Calling all potential students ages 16 to 24! Did you know that you can train at Job Corps and live at home? You receive the same stipend and other benefits as students who are living on campus. Transportation is provided and you will soon have your own commuter...
New Student Leadership at Pinellas County Job Corps
You are looking at the new student leadership at Pinellas County Job Corps. This group of students is committed to being a voice for the students on campus and making positive changes. This Student Government Association plans to have more activities, especially to...
Pinellas County Job Corps Student Wins Essay Contest
Hats off to 18-year-old Simeon Kennedy for winning our essay contest at Pinellas County Job Corps. This contest kicks off a year-long celebration of 60 years of Job Corps. Kennedy, a Facilities Maintenance student, says he used to write poetry when he was...
Immediate Student Openings at Pinellas County Job Corps
It was student recruitment day for Pinellas County Job Corps as staff set up a booth at a very special event that hits our target audience of 16 to 24-year-olds. Visitors to the Lealman Honey & Arts Festival got to spin a wheel to win a prize at our table, where...
Pinellas County Students Run 5k Race
Preparation paid off for a group of Pinellas County Job Corps students who ran a 5k race in St. Petersburg over the weekend. They were part of the Couch to 5k Club on campus. For Nicholas Lamoreaux and Adrienne Delgado, it was their first official 5k event. “It was...
Awards Ceremony at Pinellas County Job Corps
At Pinellas County Job Corps, we value our students. One way we show this is by having awards ceremonies every month recognizing the top students in each of our trades as well as student leaders. Among the shout-outs today: Most outstanding CNA Arelis Santiago, CMAs...
Pinellas County Job Corps is Student-Focused
At Pinellas County Job Corps, we are student-focused. That’s why student input to our many committees is so vital. These committees meet monthly, from Food Service to Maintenance, Wellness, Safety, Social Development, Education & Training and Recreation. “I think...
Groundhog Job Shadow Day at Pinellas County Job Corps
It was Groundhog Job Shadow Day at Pinellas County Job Corps today. A big shout-out to the City of St. Petersburg and its amazing staff for welcoming students in our Electrical and Facilities Maintenance Trades on different tours of City Departments including...
Peace Walk by Pinellas County Job Corps Students
Students in the Youth2Youth Group at Pinellas County Job Corps took time to hand-make signs warning about the dangers of human trafficking. Then staff helped the students go on a Peace Walk in St. Petersburg, chanting “Stop Human Trafficking” and “Pinellas County Job...
Preventing Human Trafficking — Pinellas County Job Corps
Florida ranks third in the nation when it comes to human trafficking—a frightening statistic shared at a special assembly for Human Trafficking Prevention month at Pinellas County Job Corps. The assembly was organized by the campus’s Youth2Youth Group to promote...
Beach Cleanup by Pinellas County Job Corps Student Volunteers
Pinellas County is known for its beautiful beaches and, thanks to students and staff at Pinellas County Job Corps, St. Pete Beach is living up to its glistening reputation today. We teamed up with Keep Pinellas Beautiful for a beach clean-up over the chilly weekend....
Prospective Students Tour Pinellas County Job Corps Campus
A group of 13 prospective students and their families came to tour Pinellas County Job Corps today to learn about the trades and programs here. The tour included a visit to the electrical classroom as an example of hard trades and the group got to hear from Pharmacy...
Pinellas County Job Corps Students Give Generously
The need for blood of all types is urgent according to One Blood representative Lydia Wallace. And Pinellas County Job Corps students lined up to deliver today. Whenever we can get 30 donations, it can save 90 lives,” said Wallace. “We expect more than 100 donations...
St. Petersburg Police Officer Joins CRC for Pinellas County Job Corps
Look who joined our Community Relations Council at the Pinellas County Job Corps today! It’s officer Melissa La Ricci of the St. Petersburg Police Department. Our Safety, Security and Transportation Manager Jorge Diaz invited her to campus to talk about getting active...
Pinellas County Job Corps Students Paint Dorms
Students at Pinellas County Job Corps volunteered their efforts in a cheerful labor of love this weekend. The walls of the campus’s recreation center took on a bold new look as the students picked up paintbrushes and worked hard to make an eye-pleasing transformation....
Pinellas County Job Corps Students Showcase Talent
Fifteen incredibly gifted students from Pinellas County Job Corps spent more than 20 hours practicing before participating in a talent show in St. Petersburg. Student talents showcased ranged from fashion design to singing and instrumentals. This talent show was in...
Top Construction Firm Interested in Pinellas County Job Corps
Pinellas County Job Corps participated in a virtual planning meeting with one of the lead construction firms in the country today—Mortenson. Mortenson is a U.S. top 25 builder with plans to win work as the key builder for a new stadium in St. Petersburg. Job Corps...
Pinellas County Job Corps Students Enjoy Skating, Rock Climbing and More
Students at Pinellas County Job Corps got a chance to practice their moves on the ice at the Astro Skate Family Fun Center. These are the youth who elected to stay on campus over the holidays. Some of them were really good skaters! They also enjoyed rock climbing,...
Top Employer Comes to Pinellas County Job Corps
Ranked one of the top places to work, Power Design brought representatives to speak with students in the electrical and plumbing trades at Pinellas County Job Corps. This leading design build contractor works with developers and builders on complex projects all across...
Bonding Over Christmas Cookies at Pinellas County Job Corps
What better way to set the tone for the season than by decorating cookies? Students and staff at Pinellas County Job Corps bonded over decorating ugly sweater cookies and making gingerbread houses on campus today. Best of all, they got to eat their masterpieces!