JOB CORPS Exeter Job Corps recently hosted its Battle of the Trades event and it was an epic throw down. White jacket versus Black jacket Culinary students competed in a fierce competition chopped style. Teams of two were given two rounds to showcase their skills in an...
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Community Service Tomaquag Museum
On May 12th, Exeter Job Corps Career Preparation students volunteered at the Tomaquag Museum. Staff & students worked together to help clean the landscape, clean windows and paint an entrance ramp. The staff really appreciated Exeter's help in preparing the...
EJCA celebrates Y2Y activities
Exeter Job Corps Academy students participating with Y2Y leadership students in peace building activities on campus 9/14/15. Ms. Kellianne Sparrow facilitated team building activities with multiple CTT and academic classes. Students really enjoyed the events and are...
Project Safe Neighborhoods (“PSN”)
Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard W. Rose (Rhode Island) nationally known for prosecuting the RI Plunderdome scandal. Attorney Rose is the Rhode Island representative for Project Safe Neighborhoods ("PSN") the Department of Justice initiative to reduce gun crimes. It...
Dr. Cornelius O. “Skip” Granai III meets for EJCA female students
EJCA students welcomed nationally recognized Dr. Cornelius O. "Skip" Granai III, Director of the Program of Women's Oncology, RI's largest focused cancer program dedicated to women. Dr. Grania is the Vice President of the Network and Women's Center at Women &...
EJCA students celebrate Women’s month
EJCA female students started their Women's month celebration with great speakers and role models. On March 9th, Catalina Martinez, a strategic member of nationally recognized marine oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard locator of the Titanic. She is an inspirational...
Ground Hog Job Shadow event with RIANG
EJCA Manufacturing and Construction students participated in a Ground Hog Job Shadow event during February with the Rhode Island Army National Guard at Camp Fogarty. Students were given a guided tour of the Mechanic Shop, the Humvee fleet, heavy equipment and motored...
EJCA welcomes Mr. Gerry Fernandez, President/Founder of the Multicultural Food Service & Hospitality Alliance
EJCA hosted Mr. Gerry Fernandez on February 23rd at our own Culinary Cafe. Mr. Fernandez was able to enjoy the culinary selection prepared for him before meeting with all Culinary Arts and Hospitality students. He commended our students on their recent ProStart win...
Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island
EJCA welcomed Elizabeth Connallon, a guest speaker from the Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island on March 1st. Close to 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year. EJCA Health and GED students participated in many activities that allowed...
EJCA Culinary Arts students sweep the 2012 Rhode Island ProStart competition
On February 16th EJCA Culinary Arts students participated in the first annual Rhode Island ProStart Culinary Competition at the Radisson Providence Airport Hotel. Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian welcomed all the Culinary competitors to the competition and wished them...
EJCA carries on Rachel’s Challenge in 2012
EJCA students and staff again partnered with Domestic Violence Center of South County [DVRCSC] to bring the nationally recognized anti-bullying initiative Rachel's Challenge message to all students. EJCA was a pilot site in 2011 for introducing Rachel's message to...
EJCA SGA and Leadership student complete community service event
On February 2nd and 9th, EJCA students volunteered their time to assist the RI homeless population. Students were cooking and serving meals, sorting clothing donations, organizing hygiene products, socializing with clients, revamping bulletin boards as well as arts...
EJCA is Fueling a Greener Rhode Island
EJCA recently developed a partnership with Newport Biodiesel and is reycyling the center's cooking oil into clean burning biodiesel to heat homes and power vehicles throughout Rhode Island. Biodiesel is a renewal, non-toxic locally produced fuel that can be used in...
EJCA prepares for Superbowl frenzy
EJCA students and staff were gearing up for the Superbowl challenge on Sunday February 5th with a Football Jersey Day. Everyone was encouraged to wear their most prized Football jersey and represent their favorite team. Some of the staff and students with multiple...
Culinary Arts student Sean Austin enters Advanced Training
EJCA Culinary Arts student Sean Austin has been accepted to the Advanced Baking and Pastry program at Penobscot Job Corps Center in Bangor, ME. Sean was a very active student and participated in Leadership programming, SGA, community service and catering events. Sean...
EJCA meets the Ground Hog at a center job shadow
EJCA was honored to host the Rhode Island Ground Hog at their center in preparation for the 2012 Ground Hog Job Shadow Day kick-off events. The RI Ground Hog visited with the Center Director Mr. DiPina and Culinary Arts Chef Santos and Chef Bennison. EJCA Culinary...
Welcome back celebration
Students and staff celebrated the beginning of the 2012 year with a center wide bowling celebration. Students and staff competed for the Best Bowler of the Year, Highest Score, Perfect form and other titles during the event. Unlimited pizza and refreshments...
EJCA MIL-PREP students volunteer
EJCA MIL-PREP students and the Student Government Association co-sponsored a hard candy drive for active military soldiers deployed in Afghanistan. EJCA is working with the Rhode Island Red Cross to ship thecandy during the holiday season to deployed military soldiers...
EJCA supports PICA, Providence RI
EJCA Business Technology students and staff volunteered at Providence In-Town Church Association Food Pantry on November 4th, 2011. Ms. Shemika Moore - EJCA Business Technology instructor and her students handed out food boxes, sorted and restock food items in the...
Exeter Job Corps Center registers at “generationOn”
EJCA students registered at the website "generationOn" on November 30, 2011. This website held a promotion for volunteers to pledge their hours of volunteer work to support toys to needy children during the holiday season. Toys for Tots co-sponsored this community...