JOB CORPS The US Marine Corps issued a challenge to students at the Penobscot Job Corps Academy this month: go head-to-head on the Combat Fitness Test. The students gladly accepted the challenge and a group of 50 Marines and students spent a very warm Saturday pushing their...
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National Job Corps Director Visits the Hooks Center
The National Director of Job Corps visited the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center on July 13th, 2010. She was in town for The National Forum on Youth Violence and wanted to visit the center. Edna Primrose - National Job Corps Director James T. Harris - Center...
Jacksonville Job Corps Celebrates National Global Youth Service Day
Students and staff from Jacksonville Job Corps Center participated in Global Youth Service Day on April 23, 2010. The carpentry students painted the outside of the United Congregations For Community & Youth Community Center. They also planted vegetable seeds at...
Local Media Visits Center to Test Drive Driving Simulator
Natalie Bazinet, a reporter for the Aroostook Republican, visited our center to interview three students on their use of our driving simulator: Francis Hayes (masonry student), Miguel Torres (auto tech student) and Izelle Solomon (driving it) a medical...
Maine Boat School bring finished Dory for Display & Presentation
On August 9, 2010 visitors Amanda Peterson, Assoc. Dean of Students and Greg Miller, Exec. VP, Dean of New Programs affiliated with Husson University introduced an advanced training opportunity to the construction trades by giving an overview of The Boat School...
Security Students Assist on Movie Set
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Security Students provided additional assistance and support to local Grand Rapids Police and Fire Departments last week during the production of the motion picture "30 Minutes or Less", staring Danny R. McBride and Aziz Ansari. Local streets...
Congresswoman Susan A. Davis visits San Diego Job Corps Center
Congresswoman Susan A. Davis, who represents the 53rd Congressional District, California, which includes the San Diego Job Corps Center in Imperial Beach, toured the campus on August 13th. During her visit Congresswoman Davis talked with students and staff in the...
Overcoming Challenges
Holly A. was just thirteen when she left home, because of circumstances beyond her control. She went to live with her father, whom she didn’t know, and helped him through the last stages of terminal cancer. On her own again, she worked diligently for over a year to...
Sweet Success
Written by Suzie Sage Monday, 09 August 2010 19:52 To the average person, success is accomplishing a goal, or achieving a dream. Some people can succeed on their own, but others need mentors to inspire them to have the confidence to achieve their goals. That is...
Job Corps Training Benefits Students and Community
Job Corps training benefits students, community Written by Suzie Sage Friday, 02 July 2010 23:26 When you consider the activities of the U.S. Forest Service as it cultivates and manages our national resources, you probably think of its expertise in fighting fires,...
Female Achievers; Promising Futures
If the economic crisis facing today’s youth isn’t enough, add to the mix English language barriers, culture shock and academic challenges and you’ll still find some inspiring youth from foreign countries leading the way of the American Dream. For 3 young women from...
New Haven Job Corps Develops Community Garden
New Haven Job Corps in partnership with ACES (Area Cooperative Education Services), have begun developing a local community garden to be shared by the Center and the local community. This garden will be used to grow flowers, produce, and vegetables. This produce is...
Faces of Job Corps: Carolton A.
Carlton A. was a graduate of the Netsy/Cisco shop. When he was assigned to Nicole Wehler, Career Advisor, he was working as a PC Technician at Staples in Waterworks for less than $8.00 an hour. She tried to impress upon him how bright, ambitious, and professional he...
Pittsburgh to Host Academic Olympics 2010
Students from the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center will compete for the Philadelphia District Championship at the East Coast Academic and Career Olympics Competition, Thursday, August 26, 2010. This year the competition is hosted by PJCC and will be held at noon at the...
Inland Empire Job Corps Hosted National Night Out
The Inland Empire Job Corps Center hosted National Night Out on August 3, 2010 for several hundred community members. The event was sponsored by Fifth District San Bernardino County Supervisor Josie Gonzales and is the only event for the community surrounding the...
Pittsburgh Culinary Arts Excels
The Pittsburgh Iron Chef team recently took second place overall in the Iron Chef, "Eat Right, Cook Light" competition. 15 teams from Philadelphia Region II were in Atlantic City, NJ judged by the Skinny Chef, Robert Irvine, and working chefs from the Philadelphia...
Faces of Job Corps: Steve S.
Steve. graduated from Gary Job Corps in October 1985, he came to the Center in May 1983. Currently he is the General Manager for KAZI-FM Radio in Austin, Texas where he has been for 20 years. He came from Alexandria, Louisiana where he said that there was not much...
Faces of Job Corps: Wendy M.
Wendy was born in McAllen, Texas, but raised in Reynosa, Mexico. She moved to the United States in 1994, unable to speak or write English. She attended Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas, and was a vivacious learner. “Thanks to them,” she says, “I learned...
Faces of Job Corps: Alan G.
Faces of Job Corps: Alan G. Alan came to America from Juba City, Sudan in East Africa at the age of 16. He lived with an uncle in Kansas where he struggled to learn English in his first year of high school. Alan moved to Florida to live with his father before...
Faces of Job Corps: Marlina B.
Marlina B. came to Clearfield Job Corps in September of 2009 from Los Angeles, California. After hearing about Job Corps in High School, Marlina decided to apply for admission after researching the available training opportunities. Setting goals and joining several...