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PA Outreach and Admissions Counselors Visit Red Rock
Pennsylvania admissions counselors from Horizons spent the week on Center to tour our facility and conduct training sessions. The ACs came from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Reading and Harrisburg. The ACs came to visit so that they can provide prospective students...
Congratulations to program completers
Congratulations to Red Rock's program completers this week. They are Coplon Thomas, HBI Carpentry, who has been obtained full-time job trade match employment at The Gutter Guys, Harrisburg, PA, starting at $11.50 an hour; and Cecil Gordon, Hotel and Lodging. Best...
“Without a doubt, I’m 100% proof of Job Corps’ Success”
Twenty-two years ago Glenn Evans was a student at the Alaska Job Corps. This afternoon he was a mentor at the Alaska Job Corps for 75 students in the hard hat trades. Glenn is a successful business man, working for Columbia Hydronics Company. He started his career in...
Former graduate from Blue Ridge (Serrato Corp) continues to impress long after completing Job Corps
Gail Davis was enrolled at Blue Ridge Job Corps from 3/6/2012-2/10/2014. While at Blue Ridge she earned Gold on the National Career Readiness Certificate through the ACT Workkeys Assessment. She achieved vocational credentials in Phlebotomy, EKG Technician,...
ATTERBURY GRADS HAVE COLLEGIATE HOOP DREAMS
Who: Indiana Tech University - Fort Wayne, Indiana When: June/July What: College Basketball Try-Outs and Scholarship tour Residential Advisor Mr. Haymon, (submitted 3 articles this week), and took 6 students up to Fort Wayne Indiana to try out for the Indiana Tech...
BRICK MASONRY TRADE PROVIDING A PATHWAY
This week Mr. Flowers and his Brick masons began prep work to install a brick decking and walk way under a shelter house that sits between the male dorms in Watkins Plaza. As you can see there is quite a bit of planning and detail work that goes into these projects....
ATTERBURY HBI FACILITY MAINTENANCE ARE TITANS OF TILE
This week the HBI Facility Maintenance Trade took on the task of transforming a worn out dingy carpeted TV Lounge, into a treasure trove of tile. The two tone tile combination that they expertly laid down gives the lounge a refreshed and clean look. Unlike the old...
WRTV 6 ASHLEY BROWN TALKS POSITIVE CHOICES TO ATTERBURY FEMALES
Who: WRTV 6 Meteorologist, Ashley Brown When: July 6 2016 Why: Ladies Night Residential Advisor, Mr. Haymon, asked a connection, meteorologist from WRTV channel 6 News, Ashley Brown, to come and speak to the Atterbury female population on the centers “Ladies Night”....
Blue Ridge (Serrato Corp) students and staff volunteer with Remote Area Medical Clinic. Meet the Governor or Virginia.
On Friday July 22, 2016 Mike Steele (BCL) Bobby Sheets( WBL Coordinator) and three students Chaili Kelly- Jones, Florence Forrest, & Precious Johnson set forth on a mission at 3:30AM to assist with the Remote Area Medical Clinic (RAM) in Wise County. The RAM is a...
A little THANKS to those that help protect Shriver
Carpentry Builds a new shelf for Automotive
Painting learning new techniques
Pepper Spray Practice
Safe Project
Enriching Activities After the Training Day
When the training day is over, it’s time for fellowship and fun at the Joliet Job Corps Center. The Center’s Counselors and Recreation Specialists put lots of time and effort into organizing enriching activities for the students that are really enjoyable. Sometimes...
Seattle Seahawks assisted by Alaska Job Corps Y2Y students
When the National Football stars came to Wasilla, Alaska last week, Alaska Job Corps Y2Y students stood up to help. It was an huge community event for younger kids and Alaska Job Corps students helped with the obstacle course, group organization, and taught Native...
Careers Begin Here: Alaska Job Corps Center teaches Students to See Future Opportunities
Sometimes it is just ‘a way of looking at things’, which will actually expand and change one’s perspective. At the Alaska Job Corps, students are taught to look beyond the immediate horizon. They’re encouraged to investigate various options and side pathways....