JOB CORPS We are happy to announce a winner for our recent writing contest! Saphire A. Tucker-McCartney! The prompt was How do you overcome the challenges we are facing today? Saphire’s personal essay offers great insight into her frustrations with racism. She shares her story...
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Northlands Student Life: Quarantine Style
As you can see from the pictures the students who are on Center since either the start of “Spring Break” or after Covid-19 testing and two weeks of quarantine are quite active. The “new normal” is for any activity that puts you in close proximity to another (less than...
Learning & Getting Paid: WIN WIN!
CONGRATULATION CARLOS LOPEZ, BRICK MASONRY ...for your paid WORK BASED LEARNING ROLE AT D&D MASONRY & CHIMNEY, CHICOPEE MA. Says Carlos: “I’m happy to have the experience out in the field. It’s a great opportunity. I give credit to Mr. Marion for preparing me...
Academic Advisory Council Meeting – Little Rock Job Corps
The 2016 Academic Advisory Council Meeting held on Jan. 29 was a rousing success. Hosted by Al Leslie, Academic Manager, the meeting gave Little Rock Job Corps the opportunity to showcase and highlight the successes of the past year and the vision for the future....
Community appreciates Alaska Job Corps
Job Corps’ Utah ‘Cool School’
The Clearfield Job Corps Center in Clearfield, Utah, was selected as the "Cool School of The Week" by local television channel Fox-13. The TV station's morning show featured the school in eight segments and highlighted the school's cooking, welding, electrical and...
Dancing Stars at Springdale Job Corps
The event was a fundraiser for student government association at Springdale, and students and staff alike were encouraged to purchase tickets for $1 to vote on their favorite. Each student was issued one free ticket for voting.
Students and staff eagerly await the results to be tallied, as the judges input as well as the students votes will be compiled and announced on Monday, April 30th at the weekly meeting for all staff and students at Springdale.
Despite the competition, all students and staff had a blast – and it showed. Between the sparkles, the smiles, the makeup, and shockingly, a little bit of Copacabana, the contestants showed the crowd they had what it takes to go that extra mile.
U.S. Representative David Rivera Joins Homestead Job Corps Center Students, Staff, Community Leaders on National Job Corps Commencement Day
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011 U.S. Rep. David Rivera joined local officials, business leaders, Job Corps staff, students and their families to congratulate 73 graduates from Homestead Job Corps Center. The ceremony was part of National Job Corps Commencement Day. In...
Alaska Native Dancers Welcome Many Visitors at Job Corps Open House
Alaska Job Corps students and staff showed off their center on Friday. Students explained their skills and pointed out important training elements in their respective career areas. Culinary Arts students fed many guests, applicants and potential students. In the...
Springdale Job Corps is Number 1
They’re No. 1 Springdale Job Corps Center earns top marks for 2010-11 By Rob Cullivan The Gresham Outlook, Aug 6, 2011 Jim Clark / The Outlook Shayne Sellers makes fruit pastries as part of the culinary program at the Springdale Job Corps. In the auto shop, Patrick...
Woodstock Job Corps: Woodstock Graduate Lands Job at BG&E
On Friday, June 20, 2011 Garret Gross, a former Woodstock graduate and Electrical student, came back to Woodstock to lend a helping hand. Gross is the first of Woodstock’s graduates to be accepted into the BG&E training program and graciously spent his personal...
Congressman Mentors Clearfield Job Corps Student
By Ruth Malan Standard-Examiner correspondent Wed, 06/22/2011 - 5:50pm CLEARFIELD — Job Corps student Jeff Wilde recently spent an entire day with U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah and his staff, learning the day-to-day aspects of a congressmen’s job. Wilde, a Kaysville...
Penobscot Job Corps Students Participate in Essay Contest
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Quality Time With Kindergarten Students
When Collbran Lion's Club called Susan Nichols, Principal, Grand Mesa High School, Collbran Job Corps, to ask if Job Corps students could assist at the local elementary school, her response was, "Yes!" The club purchases personalized books for the kindergarten class...
Collbran Job Corps on the radio
Marc Foster, Executive Director, KAFM Radio (www.kafmradio.org), the only local community radio station in the Grand Valley, invited James Smith, Collbran Job Corps student; Bobbi Benesch, Work Based Learning Coordinator; and Evonne Stites, Reading Instructor, Grand...
Faces of Job Corps–Alaska student and Service Dog are Successful Team
Alaska Job Corps is home to visiting wildlife on center, including moose, porcupine, eagles, beavers and a red fox. But never a domestic dog. Until last June. That is when student Summer Horton (and her dog) enrolled at the Alaska Job Corps Center to begin the...
Paw Law Eh Graduates from Pine Ridge Job Corps with Honors
Paw Law Eh came to Pine Ridge Job Corps two years ago. She graduated in January to begin work as a Certified Nursing Assistant/Medical Aide. Paw Law entered the program speaking virtually no English and recently obtained her High School Diploma. She was selected as...
Pine Ridge Students Receive Medical Training in the Community
The Pine Ridge Job Corps Health Occupations Career Technical Trainees gain invaluable, on-the-job training at several of the medical facilities located in the area. The students are in training to become CNA’s (Certified Nursing Assistants). They have to complete a...
Oneonta Job Corps Academy participates in live video chat with NASA Colonel Ron Garan
On February 8th students in two academic classes at Oneonta Job Corps Academy went to SUNY Oneonta to participate in a live video chat with NASA astronaut, Colonel Ron Garan. Oneonta Job Corps students were part of a crowd of nearly 400 students from Oneonta City...
Loring Job Corps honored at Compact for Higher Education Symposium
In Augusta on October 1, 2010, Twenty-four Maine Employers were Honored at Compact for Higher Education Symposium. Loring Job Corps was one of the selected honored, accepting on behalf of our Center Director and our center was our own Dr. Dottie Martin,Phd.,...