JOB CORPS Guthrie Job Corps Center's Culinary students had the chance to get a "real world" kitchen experience for three days this month at Platt College in Oklahoma City. At the end of the camp they had the opportunity to show off the skills they had learned by inviting...
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CLEVELAND JOB CORPS SAFETY FAIR
On June 24, 2016, the Cleveland Job Corps Center hosted their annual Safety Fair from 10:30am-1:30pm for students and staff. The Of-fice of Job Corps, under the National Safety Council’s designation, observes the month of June as Universal Safety Month. Throughout the...
Woodland Job Corps teams up with Maryland Outreach & Admissions
Woodland teamed up with various departments of Social Services throughout the State of Maryland for a major recruitment push this week! Guests were able to hear from the SGA of Woodland, tour the center, as well as hear a presentation from Veronica Johnson, Center...
CLEVELAND JOB CORPS NEON GUEST SPEAKER
On June 23, 2016, Pharmacy Director Mike Sreshta from the Neon Health Center, visited the Cleveland Job Corps Center. Sreshta spoke to Jessica Welch’s Pharmacy Technology class and Carla Widener and Jameka Bloom’s Nursing Assistant classes on the importance of...
Turner Job Corps Students Practice Servant Leadership
Turner Job Corps students participated in Mayor Dorothy Hubbard's Forum on Tourism in Southwest Georgia. Four students participated by serving as good will ambassadores and hosts. Those students represented the Office Administration, Heavy Equipment, and Medical...
On Wednesday June 8, 2016 the SGA hosted a Student vs. Staff Lip Sync Battle in the movie room. Trainees were invited to participate in performing their favorite songs while battling it out against the staff. Tamia Robinson kicked off the night with a high energy...
Remembering Orlando
Employee Breakfast
Glenmont Bakes Muffins for “I Love My Park Day”
Ms. Morin, Business Community Liaison, received a letter of thanks from Ms. Joan Gavrilik of Friends of Bethlehem Parks and Recreation. In the letter Ms. Gavrilik thanks Glenmont Job Corps culinary students and Chef Beth Koster for baking muffins for “I Love My Park...
Glenmont CTS Spotlight- Larisa Bryan
“I am so excited to continue on my education. Thank you Glenmont.” -Larisa Larisa Bryan is a single mother from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, she en-tered Glenmont Job Corps May 28, 2015, since her enrollment had been a positive mentor to her peers. Larisa chose the...
SHERWIN WILLIAMS TURNS ATTERBURY STUDENTS INTO PRO PAINTERS
It was another exciting week with our Sherwin Williams Instructor Team of Ron Baumberger & Bill Allman. Our students worked alongside these Sherwin Williams Retirees, and utilized their years of experience, to knock out painting the majority of the RFK Dormitory...
SODEXO FOOD SERVICE SERVES UP A GREAT INTERNSHIP SITE
Sodexo Food Service is a national food service provider, and our Work Based Learning site is located at Franklin College, in Franklin Indiana. It has consistently been a great WBL opportunity for our Culinary students for real world experience working in their field....
INDY DIAMONDS LEARN “THEY ARE ENOUGH”!
This week the Indypendence center held a Self-Esteem Workshop entitled, “You Are Enough”! It was hosted by our TEAP Coordinator, Ms. Yvonne Thomas and our Guest Speaker was Qnobe, a local motivational speaker, and spoken word artist. The Diamonds came away shining...
A COMMUNITY OF COURAGE: FROM ATTERBURY TO ORLANDO
It can be hard to put into words or to understand or to reconcile with the loss of 49 people and 53 more injured. Even though none of our students or staff might have known anyone personally the effect of the events in Orlando have impacted our students just the...
Charleston Job Corps Center held its annual student Father’s Day Celebration-June 17, 2016
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) held its 3rd annual Father’s Day Celebration for students on Friday, June 17, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. in the Center Director’s conference room with staff speaker Clifford Hammond, Career...
Chef Jerome Brown teaches kitchen and life skills to Turner Job Corps students
You have to say yes to learn from the best. That is what happened when Turner Job Corps (TJC) students in the Culinary Arts trade agreed to participate in the Auctions & Avocados fundraiser. The event, sponsored by the Women of Grace Connection, to benefit the...
LRJCC Participates in World NoTobacco Day
Job Corps teamed up with Young Intellectual Active Minds (Y.I.AM) and Live Free Tobacco Prevention Program to host a “Smoke Free Movie Night” and “Splash That AD Water Battle” in honor of World No Tobacco Day. Students enjoyed watching the movie "Dope" as Patrice Bax...
ROSEGATE SENIOR LIVING HOST A CNA CELEBRATION FOR STUDENTS
Our C.N.A. students were able to be part of the celebration of “C.N.A. Appreciation Week” at our clinical partner and WBL Site, Rosegate Senior Living. Students had a great time sharing in the fun, of inflatable Sumo Wrestling suits, a rolling ball, and a watermelon...
Y2Y CELEBRATE A POSITIVE CENTER CULTURE
The IndyPendence Diamonds spent an afternoon celebrating a month of an "issue free" center culture. The students took the challenge from our Regional Director and assisted each other in learning better ways to deal with conflict. Students had skits, board games and...
BRIGGS PAVES SUCCESS PATH WITH ADVANCED ASPHALT TRAINING
AJCC student Angelo Briggs is a native of the “Buckeye City" of Cleveland, Ohio. While attending AJCC, Mr. Briggs received his Maintenance Mechanic training, as well as, his IUOE Pre-Apprentice certifications under the guidance of H.E.M trade instructors Mr. Wagler...