JOB CORPS Tatiana Tanks, former C.N.A. student, left on July 28, 2015 to attend the LPN Advanced Training Program at Blue Ridge Job Corps, in Marion, VA. Tatiana stated “Becoming an LPN is a step up from what I have always dreamed of. Every since I was little I’ve always wanted...
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Faces of Woodstock Job Corps: The Road Well Traveled
Security Spotlight Africa Speight: Way to work your Mac 12 My time at Woodstock was an adventure. I thought I was just coming to get a trade, but I obtained a lifetime of experiences. A big challenge was adapting to my environment and dealing with my attitude, but I...
Woodstock Celebrates Y2Y
Woodstock students and staff celebrated Y2Y 9/14-18/2015. Y2Y was a national initiative taken by all Job Corps Center to address issues of peer-to-peer violence and aggression. Woodstock held activities and events aimed towards raining awareness and educating...
CTS Corner
The Washington Metro Transportation Authority met with Woodstock's Grad-90 students and Career Transition Services staff to talk about employment opportunities with the company (especially Security Trade). Woodstock is looking forward to this partnership.
CTS Corner
Woodstock Job Corps Commencement: “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It”
On Monday, June 8, 2015 Woodstock held a commencement ceremony for the Class of 2015 at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium. A total of eighteen students walked across the stage. Following a beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by Woodstock...
Melwood Hires Woodstock Student
One of Woodstock Job Corps Center's very own is headed to work at Melwood. Kenneth Powell, a Painting student at Woodstock, was recently hired by Melwood. Kenneth will work as a Seasonal Landscape Worker and transitions out the end of March.
Woodstock: Former Student Daniel Oakes Is Just Warming Up
Daniel Oakes, a former Woodstock Security student, is now traveling all over fighting fires. Daniel first came to Woodstock from Virginia on December 1, 2009. He completed his Security trade and in October 2011 transferred to the Schenck Job Corps Civilian...
Woodstock Job Corps: Woodstock Graduate Lands Job at BG&E
On Friday, June 20, 2011 Garret Gross, a former Woodstock graduate and Electrical student, came back to Woodstock to lend a helping hand. Gross is the first of Woodstock’s graduates to be accepted into the BG&E training program and graciously spent his personal...
Woodstock: Landscape Students Assist Local YMCA With Garden
In recognition of Global Youth Service Day, Woodstock’s Landscape students took part in a project at the Dancel Family Center Y in Ellicott City. The project, coordinated by Mrs. Bush, BCL, began on Friday, April 15, 2011 and continued throughout the week of April 18....
Woodstock: Former Job Corps Student Turned Walmart Manager Speaks to Retail Sales Trade
On Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Nickey Murray, Personnel Manager at Walmart’s Bowie location visited Woodstock to speak to the Retail Sales, Data Entry and Security trade students. Murray, a former Job Corps student, first started at Walmart 16 years ago as a cashier...
Woodstock: Ravens Security Director Shares Story with Security Trade
On Tuesday, November 30, 2010 Darren Sanders, Director of Security for the Baltimore Ravens, visited the Security trade to speak to students about life, their future, how to stay focused and how to be successful. Sanders, 44, joined the Baltimore City Police...
Woodstock:BGE Utility Trainee Open House
On Thursday, November 11, 2010 Mrs. Bush, BCL, and Mrs. Wilton, Career Transition Coordinator, attended the BGE Utility Trainee Open House at the Arlington Training Center in Baltimore. The afternoon consisted of an overview of the BGE utility trainee positions and...
Woodstock: Students Honor Veterans During National Veterans Awareness Week
On November 10, 2010 Mrs. Bush, BCL, and a group of Woodstock students participated in Veterans National Awareness Week by visiting Loch Raven VA Community Living & Rehab Center in Baltimore. Students spent over two hours passing out donated care items and going...
Woodstock: St. Alphonsus Church Volunteer Tutors Visit Center
On Wednesday, November 3, 2010 eight members of Saint Alphonsus Church, located just a stones throw up the road from Woodstock, visited Center. The members, all interested in volunteering their time to help tutor students in reading and math, met with Mrs. Nixon,...
Faces of Job Corps: Jessica B.
Jessica B. is what we call a successful Job Corps graduate. Jessica graduated from Woodstock Job Corps Center in May 2008 with a Certification in Accounting Services. Jessica then went on to Advanced Training with TCU at Potomac Job Corps Center. She completed TCU in...
Woodstock Job Corps Center: Commitment 4 Change Camp
The week of July 7 –11, 2010 several Woodstock Job Corps Center Security Trade students set aside their vacation time to lend their skills to a worthwhile cause. Tyler Sirbaugh, Daniel Oaks, Shawn Braxton, Devon Leith and Bryan Delancey provided security services at...
Woodstock Job Corps Center: Brick Shop Guest Speaker
On Thursday, July 29, 2010 Woodstock’s Brick Masonry shop enjoyed a visit from a seasoned brick mason worker. Mike Byers, CEO/President of Masonry & Tile Contractors Inc. in Pikesville, came to Center to speak to the Brick students about working in the field, how...
Woodstock Job Corps Center: Sojourner-Douglass College Recruitment Session
On Friday, July 30, 2010 Sojourner-Douglass College was at Woodstock Job Corps Center to conduct three separate information sessions for students. The college is beginning what may soon become Woodstock’s premier college institution housed on site at the Woodstock...
Woodstock Job Corps Center: Mentoring Men for Success
Students for the Mentoring Men for Success Program went to Arundel Community College on June 28, 2010, for a business and dining etiquette class led by Chef Williams and Chef Lamont. Woodstock students learned about how to effectively use eye contact, proper dress...