JOB CORPS Everyone at the Joliet Job Corps Center enjoys celebrating with food. So on Wednesday, the Food Service Department hosted the Center’s annual Christmas Luncheon. Like the Thanksgiving event, the meal received rave reviews from both students and staff. “I wanted to...
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Food Feud: Week Four
Who will win the Food Feud? It looks like it will be either the Center Director Team or the team from Finance and Administration. But there’s still time for an upset by Social Development or Education and Training. From Nov. 16 until Dec. 14, the Center’s four...
Toys for Tots Registration
For children, there’s nothing like a shiny new toy for Christmas -- every parent knows that. And the staff at the Joliet Job Corps Center wanted to make sure that the students who are parents had toys to give their children. So on Dec. 4, Social Development Direc-tor...
Holiday Threads and Treats
Everyone likes to have something new to wear for Christmas. So on Wednesday afternoon, Counselors Patricia Alberty and Debra Williams held “Holiday Threads and Treats.” It was a way for the female students to get something sharp to wear -- and to get it for free....
The Student Government Association Bake Sale: A Y2Y Project
In September, Job Corps Student Ambassadors across the country officially began the Y2Y campaign to help prevent violence among young people. And the Joliet Job Corps Center was no exception. The students have been committed to promoting peaceful behavior on a daily...
The Salvation Army and the Joliet Job Corps Center
The Joliet Job Corps Center has a new Work-Based Learning Partner: The Salvation Army of Joliet and Will County. Office Administration and Security students soon will be working at the organization’s community center, 300 Third Ave., Joliet. The Office Administration...
The Food Feud: A Good Fight
The Food Feud continues at the Joliet Job Corps Center! From Nov. 16 until Dec. 14, the Center’s four departments are competing weekly to see which one can collect the most non-perishable food to be donated to the Forest Park Community Center’s food pantry. In the...
Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Apprenticeship Round Table
Congresswoman Robin Kelly realizes that when many people search for work in Northern Illinois, they look toward Chicago. But the South Side and South Suburbs have plenty to offer too, she said. Just before Thanksgiving, Kelly held a business round table meeting at the...
The 12 Days of Christmas at the Joliet Job Corps Center
The holidays are here. On Monday, the Social Development Department kicked off Christmas Around the World and the 12 Days of Christmas Celebration. To begin the tree lighting ceremony, Ms. Claus, perhaps better known as student Elia Kernell, sang “Silent Night” in...
November Game Night is a Real Winner
It’s gaming, with a twist. The Student Government Association recently started a new tradition at the Joliet Job Corps Center: Game Night. Held once a month, it’s not only fun, it’s a new way to learn. Game Night was designed to assist students with their math,...
The Thanksgiving Lunch at the Joliet Job Corps Center
A little more than a week before the actual holiday, students and staff gathered in the cafeteria for the Joliet Job Corps Center’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon. It was quite a spread: fried chicken, collard greens, macaroni and cheese and banana pud “Other than...
Food Feud: A Fun Food Drive for the Forest Park Community Center
The Food Feud is on. From Nov. 16 until Dec. 14, the four departments of the Joliet Job Corps Center will be competing to see which one can gather the most canned goods and non-perishable food to give to Joliet’s Forest Park Community Center. It’s a fight, but it’s...
College Bound
With the help of Antione Edwards of Joliet Junior College, Joliet Job Corps Center students learned more this week about the transition to college life. Mr. Edwards is an Illinois State alum and a longtime friend of the Center. He is the Outreach and Retention...
Success Story: Former Student William Lawrence Returns to the Joliet Job Corps Center to Join Staff
William Lawrence is the newest team member at the Joliet Job Corps Center. He joined the Career Preparation Department on Monday, taking the position of CPP Advisor. Mr. Lawrence earned his high school diploma at Thornridge High School in Dolton, Illinois. Although he...
Welcome to the Joliet Job Corps Center, New Students
Not long after Donald Jones arrived at the Joliet Job Corps Center, he had an idea. He was walking through the Center and noticed a group of new students who had just arrived. He remembered his own first day, and the things people told him. “People told me good and...
Bright Lives, Bright Futures: Joliet Job Corps Center Students Graduate from the Program
Students learn many lessons at the Joliet Job Corps Center. But out of all of them, perseverance is perhaps the most important one, said Lisa Bowman, valedictorian of the recent graduating class. “At times, giving up seemed like the easiest thing to do,” said the...
Congratulations, Marquell Denton
Joliet Job Corps Center student Marquell Denton has completed Cement Masonry and is moving on. On Oct. 27, the Aurora, Illinois, native traveled to St. Paul, Minnesota, and the Hubert Humphrey Job Corps Center. Marquell plans to continue his Job Corps journey by...
Red Ribbon Week at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Joliet Job Corps Center students recently heard the tragic story of Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent who was based in Mexico 30 years ago. While trying to educate young people about the dangers of drugs, Enrique was tortured and killed in 1985...
Why Fight?
In honor of Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence Awareness Months and all those who have battled to save their lives, the CPP staff posed a questions to the 63 graduates: What will you fight for? In an environment where effective communication can be replaced with...
Saluting Veterans
Thank you for your service. The Joliet Job Corps Center’s students and staff honored the nation’s military Wednesday during a Veterans Day assembly. Led by Sarah Grills, Security students presented the colors, and Career Development Manager Josh Collier and student...