JOB CORPS Health Occupations had a heart. Protective Services made a crime scene. Springdale's managers went for Harry Potter. What all these things have in common is the use of junk to create a mini golf course around the center. Students and staff alike dressed up, put their...
Archive for "Green Activities"
CULINARY TRADE IN AN ELITE CLUB IN THE COLUMBUS COMMUNITY
This week our Culinary Crew took their “Elite” skills and helped the Atterbury center join an “Elite Club”. On May 21st the annual Tour de Trail Bicycle Challenge was held in Columbus Indiana. The Columbus Parks Bike Trail System is available for all people powered...
Water Safety is part of Safety Culture at Alaska Job Corps
Alaska Job Corps students have many waterside opportunities in their off-time, after training hours. A full fleet of canoes, nicely berthed in a "canoe dorm", stand ready for the evening lake paddle. Swimming in lakes is common and fishing too is an abundant activity...
ATTERBURY INTERN BOOKS HIS STAY WITH AISIN MFG. USA
Cornelius Booker has successfully accepted and secured a full time position at the Aisin plant located in Seymour, Indiana. Mr. Booker completed his core curriculum requirements under the instruction of both Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Clifton in AJCC Welding Dept. He...
ATTERBURY BRICK MASON’S COMMUNITY PROJECT WITH FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA CENTER
Brick Masonry Instructor Michael Flowers and his IMI Pre-Apprentice students partnered in a community project with the Indiana Future Farmers of America Leadership Center. Since 1968, the Indiana FFA Leadership Center has supported the development of young people and...
Carville Job Corps Center Volunteers for Earth Week 2016
Carville Job Corps Automotive Class volunteered during Earth Week for a Citrus Tree Planting Day in the St. Gabriel Martin Luther King Memorial Park in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. The planting event was hosted by the St. Gabriel Department of Public Works and Baton Rouge...
Kittrell Helps Recycle, Reduce, and Reuse
Kittrell Job Corps Center students and staff assisted the City of Henderson with its Citywide Recycling Day event held at the Henderson Operation Center on April 23, 2016. The event was sponsored by the Vance County Appearance Commissioner. Kittrell students unloaded...
Kittrell’s MA (Medical Administration) Students Go Green
Kittrell Job Corps Center joined the Vance Granville Community College Earth Day Celebration on April 22nd. The Medical Administrative Assistant Instructor and trade students provided an information table display on how to upcycle, down cycle, and recycle office...
Glenmont Job Corps Students Give Back: Global Youth Service Day
On Saturday, April 16, 2016 Glenmont Job Corps Center students participated in the Town of Colonie’s Global Youth Service Day. Peer Leadership Coordinator Ms. Watts escorted Sabas Barron III, Natiya Catts, Yasmine Melendez-Morales, and Derrick Mason to the Beltrone...
Glenmont Job Corps Celebrates Earth Day
On Friday April 22nd, 2016, Glenmont Job Corps students and staff celebrated Earth Day. Despite some light rain, our students and staff started the day by organizing into groups to clean up the center grounds. As always, our students were ready to put out their best...
Earth Day BEAR/CUB Social Benefits Environment
To commemorate Earth Day, BEARS (staff mentors) and CUBS (students) at Red Rock Job Corps Center planted flowers for their dorm rooms and work stations on April 22. The social enabled the mentors to meet with their students for interaction and to enjoy a hands-on...
Earth Day Activities at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Students at the Joliet Job Corps Center celebrated Earth Day by doing good deeds, learning about sustainable farming methods and planting roses. Although the national celebration of Earth Day was on April 22, the events at the Center have occurred throughout the month...
2016 ATTERBURY EARTH DAY
The Earth day Shirts were issued, the plants and mulch delivered, the gloves and tools brought out,, and a long standing tradition on the Atterbury Campus began as the “Green Army” emerged to not wage war, but to participate in a Battle to Beautify the Center for the...
Monday Mountain Runs helps Job Corps endurance
After a long day of training, some want to nap. Or eat. Or chill. But the Alaska Job Corps Monday Running Club has mountains to climb. And they love it. They have run up the Lazy Moose Trail and in Hatcher Pass. They will run the Butte and Morgan Horse Trail. ...
Charleston Job Corps Center observes Earth Day 2016-April 22
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) observed Earth Day on Friday, April 22, 2016. The center planted two trees to commemorate the staff and students who recently passed away at the center’s entrance. Tia Welch, Business...
Kittrell Job Corps Students Cleanup Fox Pond Park
Students and staff conducted a litter sweep/cleanup at Fox Pond Park in Henderson, N.C. as one of its Global Youth Service Day activities. They removed trash from around the park and pond areas. The Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Director was very pleased with...
Kittrell Job Corps Students Support Kiwanis Club Azalea Fundraiser
Kittrell Job Corps Center students assisted the Kiwanis Club to unload six hundred azaleas, knock-out roses and various shrubs for its fundraiser on April 15 –16, 2016. Each year the Kiwanis Club contributes funds to various programs including The Health Department,...
Green Thumbs Up!
Students Plant Flowers for Earth Day
INDY DIAMONDS BECOMING COMMUNITY CRUSADERS
IndyPendence Diamonds filled used purses with toiletries for the homeless. Trainee’s and staff donated gently used purses and toiletries items (deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair care products, feminine care products and body wash). Brandi Lyle-Wilson took the...