting on chairs and benches and wearing their parkas and hats. Nearly two feet of fresh snow surrounded the building. But missing from the ski lodge portrait was the fancy gear and bright colors. In fact some of the...
93.5% of Alaska Job Corps Graduates Placed in Careers
It’s a never-ending success story at the Alaska Job Corps. In the last few months six graduates found employment in the health care industry. A few are now employed at other senior facilities as certified nursing assistants. Several are at Providence and Primrose...
GJCC Making it Merry And Bright!
There was a Christmas present explosion in our social development department this last week. Some of our staff and our Student Government Association sponsored a local five member family this Christmas. GJCC doing what it takes to make a season bright for others!
Alaska Job Corps Adds Value to Training
For weeks students have been building and creating products for sale for an economic lesson at the Alaska Job Corps Center. As part of their training and academics, they planned, designed, and penciled out projects which they could afford (using training...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Angels in Christmas Spirit
The Bulldog Angels Club at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center recently shopped for five local children to ensure they have a memorable Christmas morning. Each child will receive a new outfit, pajamas, toy, and holiday candy. The Bulldog Angels is led by Job Corps...
Alaska Job Corps is part of College Culture Day
It was a day of connection and culture at the Mat Su College. Over 50 Alaska Job Corps Native Alaskan students joined in the potlucks, singing, dancing, drumming and conversations that continued all day at the Machatanz theater. The College’s Native Cultures Club...
Leadership is Growing at the Alaska Job Corps Center
NEW ENERGY WITH STUDENT GROUPS AT THE ALASKA JOB CORPS CENTERS The Alaska Job Corps Center Student Government Association (SGA)is revved up with a new board and a new heart. Student government sets the standard for rest of the students at the Alaska Job Corps...