Montgomery Job Corps Center

Several Montgomery Job  Corp students got the opportunity to meet  and take a picture with Phil Griffin who is the President of MSNBC . This meeting took place during the Selma to Montgomery March commemorating Bloody Sunday.

Montgomery Job Corps students meet with Congresswoman Martha Roby On February 21,2012 several students from the Montgomery Job Corps Center had the opportunity to meet with Congresswoman Martha Roby. this was a very delightful meeting and our students were able to briefly tell Congresswoman Roby that Job Corps works. The Congresswoman encouraged our students to follow [...]

Montgomery Job Corps students recently participated in the United Way’s NFL Play 60 event.  In October 2007, the NFL launched NFL PLAY 60, a national youth health and fitness campaign focused on increasing the wellness of young fans by encouraging them to be active for at least 60 minutes a day.Designed to tackle childhood obesity, [...]

Montgomery Job Corps Oratory Dec.2011

The Academic Olympics competition was held in Frenchburg Kentucky and was an exciting and fun-filled event for our students. The competition featured questions from GED competency materials and covered language arts, science, mathematics, spelling, and current events.  Each team consisted of five competitors and an alternate.  A total of 36 teams competed in district competitions [...]

The Summer Commencement Ceremony for the Montgomery Job Corps Center was filled with excitement and joy as more than 120 graduates walked across the stage to receive their diplomas.The Speaker for this occasion was Corporal Daryl Easterling of the Montgomery Police Department. Both students and staff gave Corporal a standing ovation because of his positive [...]

The Montgomery Job Corps Center recently hired Mr. Matthew Daniels as a Maintenance Tech. Both Staff and students were elated to see Matthew back on the center, but in a professional capacity. During Matthews tenure as a student Matthew would on numerous occasions go above and beyond what he was asked to do, in addition [...]

On June 13th through the 16th from 9am to 3pm , twelve  students from Montgomery Job Corps and the Boy Scouts from Troop 307 from Aldersgate United Methodist Church teamed up with Christopher Allen to work on his Eagle Scout Project. Christopher’s project is named “Giving Back to My School”. Christopher attends Floyd Middle Magnet [...]

On June 16, 2011, Safety Officer Earlethia Atchison accompanied several students on a tour of local weather station channel 12 (WSFA-TV). Meteorologist and storm team reporter, Josh Johnson, conducted the tour. The purpose of this tour was to educate the students on how tornadoes, hurricanes, and other universal elements are formed. In addition, the students learned about [...]

The staff and students of the Montgomery Job Corps Center celebrated their Grounghog Job Shadow Day Activities on January 28th, 2011. MJCC’s on site Job Shadow Day began on January 28th, 2011. This day provided an opportunity for our students to get an up-close look at how the skills they are learning daily are utilized within the workplace. This activity also gave our students an opportunity to see the technical aspect of our jobs. It also allowed our students to see and understand the more methodological and educational aspect of our jobs. Students were assigned to each employee to work in their position for the day. Each instructor forwarded their recommended Shadow for their class and assisted them with preparations. Each instructor stressed to the shadows the importance of preparing themselves for great careers.
Groundhog Job Shadow Day had a multitude of benefits for MJCCand its community. It demonstrated the connection between academics and careers. It also fostereds partnerships between MJCC and businesses that enhanced the educational experience of all students. Most importantly, Job Shadow Day introduced students to the requirements of professions to help them prepare to join the workforce, and encouraged an ongoing relationship between its young people and caring adults.