JOB CORPS In an effort to better reward positive student behavior and community service activities, Northlands Job Corps Academy in Vergennes, Vermont recently unveiled a new student ID system that includes a series of different levels indicated by color. The students with the...
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Springdale Job Corps is Number 1
They’re No. 1 Springdale Job Corps Center earns top marks for 2010-11 By Rob Cullivan The Gresham Outlook, Aug 6, 2011 Jim Clark / The Outlook Shayne Sellers makes fruit pastries as part of the culinary program at the Springdale Job Corps. In the auto shop, Patrick...
Northlands Might Need a New Bell of Success
Northlands’ Bell of Success has gotten a workout recently. After the two latest honorees, it’s possible that the bell might be in need of repair…
Landscaping project underway for students at Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps students Joshua Hoopingarner, Ryan Briggs and Kenneth Higginbotham worked Thursday, August 4, landscaping the exterior of the Floyd County Annex building, which houses the county’s drug court system headquarters, the 911 center and the Floyd...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Student Travels the World
An around the world journey for former Job Corps student, Jose Torres, began in Miami, Florida back in 2004. On October 26, 2004 Torres left his home and family in Miami and traveled to Muhlenberg County to start his educational adventure at the Muhlenberg Job...
2011 Summer Prom
The Bamberg Job Corps Center had their 2011 Summer Prom where the students had a ball literally. The cafeteria was colorfully decorated. The time for the Prom was 8:00-11:00 p.m. The prom colors were blue, yellow and silver. The Prom Theme was "Dancing with the...
2011 Summer Graduation at Bamberg Job Corps
The Bamberg Job Corps is happy to congratulate our graduates for the Summer of 2011 where 133 students separated from the program. Our Theme for the graduation was "Crossing the Bridge to Success." These students will take different avenues. Some are planning to...
Northlands Job Corps Students Paint Historic Library
The Bixby Library in Vergennes, Vermont is one of the most historic public buildings in the state. Its stunning architecture has captivated visitors for a century. With a central rotunda featuring a stained glass dome overhead, it's a very impressive building. That's...
Keystone Student Receives Award
Chris A. a student at the Keystone Job Corps Center received a $500 Life Share Scholarship from the American Red Cross to apply towards his college expenses. His selection was based on his grade point average, contributions to center activities and recommendations...
Another Great Northlands Student Heads to Advanced Training
“My ultimate goal is to own my own bakery. Until then, I’m eager to get as much experience as I can. I want to get my American Culinary Foundation Baking Certificate, and then I’ll go wherever the road takes me…”
Northlands Job Corps Hits the Big Screen
The lights went down and the screen went up at Northlands Job Corps Academy in Vergennes, Vermont as a new student-staff produced miniseries was unveiled for its debut showing…
Northlands Student Says to “Never Underestimate the Little Guy”
When Ron Allen came to Northlands Job Corps Academy in August of 2009, he was, in his words, very much “the little guy.” He also wasn’t sure what he was going to do with his life…
Loring Job Corps Center student passes State of Maine’s Electrical exam & enrolled at University of Maine for Electrical Engineering
Casimiro Fernandes from Rhode Island and student at the Loring Job Corps Center has had multitude of success from his hard work and dedication towards his career path. Casimiro completed his Home Builders Institute(HBI) Electrical vocation in August of 2009 an then...
Perkins Job Corps Student Putting His Training To Work
John Bryant, a 21-year-old former concurrent enrollment student at Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center, didn’t take long putting the skills and training he learned to good use. Bryant, of Hippo, enrolled at Job Corps this past year to better his chances to earn money for...
Keystone Job Corps LPN Program Meeting Local Needs
Graduates of the Keystone Job Corps Center's licensed practical nursing (LPN) program are getting jobs and advancing their careers. The LPN program which began in 2003, has graduated seventy students with the next class scheduled to graduate on August 31st. Jen C....
New Director Takes Over Top Performing Clearfield Job Corps
(CLEARFIELD, Utah) – Clearfield Job Corps applauds former Center Director Gary Vesta’s leadership and celebrates the arrival of new Director, Jessica Joiner. The Management & Training Corporation (MTC)-operated facility is a federal residential job-training...
Two Students of Sacramento Job Corps Recognized at Senator Darrell Steinberg’s Graduation
Two commendable trainees of Sacramento Job Corps recently earned their high school diplomas from SIATech High School. Both Francisco Guerrero, a Heavy Equipment Mechanic, and Emanuel Orozco, a cement mason, demonstrated their commitment to academic achievement...
Curlew Job Corps CCC Completes RMEF Project
February 2011 brought a close to the Curlew Job Corps CCC’s Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation project. The project was completed by Job Corps students from not only Curlew, but Welding, painting, and carpentry students from the Anaconda, Cass, Centennial, Columbia Basin,...
Life Changes Thanks to Curlew Job Corps
Only attending school through the ninth grade, Salvador had few marketable skills and little work experience, except for helping his family with fruit picking and vegetable harvest. New students to Curlew Job Corps are able to try out eight different vocational...
Northlands Students Take Aim at Unnecessary Waste — “Café WRAP” a Success
Everyone has experienced times when their eyes are bigger than their stomachs, but when feeding nearly 300 students three times a day, uneaten food can add up to a lot of waste…