March 22nd, 2013
Students and staff from the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps, worked on Saturday march 16th, at Jenny Wiley State Park, during their annual “Operation Clean Sweep”. Students and Staff spent the day, picking up trash around various sites at the lake, and out on boats along the shore line. The Perkins group collected over 150 [...]
During the week of March 12th, students from the Advanced Security trade at the Carl D Perkins Job Corps have been visiting Floyd County Head Start classrooms to give presentations as part of the schools “The world is a Rainbow” diversity program. Each student discussed their backgrounds and ethnic origins with Head Start students for [...]
March 22nd, 2013
Carl D Perkins Job Corps students 20 year old Joseph Gaines and 20 year old Ryan McKinnon get outstanding Work base Learning evaluation. Both students have been doing Work Base Learning (WBL) as part of their training in Carpentry. Carpentry instructor Brandon Conley, recommended the two students to begin WBL, due to their work ethic [...]
February 5th, 2013
Carl D Perkins shows how Job Corps “Works” Carl D. Perkins Job Corps student, 21 year old SPS student Ceara Forbes from Elgin South Carolina, lands Security job, with Time Warner Cable Inc, (contracted through Allied Barton) who is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and phone services in the United [...]
February 5th, 2013
On 1/31/2013, Carl D. Perkins held their quarterly CRC meeting, with showing of great support from the local community. With over 45 community members and employer partners as well as center staff in attendance. The meeting and luncheon setup was overseen by Chef Terry Marrs and his Culinary class and Mr. Jeff Tackett and his Hotel [...]
February 5th, 2013
Carl D. Perkins students got the opportunity to be involved once again, in the national “Job Shadow Day” on Friday February 1st, 2013, 75 students and several staff , were out in the community at local businesses shadowing employers in many different lines of work. Students had the opportunity to shadow, working in an office [...]
January 30th, 2013
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps student Adrian Rucker receives more than he could have hoped for, in the last year high school diploma, trade completion and a new path in life. 17 year old Perkins student Adrian Rucker, the youngest of three children began his journey traveling from Ft.Lauderdale Fl, One year ago at the [...]
January 30th, 2013
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps students and staff, attended the Martin Luther King Jr. day celebration program “A Dream within a Dream” was presented by Pastor Justin Preston from Blackman Chapel church from Clinchco, Virginia, and sponsored by the Big Sandy Community & Technical College Regional Office of cultural Diversity. Students and staff, were welcomed [...]
December 14th, 2012
On Wednesday December 12, 2012 Carl D.Perkins students headed out to Fitzpatrick baptist church to help load 150 chairs to be taken to the Community Action building in Prestonsburg, Ky. So the annual toy drive could happen for 150 area families. Early Thursday morning, Business Community Liaison and students from the Carl D. Perkins Job [...]
December 14th, 2012
We have our very own angel”, stated Al Gunter Director of the Prestonsburg Sr. Citizens. On Wednesday December12, 2012 the annual Sr. Citizens Christmas dinner was held at the center. The Perkins Job Corps has been a part of this dinner for many years now, assisting in the preparation of the food, and decorating [...]