JOB CORPS During the month of June, Charleston Job Corps' Joni Pena, Leisure Time Learning Coordinator, allowed students the opportunity to share their artistic talents . Pena, spearheaded an art competition of which the theme was “Self Portraits”. A total of 13 students...
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NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS ADVANCED CAREER TRAINING STUDENTS EXCEL AT COLLIN COLLEGE
Tattiana Gotlweski Jeremy Littleberry Tattiana Gotlewski and Jeremy Littleberry, two North Texas Job Corps Center students, are excelling at Collin College. Tattiana Gotlewski made the fall 2020 semester President's List in her second semester at Collin College, and...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS STUDENT MAKES DEAN’S LIST
Congratulations to North Texas Job Corps student Tattianna Gotlewski, who made the Dean's List this past spring semester at Collin College. She entered her first semester of college in the spring with a course load of 15 credit hours and earned a 3.8 GPA while doing...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRAD NOW WORKS at CSL PLASMA
Silverio Martinez, who completed the Patient Care Technician (PCT) career technical training program at North Texas Job Corps in February 2020 is now employed at CSL Plasma in Dallas, TX as a phlebotomist. Martinez earned certifications in phlebotomy, and as an EKG...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRADUATE NOW IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
William Martin graduated from the North Texas Job Corps on March 18, 2020, was hired by the Rock Solid Masonry Co. in Louisville, KY making $15 per hour. Martin is in the Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Local 4 - Indiana and Kentucky Bricklaying apprenticeship...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS SALUTES MDICAL PROGRAMS COVID-19 has taught us many things, but perhaps foremost it has taught us the importance of the dedicated individuals in the medical professions. North Texas Job Corps salutes the three medical training programs taught at...
North Texas Job Corps Student Leaders Attend NAACP Event
Four top student leaders at North Texas Job Corps were special guests at the Collin County NAACP Branch Annual Freedom Fund Scholarship Luncheon held Feb. 8th at the Embassy Suites in Frisco, TX. Attending the luncheon were Dejiah Reed, President of the Student...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS ACT PROGRAM MAKES THE DREAM OF COLLEGE A REALITY
Some of Collin College's newest students are from North Texas Job Corps are, first row, Mariah Washington, Desire Juarez, Cornelius Johnson, Tittiana Gotlewski, and Jamie Lyons; standing, Jose Garcia, Ephrata Mengistu, and Sheldon Hartfield Thirteen students at North...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS is “SILVER SPONSOR” at THE COLLIN COUNTY BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 13TH ANNUAL YEAR END CELEBRATION
The North Texas Job Corps joined many other CCBCC partners on 12/7 to celebrate the CCBCC's 13th annual gala. NTJC has partnered with CCBCC for 10 years. This partnership has garnered many Work Based Learning opportunities for students at NTJCC as well as permanent...
North Texas Job Corps Participates in National Voter Registration Day
Student Joseph Smith, new voter pride! L-r: David Evans, educational director, Collin County NAACP; Laura Bruton, business community liaison and member of Chi Zeta Omega/Connection and June Jenkins, president, Collin County NAACP and member of Delta Sigma Theta. 45...
North Texas Job Corps Students Head to Advanced Training Programs
Two North Texas Job Corps graduates are taking the next step to ensure successful futures by enrolling in advanced training programs offered by Job Corps. Wesley Hausey completed the electrical trade and was accepted into the Smart Grid advanced training program at...
JOB CORPS ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAMS ATTRACT NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS STUDENTS
North Texas Job Corps graduate Jonathan Boldes completed his Cement Masonry training and then enrolled in the advanced cement masonry program at the Gary Job Corps located in San Marcos, TX. Jonathan was very excited about following in the footsteps of other North...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS STUDENTS MEET CONGRESSMAN COLIN ALLRED
L-r: Bobby Myers, Javon Dalmast, Christine Sanders, Congressman Colin Allred, Kenneth Stewart, Anthony Smith, and Corey Odum The North Texas Job Corps Student Government Association Outreach Committee members participated in the Hamilton Park 34th annual Juneteenth...
North Texas Job Corps Graduate Heads to Cement Masonry Advanced Training Program at the Gary Job Corps
North Texas Job Corps graduate Sabrina Carpenter joins the ranks of women pursuing careers in the construction industry. Carpenter was accepted into the cement masonry advanced training program at the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, TX. Carpenter, from Desoto,...
DARIONDRICK “WES” MOORE, NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRADUATE, TAKES THE STAGE AS A COLLIN COLLEGE GRADUATE
An article was written about Wes in the January 2019 of the North Texas Job Corps newsletter when he had completed his first year at Collin College. He stood on May 17, 2019 in the Collin College graduate's line, adorned in the graduate's blue cap and gown with a...
CONGRESSMAN VAN TAYLOR SPEAKS AT THE ANNA AND MELISSA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE MEETING THAT IS ATTENDED BY NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS STAFF
North Texas Job Corps staff attended the monthly Texas cities of Anna and Melissa Chambers of Commerce luncheon meeting on 4/16. The guest speaker was The Honorable Congressman Van Taylor who spoke on his short tenure to date in the House and on some of the bills the...
STANDARD UTILITY CONSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVES VISIT NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS
Standard Utility Construction, Inc. representative Kathi Standish and other SUC spoke to a group of North Texas Job Corps students who are enrolled in diverse construction career technical training programs. Standish is the vice president of marketing of this...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS STUDENTS TOURED COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN 2018
During 2018 the Counseling staff at the North Texas Job Corps Center undertook the monumental task of taking 25 students monthly to tour college campuses. For the majority of the students this was their first visit to a college. The goal is to introduce students...
Carl D. Perkins has visit from Kentucky Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton
Lt. Governor Hampton talking with Culinary Students during lunch and in the Office Administration Class. The Perkins Job Corps Center had the opportunity to host a visit from Kentucky Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton. Lt. Governor Hampton visited the center on Friday April...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Y2Y holds Candlelight Vigil
On Thursday March 22, the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Youth2Youth (Y2Y) students held a Candlelight Vigil in Downtown Prestonsburg for those4 who have been affected by violence. The event was to coincide with National Youth Violence Prevention week. The students worked...