Posts Tagged ‘Exeter Job Corps Academy’

EJCA students welcomed nationally recognized Dr. Cornelius O. “Skip” Granai III, Director of the Program of Women’s Oncology, RI’s largest focused cancer program dedicated to women. Dr. Grania is the Vice President of the Network and Women’s Center at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, RI. He has been voted one of “Rhode Island’s Top [...]

EJCA female students started their Women’s month celebration with great speakers and role models.  On March 9th, Catalina Martinez, a strategic member of nationally recognized marine oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard locator of the Titanic. She is an inspirational women’s speaker who overcame many cultural and gender challenges to complete her education, work in a non-traditional [...]

EJCA Manufacturing and Construction students participated in a Ground Hog Job Shadow event during February with the Rhode Island Army National Guard at Camp Fogarty.  Students were given a guided tour of the Mechanic Shop, the Humvee fleet, heavy equipment and motored vehicles. Soldiers answered the students technical questions and reviewed detailed facts about the machinery. [...]

EJCA hosted Mr. Gerry Fernandez on February 23rd at our own Culinary Cafe.  Mr. Fernandez was able to enjoy the culinary selection prepared for him before meeting with all Culinary Arts and Hospitality students. He commended our students on their recent ProStart win and was quiteimpressed with the quality and service in the Culinary Cafe. He is [...]

EJCA welcomed Elizabeth Connallon, a guest speaker from the Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island on March 1st. Close to 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year. EJCA Health and GED students participated in many activities that allowed students to experience how a person with a brain injury feels. Students were educated [...]

On February 16th EJCA Culinary Arts students participated in the first annual Rhode Island ProStart Culinary Competition at the Radisson Providence Airport Hotel. Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian welcomed all the Culinary competitors to the competition and wished them all good luck. EJCA sent four teams to the competition and all four teams placed. Students were evaluated [...]

EJCA students and staff again partnered with Domestic Violence Center of South County [DVRCSC] to bring the nationally recognized anti-bullying initiative Rachel’s Challenge message to all students.  EJCA was a pilot site in 2011 for introducing Rachel’s message to young adults. The pilot program was so successful that the DVRCSC replicated it with South County public [...]

On February 2nd and 9th, EJCA students volunteered their time to assist the RI homeless population. Students were cooking and serving meals, sorting clothing donations, organizing hygiene products, socializing with clients, revamping bulletin boards as well as arts and crafts projects at the Bristol Good Neighbor Soup Kitchen. One of our students commented that “these people all [...]

EJCA recently developed a partnership with Newport Biodiesel and is reycyling the center’s cooking oil into clean burning biodiesel to heat homes and power vehicles throughout Rhode Island. Biodiesel is a renewal, non-toxic locally produced fuel that can be used in any diesel engine or oil furnace. By participating in this program EJCA will help [...]

EJCA students and staff were gearing up for the Superbowl challenge on Sunday February 5th with a Football Jersey Day. Everyone was encouraged to wear their most prized Football jersey and represent their favorite team. Some of the staff and students with multiple favorites were very generous and shared their inventory with non-football fanatics. There [...]