Horizons Youth Services

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.