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The North Texas News
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February 2008 Vol. 3, No. 1
NTJCC honors 34 January graduates
North Texas Job Corps Center honored Carollton, Texas, GED, Health Occupa- Arlington, Texas, arrived with HSD, Ware-
34 graduates during ceremonies Jan. 25 at tions; Maximillian Allen, Weatherford, house; Kidist Kiros, Dallas, Texas, arrived
the center. Graduation speaker was Eddie Texas, GED, Culinary Arts; Gary Archer, with HSD, Health Occupations; Michael
Williams, NTJCC director of administra- Arlington, Texas, High School Diploma Luckett, West Helena, Ariz., arrived with
tion. Student graduation speaker was (HSD), Building and Apartment Main- HSD, Culinary Arts; Tristan Marcus,
Alfonso Chavez, who encouraged students tenance; Heather Barnett, Dallas, Texas, Cedar Hill, Texas, GED, Plumbing; Robert
to embrace their futures with the eudcation arrived with HSD, Culinary Arts; George McIntyre Jr., Waxahachie, Texas, arrived
and knowledge they gained at Job Corps. Boardwell, Dallas, Texas, GED, Electrical; with HSD, Carpentry; John Paul Melone,
January graduates are Sarah Alexander, Kasandra Boyd, Saginaw, Texas, GED, Leonard, Texas, arrived with HSD, Ac-
Accounting; Amy Bradford, counting; Ronald Montalvo, Garland,
Belle Rose, La., GED, Busi- Texas, GED, Desktop Publishing; Andrian
ness Office Technology; O’Hara, Tyler, Texas, GED, Painting;
Alfonso Chavez, Bakersfield, Paul Osbourne, Arlington, Texas, GED,
Calif., GED, Desktop Pub- Plumbing; Jessica Morris, Hammond,
lishing; Deshawn Decuire, La., GED, Business Office Technology;
Dallas, Texas, GED, Building Jose Ramirez, Grand Prairie, Texas, GED,
and Apartment Maintenance; Business Office Technology; Jon Anthony
Lakyn Deville, Lake Charles, Rodriguez, Mesquite, Texas, HSD, Plumb-
La., HSD, Health Occupa- ing; Luis Rodriguez, Dallas, Texas, GED,
tions; Jennifer Ann Diaz, Health Occupations; Shannon Rovner,
Mesquite, Texas, arrived with Wills Point, Texas, GED, Business Office
Graduation student
HSD, Electrical; Tigist Fentie, Dallas, Technology; Dominic Ryland, Plano,
speaker Alfonso
Chavez urges Texas, arrived with HSD, Health Oc- Texas, GED, Security; Shalinda Saunders,
students to embrace cupations; Jonathan Hall, Seagoville, Duncanville, Texas, GED, Culinary Arts;
their futures, armed Texas, HSD, Desktop Publishing; Emily Skidmore, Cedar Hill, Texas, GED,
with the education Nikeah Hillery, Grand Prairie, Texas, Health Occupations; Daniel Villarreal,
they received at arrived with HSD, Health Occupa- Winnsboro, Texas, GED, Carpentry; and
Job Corps, during tions; Norma Jacobo, Nacogdoches, Pablo Villareal, Amarillo, Texas, GED,
January graduation Texas, arrived with HSD, Health Health Occupations.
ceremonies. Occupations; Saeed Ahmed Jama, Congratulations to our latest graduates.
Students get taste of work world with Job Shadow Day
Fifty-three NTJCC students were
paired with workplace mentors at nine
different organizations in the McKinney
area Feb. 1 to experience a day on the
job as part of the National Groundhog
Job Shadow Day.
NTJCC students visited the McKin-
ney Housing Authority, the City of
McKinney, the U.S. Army Recruitment
Center, the American Red Cross, the Job
Corps Outreach and Admissions offices
in North Dallas, South Dallas and Fort is a year-round program that enables Thank you to our participating
Worth, NTJCC and the Collin County students to explore potential career oppor- organizations, and to the many em-
Hispanic Center. tunities and get a first-hand look at what is ployees who served as mentors to our
The national Job Shadow program involved in various jobs. students during the event.
Ruby Tuesday’s offers WBL
The McKinney Ruby Tuesday’s, her paid WBL, she has been hired per-
part of a national restaurant chain, has manently at the restaurant and soon will
joined the ranks of more than 30 work- receive management training for the assis-
based learning sites for NTJCC students. tant manager position. Another student has
Culinary Arts student and SGA President been placed at Ruby Tuesday’s for WBL.
Heather Barnett, who graduated from Pictured are, left to right, Cari Montgomery,
NTJCC in January, was the first student to Heather’s WBL coordinator; Marchalee
be placed at Ruby Tuesday’s. During her White, BCL and WBL manager; Heather
WBL, Heather prepared meals and acted Barnett; Greg Peeler, manager of Ruby
as restaurant hostess. Since completing Tuesday’s; and Tatia Green, WBL
coordinator.
NTJCC begins union
cement mason program
NTJCC has begun enrolling students in its new union cement mason
program operated by the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons
International Association. OPCMIA instructor Jay Khalid has been meet-
ing with students to explain the program and setting up the shop area in
preparation for the start of the first session of the program.
The new union cement mason program has 20 slots and should take
NTJCC’s new instructor for the Operative Plasterers about a year to complete. Once students complete the program, they will
and Cement Masons International Association cement have five different certifications and will be qualified to move into union
mason program, Jay Khalid, second from left, meets with apprenticeship programs.
prospective students.
Consider this . . . Habitat Update
Volunteers from NTJCC put finishing
“When you choose your friends, don’t be touches on the exterior of the Habi-
short-changed by choosing personality tat for Humanity house being built
over character.” on center by the McKinney Habitat
W. Somerset Maugham Youth United, a coalition of NTJCC,
Habitat for Humanity and area youth.
The North Texas News is a The house is awaiting plumbing cer-
tification before final electrical work
quarterly newsletter that highlights
can be completed and the interior
the news and successes of students finished. More than 100 center stu-
and staff at NTJCC. dents and staff members have worked
Please send your comments, on the project, along with an equal
suggestions and submissions for The number of community volunteers
North Texas News to Margie Hisey at
hiseym@horizonsva.com. The North Texas Job Corps Center
1701 N. Church Street
The North Texas McKinney, TX 75069
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