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Northlands Writing Contest Winner

We are happy to announce a winner for our recent writing contest! Saphire A. Tucker-McCartney! The prompt was How do you overcome the challenges we are facing today? Saphire’s personal essay offers great insight into her frustrations with racism.  She shares her story...

NJCC’s August Student of the Weeks

Levi Gannon is our Student of the Week for August 2-8. Levi was about to start his training in the culinary trade when life as we know it was interrupted by COVID 19. After taking a respite during Spring Break and biking around Vermont, Levi has become a serious...

Northlands Student Life: Quarantine Style

As you can see from the pictures the students who are on Center since either the start of “Spring Break” or after Covid-19 testing and two weeks of quarantine are quite active. The “new normal” is for any activity that puts you in close proximity to another (less than...

Returning to Normal: Colchester Paintball

As the COVID quarantine slowly lifts, Northlands Recreation knew that our on Center students were feeling cooped up and needing to blow off some steam.  An activity that our students have always enjoyed is playing paintball at Colchester Paintball.  Knowing that COVID...

WE ARE – Northlands Huskies!

The Northlands Job Corps Center recently took a student poll to decide on our mascot.  We had been known as the Northlands Bulldogs, but felt it was time for a re-branding, a new identity.  The students took a vote during an assembly and we are now known as the...