JOB CORPS Congratulations to Indy CNA student Delmy Pineda Ramirez for passing the English portion of the Advanced Training LPN Entrance Exam! Delmy passed the math portion of the test last week, but this was her second and final attempt at the English portion. She was very...
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Little Rock Women’s Conference
As part of Women’s History Month, the Center held its annual Women’s Conference on March 24. The day was spent learning, sharing and encouraging female students to commit to being the highest and best versions of themselves. Center Director Angela Rackley opened the...
Little Rock Hosts Community Relations Council (CRC) Meeting
Little Rock was honored to host our quarterly Community Relations Council meeting on March 23. Our guests consisted of representatives from our Arkansas Congressional offices including Shane Fletcher, field representative for Senator Tom Cotton; Tim Riley,...
Little Rock Security Students Participate in “We Walk for Those, Who Marched for Us” Walk for Veterans
The Security & Safety Officer Students and Instructor, Thelma Dixon, participated in a walk for Veterans Service Members on March 9th. The event was hosted by the American Legion and featured such guests as Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Lieutenant Governor Tim...
Alaska’s Y2Y (Youth To Youth)P4P (Partners for Peace) March with Community Against Violence
Alaska Job Corps students and staff joined with Senator Sullivan and Senator Murkowski staff, Mayors, law enforcement and citizens to denounce violence at all levels. A large community march was held in many towns and villages in Alaska. This picture shows the...
ATTERBURY HBI FACILITY MAINTENANCE PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON ARTCRAFT ACCESSIBILITY RAMP
HBI Facility Maintenance put the finishing touches on the handicap accessible ramp for our community partners, Franklin Heritage/The Artcraft Theatre. The Artcraft supplied the materials and HBI supplied a little over a weeks worth of labor. HBI finished the fencing...
ATTERBURY HOSTS “COOKIES AND CANVAS” IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S MONTH
In celebration of Women’s Month female students and staff held a Atterbury Ladies Day. The theme was “Cookies and Canvas”. Our females spent an afternoon not only dinning on cookies, but drinking root beer out of the bottle, or tea, lemonade, pizza, hamburgers,...
Little Rock Holds Commencement Ceremony
Little Rock Job Corps held a Commencement Ceremony for 90 students on Feb. 26. The commencement speaker was Arkansas State Representative Fredrick Love of Little Rock. Representative Love represents district 29 of Arkansas, which includes part of Pulaski County and is...
Alaska Water Waste Water Student Tackles Experience and Wins
Just a wee bit north of the Arctic Circle, along the Alaska Pipeline, is Pump Station No. 5; it’s a well-engineered pipeline camp--built upon a refrigerated earthen foundation, which was designed to keep the buildings’ heat from penetrating or melting the permafrost...
Ground Hog Job Shadow – Congressman James Langevin
Exeter Student Government Students Daniela Elsaw and Zachary Bailey were excited to be chosen to Job Shadow at U.S. Congressman James Langevin's RI office in honor of National Ground Hog Job Shadow week. When they arrived they were warmly greeted by the...
Woodstock Job Corps SGA Students Go To Annapolis
On March 23, Woodstock Student Government Association students spent a day in Annapolis, organized with Speaker Pro Tem member Maryland Delegate Adrienne A. Jones. Del. Jones is the Legislative District 10 representative to Baltimore County which includes Woodstock...
INDYPENDENCE STUDENT WASTES LITTLE TIME ADVANCING TO ADVANCED TRAINING
As students were rushing out the doors to enjoy an extended weekend, IndyPendence’s new student Nyshaleena Young who has been on center less than 30 days was taking a 2.75 hour test that would qualify her to be apart of the July LPN Advanced Training program in...
ATTERBURY – HBI FACILITY MAINTENANCE – ARTCRAFT INSTAGRAM HEROES
This week HBI Facility Maintenance became Instagram internet heroes, when they made a quick project out of a handicap accessible ramp for our community partners, Franklin Heritage/The Artcraft Theatre. The Artcraft supplied the materials and HBI supplied a weeks worth...
ATTERBURYS PACKED HOUSE-QUARTERLY COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL
March 24th, Atterbury Job Corps held its Quarterly Community Relations Council, a meeting designed as an ongoing effort to allow the center, and the surrounding communities to work together in establishing mutually beneficial short and long-term initiatives that...
Kittrell Job Corps Students Cast Their Vote
KJCC students took a trip to the Kittrell Fire Department in Kittrell, NC on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Students registered to vote on center on February 11, 2016. Student Desaree Moore was happy to show off her “I Voted” sticker after voting for the first time. “I am...
Kittrell Job Corps Center Visits Washington, DC for Capitol Hill Meetings
On March 16, 2016 Matt Gale, Center Director, visited the Senators and United States Representative in their offices on Capitol Hill. He discussed the Job Corps Program, employer partners, success stories, community involvement and the impact on the community....
Alaska Job Corps Center is one of Largest Contributors to Major Recycling Facility
The Alaska Job Corps Center is one of the largest contributors to the Regional recycling facility in the Mat Su Borough. All classrooms, dormitory halls, residential rooms, administration and activity centers have their own building recycle stations with separation...
Charleston Job Corps Center observes Women’s History Month-Marh 23, 2016
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC), operated by Horizons Youth Services, observed Women’s History Month on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 with a Lunch & Learn hosted by CEO, Dr. Michelle Foster, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. The event was coordinated by...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Student meets Senator Rand Paul
On Tuesday, March 22nd, Senator Rand Paul held a town hall meeting at the Central City Convention Center banquet hall. Senator Paul was in the area to answer question for anyone had concerns regarding the Veterans administration, social security administration,...
ATTERBURY OFFICE ADMINISTRATION GETS EDUCATED ABOUT IUPUI COLLEGE
On Wednesday, March 2nd the Office Administration students of Atterbury Job Corp had the privilege of participating in a college presentation from IUPUI, (Indiana University Purdue University Inc). In this presentation our students learned the following: • Distinct...