JOB CORPS LJCC Honor Guard Defenders unit participated in the Maine’s Veterans Ceremony November 11, 2011 at the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery located in Caribou, Maine by posting colors. The event was cold and windy but our LJCC Color Guard students did not show any signs...
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Alaska Frontiersman Article details Alaska Job Corps Public Service
Alaska Job Corps Center students and staff take public service very seriously. It is a constant in the center training curriculum. This week the local paper, which serves a region (the size of West Virginia) ran a full story on Alaska Job Corps Center efforts for...
Alaska Job Corps takes Healthy Snacks to Children
Alaska Job Corps Culinary students and staff conducted a Let's Move event at a local gradeschool. Alaska Job Corps students taught the children about healthy snacks and nutrition. They explained the "Let's Move" Logo and served the children a afternoon healthy...
Hard Trade Students Work with Habitat for Humanity
Four new homes are coming up in the city of Flint with the assistance of students in the painting, masonry, and carpentry hard trade training programs, working alongside the Habitat for Humanity. The new homes, which are high energy efficient, will be rated for...
Turner Job Corps Center Makes A Move!!!
ALBANY, GA -- Music Star Beyonce partnered with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative in May to create a Flash Workout video. Turner Job Corps – along with other Job Corps around the nation – are embracing the concept. “I want to be a great example for...
Loring Job Corps Center New York students featured in local newspaper recall of 911
With the 10th anniversary of the tragic 911 approaching, the Aroostook Republican News came to Loring Job Center to interview students that are residents of New York that agreed to share their stories of that day. The ages of the students at the time of the event were...
Clearfield students helping feed families in need.
On Thursday, September 8, 10 students from Facilities Maintenance and their instructor, Ray Feldt provided assistance with two community gardens in the local area providing 77 hours of community service. Near Clearfield High School, the students weeded, cultivated and...
Commencement Day at Loring Job Corps Center
On Tuesday morning at 8:00am the LJCC Community Center/Ballroom was busy with student anticipation, laughter and questions of who the guest speakers were in attendance to celebrate the 1st National Job Corps Commencement Day. The honor guard posted colors which...
Loring Job Corps and American Red Cross Blood Drive on Center
On Wednesday August 24, 2011, the Loring Job Corps Center and the American Red Cross teamed up for a blood drive that was held on center. Our students, staff and local citizens came out in full force to donate blood to this benficial act if charity. According to Julie...
Loring Job Corps Center students proudly march in parade focusing on healthy lifestyles
On Friday evening August 12th, Caribou's annual "Caribou Cares about Kids Parade" lined up to begin its traditional march. This year's theme was Healthy Lifestyles & Let's Move campaign. The students at LJCC wanted to participate and showcase their trades and hand...
Loring Job Corp Center students volunteer at “Caribou Care About Kids” Fun Day.
August 8, 2011 article from Aroostook Republican titled "Featured participation connects students with community" by Natalie Bazinet. Stated Loring Job Corps students were extremely eager to volunteer for Caribou Care's About Kids extravaganza. The Caribou Chamber...
Loring Job Corps Carpentry Students Participate in a Community Service Project
The Carpentry Students were asked to join a community service project to assist with completion of building and attaching a handicap ramp that was initially constructed by students/faculty at the Northern Maine Community College. It will serve an individual who has...
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...
Northlands Job Corps, a Shady Spot on Middle School Bike Trip
Two weeks after 90 students from the Vergennes Middle School’s 7th grade class toured the Northlands campus, they stopped by again…
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Distributes Free Bike Safety Helmets!
In honor of Safety Awareness Month, the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center, in partnership with the Helen Devos Children’s Hospital, hosted a Bike Helmet Safety Day on Wednesday, June 8th. Local Grand Rapids families were invited to bring their children to the Gerald R....
Clearfield Student Shares Story About Job Corps
Terrence’s Story About the Jobs Corps This material [article] was published by the Half in Ten Campaign Originally Posted March 10, 2011 at Half in Ten By Terrence of New Castle, DE I am a product of federally funded programs. Born in 1957 in New Jersey, I was in and...
Clearfield Students Hold Blood Drive
Clearfield Job Corps Students participated in and on campus Blood Drive with the American Red Cross on May 23. Students signed in: 113 Collected: 82 units of whole blood: 10 units collected from the Double Red Blood Cell machines Total Collected: 92 units of blood...
Students and Staff Collaborate on Northlands Memorial Day Parade Float
Billed as the largest Memorial Day parade in the state of Vermont, the Vergennes parade will once again feature a float created by Northlands Job Corps Academy students and staff…
Northlands Works With Its Community to Benefit Staff & Students
Northlands Job Corps Academy in Vermont was honored to have Vergennes Police Chief George Merkel and his dog Akita come to campus to help train staff on safety issues. Chief Merkel focused much of his talk on ensuring Northlands...
Loring Job Corps Students entertain at 11th Annual Caribou Business & Professional Women’s Luncheon
Business and Professional Women of Maine 11th Annual meeting held for Caribou At Caribou Convention Center on April 27, hosted by Darlene Grass, LJCC Human Resource Manager. After a luncheon special guest speakers were Lorie Ireland, Representative from Senator Susan...