Horizons Youth Services

Former SPS student thanks Carl D. Perkins for training, experiences

Former Security and Protective Services student Mary Ann Franz, 20, recently sent the following letter thanking Carl D. Perkins, and specifically Carl Wilson, for the training she received at CDPJCC. Franz, from Brandon, Fla., obtained more than 300 hours in work-based learning, working at different arenas and events. She also obtained certifications in CPR/first aid, handcuffing, OC pepper spray, baton training and self-defense as part of her SPS training. Franz trained at CDPJCC 311 days, graduating last December. Upon graduation, she returned to Florida to obtain employment and put her training to use.

Hi, Mr. Wilson,

I sure do still miss being in class and think about it often! I am doing good. I still currently work security for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Working there I have used everything you taught me in class and am very thankful for the training I received while in Job Corps. My supervisor tells me all the time I was hired because of my motivation and effort to learn and train for security on my own. So the training at Job Corps is definitely what helped get me the job. Security is so much fun, but hard work at the same time. I do everything from guarding money, carrying anywhere from $10 to $1,000,000 to different card tables, checking identification, breaking up fights, monitoring the club, catching people shoplifting, taking intoxicated people to a taxi, roving the floors in the hotel and casino, doing alarm checks and fire safety checks, just anything and everything you can think about. I am thinking about taking up a second job working at the Raymond James Stadium doing security part-time for all the games and events. I sure do use all of my training and remember daily all of the great times and opportunities I’ve gotten to experience in your class. I came there for security and left with a lifetime of experiences. Tell everyone I said hello!

Sincerely,
Mary Ann Franz

Mary Ann Franz is one more example that shows that Job Corps works.