JOB CORPS On March 10, 2020, Blue Ridge Job Corps hosted a center tour for a group of seniors from high schools in Smyth County. Guidance counselors from Chilhowie, Northwood, and Marion Senior High Schools brought students from each of their respective schools, who had shown...
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Blue Ridge Job Corps Honor Winter Graduates
Blue Ridge Job Corps students, staff, and supporters joined together for their Winter Graduation ceremony on February 28, 2020, when they congratulated 10 Job Corps students who showed Job Corps Works! by completing the program, bringing the total number of program...
Charleston Job Corps Welcomes WV Chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers
In honor of African American Heritage month, Training Manager Theodore Dues welcomed the Charleston, WV, Chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club to Charleston Job Corps Feb. 25th. The Buffalo Soldiers shared a video presentation about the history of the...
Carl D. Perkins students begin Welding class at BSCTC
Carl D. Perkins students began classes to become welders through a partnership between Big Sandy Community and Technical College and the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center. In mid February 2020, 7 Carl D. Perkins students began their journey in the arc cutter...
Potomac Job Corps Center Career Preparation Period Students
By: Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center welcomes the new class of students arriving on center this week. The picture was taken in the Career Preparation Classroom right after discussing the life of a Potomac Job Corps student. Students were eager to learn...
Students Learn About State Government During Trip to KY Capitol
Students from Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps got a taste of what's involved in state government when they recently visited the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. Career Preparation Period students Nakiyah Auston, Kenneth Tilley, Connor Jackson, Jermico Andrews, Mark...
Senator Hornback Recognizes WMYJJCC in Kentucky Senate Chamber
On February 20th, Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps students, Kenad Johnson and Jared Long, accompanied by Business and Community Liaison Kelly Stratton, met with State Senator Paul Hornback at his office in Frankfort, KY. During the meeting with Senator Hornback, the...
Roses for Delivery
Valentine's Day is celebrated all sorts of ways and this year students and staff had the opportunity to purchases roses on center. What made buying roses on center better than going to a local store was that all of the revenue generated from sales were going to...
The Cleveland Job Corps National Groundhog Shadow Day
National Groundhog Shadow Day Students from Cleveland Job Corps Center participated in National Groundhog Shadow Day on February 3, 2020. The day provided an opportunity for students to observe and share the daily responsibilities of an employee working in their...
Carl D. Perkins students earn Dean’s List at Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Current students of the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps program enrolled at Big Sandy Community and Technical College earned certificates of achievement for their GPA's (grade point average). Students enrolled at Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center complete a career plan...
Cleveland Job Corps Celebrates 2020 Winter Commencement
The Cleveland Job Corps Center honored forty-six graduates during commencement ceremonies on February 14, 2020. Vivian Morrow, Center Director, welcomed graduates, their friends, and families. Maurice Stevens, Co-Founder and President of Career Development and...
Potomac Job Corps Center Community Relations Council Meeting
By: Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center hosted another Community Relations Council Meeting on Thursday February 27, 2020 at 11:30am. Community Members and organizations attended the meeting bringing excitement and solutions towards safety, health, and...
Wind River Job Corps Students Contribute Video Expertise
Students coming to Job Corps bring their own baggage, as well as their unique talents and skill sets acquired over the years. This was very fortunate for the team at Wind River Job Corps in Riverton, Wyoming as we struggled to produce a video profile worthy of the...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Attends Education Coalition Meeting
The Muhlenberg County Board of Education has established the Muhlenberg Education Coalition to ensure that area students continue their education and job training after high school by earning industry-recognized certifications, an associate degree or a bachelor's...
Student Excels at BridgeValley Community and Technical College
A former Charleston Job Corp Student Tyla Wise was honored as the Student of the Month for February at BridgeValley Community and Technical College. Tyla is continuing to pursue an Associate Degree through BridgeValley’s 2+2 program for Elementary Education while...
Charleston Job Corps Students Join Bullseye Program
Students Tytianna Burns and Seauna Jones completed the OA Trade and entered into the Bullseye Program to work with the Hilton Hotel Resort after completing the necessary 5-week training. After completing the training, the students will become full-time employees of...
Potomac Job Corps Center Student Government Association Social Development Presents Youth 2 Youth Week
By: Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center hosted a Youth 2 Youth Week preventing violence between teens and the community. The Student Government Association scheduled several sessions to engage students and staff members in the conversation to become proactive...
Potomac Job Corps Center MYPACE Experience Meeting and Student Government Association
By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center Student Government Association posed for a picture (L-R) Destiny, Jordan, Mr. Davis, Deputy Center Director, Shanae, and William were all a part of the MYPACE Experience Meeting on Tuesday February 11, 2020 at 9:00am....
Carl D. Perkins JobCorps Valentine visit to Signature Nursing Home
Valentine's Day at Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center is a time to share the love. As the old saying goes, "It is better to give than to receive," That's definitely a moral instilled in the hearts of our students. On Thursday, November 13th Carl D. Perkins Youth 2 Youth...
Clearfield SGA Delivers Love and Gratitude
Clearfield Job Corps Students from SGA visit Member of Congress offices the day before Valentines Day to deliver a special-hand made card and treats.