JOB CORPS 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...
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Northlands Job Corps Student Government Committed to Action
Logan Barbosa believes that the more active the Student Government Association is, the better. And that’s not just talk…
Loring Job Corps plans to celebrate Commencement Day by acknowledging our students successes!
On August 30, 2011 Loring Job Corps Center will be having a celebration to honor our student's successes for the 1st National Job Corps Commencement Day. It was the goal for the majority of the Job Corps Centers in the United States to have graduations and...
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...
Vermont Town Says Thank You to Northlands Job Corps
“The town was very pleased with the work they did. Their work was excellent and they did a terrific clean-up job. We were very happy to have them…”
“Let’s Move Event”stopped by Slow Moving Moose
There were fast sweaty races. There were complicated obstacle courses. There were colorful hoola hoops. There were loud and active training games. And then there was this moose. And everything shut down--fast. At the Alaska Job Corps Center, moose are frequent...
Northlands Job Corps Students Help With Major Race Event
When the local Boys and Girls Club approached Northlands for help with the race, members of the groups Ladies of Success and Gentlemen of Success were ready to do whatever they could…
Governor’s Office Presents Award to Collbran Job Corps
The Governor's Summer Job Hunt will present Collbran Job Corps with an award at its 2011 Appreciation Ceremony. “Collbran Job Corps is recognized because of the work the center does to assist young people with marketable skills needed in today’s workforce,” said Julie...
Many Reap the Rewards of the People’s Garden at Schenck Job Corps CCC
This spring, Landscaping students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC) began growing a variety of vegetables and herbs on center. The students have grown such produce as lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peppers, corn, cucumbers, cantaloupe, basil,...
Harnessing Wind Energy with Alaska Job Corps
Jonathan Austin is a 20 year old Electrical student at the Alaska Job Corps Center. He has been enrolled for 60 days and is nearly full-time in the trade. He hails from Anchorage, where he attended Bartlett High School. His hobbies are reading, writing, exercising,...
Northlands Urban Forestry Does Its Part to Be Environmentally Friendly
Urban Forestry students from Northlands Job Corps Academy had the opportunity to try a new type of chainsaw lubricant made from a vegetable oil base. “The only thing is that it smells like French fries!”
A True Lady of Success Leaves Northlands for Advanced Training
“I’m so excited,” Melissa said before leaving. “I’m proud of myself for making it this far…”
Exceptional Students Recognized at Northlands Job Corps Academy
In an effort to better reward positive student behavior and community service activities, Northlands Job Corps Academy in Vergennes, Vermont recently unveiled a new student ID system that includes a series of different levels indicated by color. The students with 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...
SPEND SOME TIME AT HOMESTEAD JOB CORPS CENTER REACHING FOR THE STARS
Homestead Job Corps Center STARS program recruits volunteer speakers, tutors and mentors to assist the HJCC students. Volunteer Juanita Richburg Seon, owner of Curtain Call Unlimited, mentors HJCC Medical Records student Taquesha Miller. Ms. Seon states “the...
Northlands Might Need a New Bell of Success
Northlands’ Bell of Success has gotten a workout recently. After the two latest honorees, it’s possible that the bell might be in need of repair…
Northlands Job Corps Students Paint Historic Library
The Bixby Library in Vergennes, Vermont is one of the most historic public buildings in the state. Its stunning architecture has captivated visitors for a century. With a central rotunda featuring a stained glass dome overhead, it's a very impressive building. That's...
Another Great Northlands Student Heads to Advanced Training
“My ultimate goal is to own my own bakery. Until then, I’m eager to get as much experience as I can. I want to get my American Culinary Foundation Baking Certificate, and then I’ll go wherever the road takes me…”
Northlands Job Corps Hits the Big Screen
The lights went down and the screen went up at Northlands Job Corps Academy in Vergennes, Vermont as a new student-staff produced miniseries was unveiled for its debut showing…
Students Learn Through Movement at Northlands
Walking into the gymnasium at Northlands Job Corps Academy in Vergennes, Vermont, you might be surprised to find a reading class in progress. Not only is it an odd place for a reading class, it doesn’t look like one, either. That’s because reading instructors Emily...