2012 was a very good year for the partnership between the Penobscot Job Corps Academy and the Bangor Chapter of the American Red Cross. Six blood drives were held on the PJCA campus and the goal for the year was 322 units. Becky MacManus, Donor Recruitment...
A Thanksgiving tradition continues at Penobscot…pt.2
A Thanksgiving tradition continues at Penobscot
11/21/12. A long standing tradition continued at the Penobscot Job Corps Academy today as staff served students a traditional Thanksgiving meal during both lunches. Early Christmas carols could be heard on the serving line as staff served up roasted turkey &...
“Team Drown” supports Penobscot Reading & Math instructor
Penobscot Job Corps Academy Math and Reading instructor Tim Drown has multiple sclerosis. This past Saturday, September 29th, ten PJCA students, teaching colleague Emily Cyr, Tim’s wife and daughter's joined together in support as members of “Team Drown!” The 5K...
Team EMDC / PJCA Runs, Walks, Cheers and Zumbas For the Cure!
On Sunday September 16, 2012, 42 members of the Penobscot Job Corps Academy community raced, walked and cheered as part of a group of 4,500 who participated in the 16th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on the Bangor, Maine waterfront. Top finisher for PJCA was...
Penobscot HBI students lay foundation for VIP tent
Hi, my name is Emily Watson and I am a Home Builders Institute (HBI) student. On the date of August 14th 2012, our instructor, Mark Martin assigned HBI a task for the American Folk Festival (AFF) that is held in Bangor, Maine the weekend of August 24-26, 2012. He told...
Penobscot “continues” to give the “Gift of Life!”
On Thursday, August 16, 2012 the Penobscot Job Corps Academy (PJCA) held its fourth blood drive of the year at the PJCA campus. Rebecca MacManus of the American Red Cross Blood Services reported that there were 84 presenting donors, which resulted in 63 units of blood...
Penobscot Culinary Students hit “another” Homerun at the Senior League World Series!!
The week of August 10 – 18, 2012, marked the eighth year in a row that the Penobscot Job Corps Academy (PJCA) Culinary Arts department has provided catering services for the Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine. The Senior League World Series features ten teams...
Penobscot Welders Go To The Theatre
8/6/12 Fourteen welders from the Penobscot Job Corps Academy (PJCA) passed their theatrical debut at the Penobscot Theatre (PT) in Bangor this past Monday. In 73 minutes over 100 old theatre seats were disassembled and brought down from the balcony to an outside...
Penobscot Women answer the call for Habitat for Humanity!!
5/12/12 CTS Manager Heather Babcock and eight PJCA female students participated in a Habitat for Humanity ground clearing project in Hampden. The Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor seeks to eliminate poverty housing in the Greater Bangor Area by building decent,...
Team Penobscot assists in Brewer Stream Cleanup Project
5/12/12 For the fourth year in a row members of the Penobscot Job Corps Academy community participated in the City of Brewer Stream Cleanup project. Nine crews totaling about 150 volunteers, including AISO Ron Drake and seven PJCA students fanned out in Brewer,...
Penobscot GYSD pt.5
Orono Parks & Recreation / Ice Cream Social
Penobscot GYSD pt.4
Brewer Housing Authority and City of Brewer Storm Drain Project
Penobscot GYSD pt.3
Lura Hoit Pool- Hampden / Bangor Sports Complex
Penobscot “mobilizes” 127 students and staff to participate in Global Youth Service Day!!
Bangor Housing Authority 4/20/12 Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual campaign that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and youth who improve their communities each day of the year through service and service-learning. Established in 1988,...
Culinary Arts student Sean Austin enters Advanced Training
EJCA Culinary Arts student Sean Austin has been accepted to the Advanced Baking and Pastry program at Penobscot Job Corps Center in Bangor, ME. Sean was a very active student and participated in Leadership programming, SGA, community service and catering events. Sean...
Penobscot students bring home the GOLD pt.3
Penobscot students bring home the GOLD pt.2
Penobscot students bring home the GOLD!!
On 3/16/12 the Penobscot Job Corps Academy (PJCA) celebrated its 22nd year as a participant in the Maine SkillsUSA competitions and it’s 16th year as one of three local educational institutions (Eastern Maine Community College and the United Technology Center)...
Penobscot staff serve student “Cabin Fever Reliever” luncheon
On Friday, March 9, 2012 the Penobscot Dining Commons staff sponsored a student “Cabin Fever Reliever” lunch time special. The menu included Snow Melting BBQ Pork Ribs, Spring Ahead Chicken Breast, Bright & Sunny Rice Pilaf, Warm Breeze Vegetable, Gulf Stream...