Charleston Job Corps students job shadow throughout community

Talk about a busy Groundhog’s Day! Students from the Charleston Job Corps Center participated in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day on Feb. 2 by job-shadowing at the district office of Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, the West Virginia Equal Employment Office CASCI, West Virginia Career Transition Services, Thomas Memorial Hospital, and the West Virginia State Legislature. While visiting the Legislature, leadership students met with Sen. Chris Walters and Delegates Nancy Guthrie, Linda Phillips, Mike Pushkin, Sean Hornbuckle and Amanda Pasdon.

Student participants include Xenobia Brown, Katharine Durden, Tamara Evans, Jamie Guerrero, Brittany Kelsh, Morgan McClleland, Kiera Meekins, Maricela Perez, Angel Scott, Tearaha Smith Lane, Ahmir Cross, Laurance Miller Hicks, Cheryl Spence, John Fleming, Marchae Sterling, Teara Estep, Cassia Marino, Jeremy Kelly, Kenneth Phillips, Malcolm Gray, Aer’ion Mayfield, Brian Balbuen, Tashiana Nichols, and Trevor Fuhrman, under the direction of Tia Welch, Business Community Liaison.

National Groundhog Job Shadow Day is a national campaign that gives young people a new perspective on their studies through hands-on learning and a one-day mentoring experience.  Charleston Job Corps Center students look forward to this event and benefit by gaining valuable information, utilizing their trade skills, demonstrating leadership and employability skills, participating in business meetings, displaying professionalism and receiving professional mentoring. A special thanks to everyone that participated in this event.

Pictured left to right are Delegate Sean Hornbuckle, Kenneth Phillips, Tashiana Nichols, Delegate Jill Upson, Aer’ion Mayfield, Delegate Linda Phillips, Malcolm Gray and Delegate Amanda Pasdon.

Six more weeks of bad weather didn’t cast a shadow on a lifetime of learning for Perkins students

Even though the groundhog saw his shadow on Feb. 2, which, of course, means six more weeks of bad weather, that didn’t deter the students at the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center from casting a lasting impression on the staff at the Prestonsburg office of Congressman Hal Rogers. Perkins students Therasis Godfrey and Whitney Crew visited and shadowed Field Representative Adam Rice and Case Worker Tonya Owens, who talked with them about the day-to-day operations of the office and what their jobs entail. They also discussed on how the congressman represents the people of Kentucky and what each office does to get information back to the congressman. Rice and Owens also discussed some programs the congressman has implemented, such as the PRIDE program and Operation Unite.

Rice and Owens also discussed different career options for the two students, given the training they already have received, and reminded them that giving back to their community, helping others and having a positive attitude are just as important as their education.

Godfrey, 22, of Sebring, FL, is currently in the Security & Protective Services program and working at the Floyd County Detention Center four days a week as part of the center leisure time learning program. Crew, 20, from Nancy, KY, is enrolled in the Office Administration career technical training program, focusing on Cyber Security, and has completed the Security & Protective Services

training program.

Pictured left to right are Adam Rice, field representative for Eastern Kentucky, Therasis Godfrey, Whitney Crew, and Tonya Owens, case worker for Rogers' eastern Kentucky office.

MJCC students start saving for the future!

The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center thanks Woodforest Bank for continuously reaching out to educate and assist our students with financial education and banking services. Recently, nine students opened their first checking account with Woodforest Bank. Woodforest and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recognize the importance of financial education, particularly for those with little or no banking experience. Bank representatives Jamie Braem, Lindsay Williams and Nicholas Pear came to the center to assist the students with their first banking experience. Thanks Woodforest for being a part of the many ‘firsts’ for our students!