Horizons Youth Services

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.