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RED ROCK JOB CORPS CENTER, LOPEZ, PA
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Staff ‘Grins and Bears It’ for Kiwanis Club
Center staff and a couple of friends took the plunge last
Saturday for the Sullivan County Kiwanis Club raising
approximately $1,300.
The polar bear plungers for another year jumped into
the frigid cold Elk Lake at Camp Brule during the Club’s
annual Winterfest event, which benefits children’s programming in Sullivan County.
Records Manager Stacey Brown, who plunged for the
first time, said, “It wasn’t that bad. My toes were about
to fall off, but overall, it was great.”
Stacey, Maintenance Manager Sandra Jones and CTR 1
Instructor Tom Moravinski were the rookie plungers,
along with two of Stacey’s friends, Amanda Anderson
and Maria Sherwood.
Veteran plungers who took a frozen dip were CD Kelly
King, DCD Matt Gale, F&A Director Jeannie Kapler and
IT Manager Gary Hetsko.
The temperature this year was about 15 degrees with a
wind chill factor making the temp much, much lower.
The ice, which is cut for the plunge the day before, had
to be recut because the lake froze again overnight.
A big applause for all your courage, and thanks to all
who purchased tee-shirts for dress down days.
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
MANAGEMENT VACANCIES
Polar Bear
Plunge
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Blood Drive
Information
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Black History
Month: Singing
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GHJSD in
Congressional
Office
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Love Your
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Employee of
the Month
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Family Fables
Some of the Center’s Kiwanis Club Wintertfest Polar Bear plungers,
from left, CTR 1 Instructor Tom Moravinski, DCD Matt Gale, IT Manager
Gary Hetsko, F&A Director Jeannie Kapler, Maintenance Manager Sandra Jones and CD Kelly King. Also, thank you to students, Matt Hanna,
Jose Gomez, Cierra Dauberman, Troy Wheland, Charles Yeagy and Josh
Milanovich, and staff members Brent Fedder and Kelsey Bonham for
assisting with the event set-up with other community volunteers.
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Red Rock: Center Shift Manager, Academic Instructor, Accountant, Counselor, Career Transition
Specialist, TEAP/Programs Specialist, Residential Coordinator, Peer Leadership Coordinator, Safety and
Security Coordinator, RA, Administrative Assistant, Driver/Maintenance, Food Service Assistant
Delaware Valley: Wellness Manager
Gadsden: Recreation Coordinator
Glenmont: Social Development Director, Wellness Manager, RN
Joliet: BCL, Dorm Supervisor, Wellness Manager
Kittrell: Purchasing Agent, Recreation Specialist
Little Rock: Academic Instructor, LPN, Recreation Specialist (PT), CTR Coordinator
(temporary)
Shriver: Dorm Supervisor
Treasure Island: WBL Advisor, Academic Instructor, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Safety and Security
EMT
Woodstock: CTT Manager, Counselor, Maintenance Supervisor, Recreation Specialist
Woodland: Wellness Manager
Adams and Assoc. Corporate Vacancies: Corporate Staff and Training Manager, Columbia, MD; Corporate Education and Training Manager, Worcester, MA; Corporate Technical Assistance Manager—
Student Management, Columbia, MD or Worcester, MA—
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Take that Plunge!
Records Manager Stacey Brown, at far right, along with friends,
Amanda Anderson and Maria Sherwood donned Valentine’s Day
costumes for their jump.
CTR 1 instructor, Tom Moravinski, and Maintenance Manager Sandra
Jones were the first of the Center’s team to brave the chill. Way to go
guys!
At right, students
Jose Gomez, left,
and Troy Wheland
get ready to place
blocks of ice while
making the ice
slide .
Our Red Rock crew who braved the bitter temps on the day before to help the
Kiwanis Club with the set up, from left are, Cub Junction Supervisor Kelsey Bonham, students, Troy Wheland, Josh Milanovich, Cierra Dauberman, Jose Gomez,
Matt Hanna, Charles Yeagy, and GED Instructor Brent Fedder. With them is
Kiwanis Club member John McCarty, who coordinates the Winterfest set up.
Singing Their Favorites Tunes
At left, SDD John Hightower sings a Stevie Wonder
song during the SDD assembly on Thursday. At
right, John Cobia, Buchanan Dorm Cooridnator does
the same, with SGA officer
Jordan Quarles. (SEE NEXT
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THE
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American Red Cross
Blood Drive
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015
Please contact
The Wellness Dept.
For an appointment
x1880270
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Staff and Students Celebrate by
singing music of Stevie Wonder
and Tina Turner.
Stevland Hardaway Morris (born May 13, 1950, as Stevland Hardaway Judkins),
known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he has become
one of the most creative and loved musical performers of the late 20th century.
Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11and continues to perform and record for Motown as of the early 2010s. He has been blind since shortly
after birth.
He has recorded more than 30 U.S. top ten hits and received 25 Grammy Awards,
the most ever awarded to a male solo artist, and has sold over 100 million albums
and singles, making him one of the top 60 best-selling music artists. Wonder is also
noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to
make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States. In 2009,
Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace.
Malcolm Watts and Ebony Dozier take the
mic for a Stevie Wonder song. With them are
SGA officers, Matt Hanna and Taylor Ferguson; Buchanan Dorm Coordinator John Cobia
and SDD John Hightower.
Anna Mae Bullock (born November 26, 1939), known by her stage name Tina Turner,
is a singer, dancer, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a
century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. Born and raised
in the Southeastern United States, she is now a Swiss citizen.
She began her musical career in the mid-1950s as a featured singer with Ike Turner's
Kings of Rhythm, first recording in 1958 under the name "Little Ann.” Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in 1960 as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner
Revue. Success followed with a string of notable hits credited to the duo, including
"A Fool in Love," "River Deep – Mountain High" (1966), "Proud Mary" (1971) and
"Nutbush City Limits" (1973), a song which she herself wrote. In her autobiography,
“I, Tina,” she revealed several instances of severe domestic abuse against her by Ike
Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. Raised as a Baptist,
she melded her faith with Buddhism in 1971, crediting the religion and its spiritual
chant of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for helping her to endure during difficult times.
After her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career through live performances.
In the early 1980s, she launched a comeback with another string of hits, starting in
1983 with the single "Let's Stay Together," followed by the 1984 release of her fifth
solo album Private Dancer which became a worldwide success. "What's Love Got to
Faith Bubi, left, and Ebony Dozier emulated Tina
Do with It," the most successful single from the album, was later used as the title of
Turner’s stage moves yesterday.
a loosely-based biographical film adapted from her autobiography. In addition to her
musical career, Turner has also experienced success in films, including a role in the
1975 rock musical, “Tommy,” and a starring role in the 1985 Mel Gibson blockbuster film, “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” as
well as a cameo role in the 1993 film, “Last Action Hero.” One of the world's most popular entertainers, she has also been referred
to as The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. copies worldwide“Tina! 50th Anniversary Tour.” Turner's tour became one of the highest selling
ticketed shows of 2008–2009. Rolling Stone ranked her no. 63 on their 100 greatest artists of all time. In 1991, she was inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Learning About Jobs in the
Congressional Office
Office Administration student
Hayden Galantine (left), shaking
hands with Matt Hutchinson ,
District Representative in
Congressman Tom Marino’s
Williamsport Office, completed a
Ground Hog Job Shadow Day
there on Thursday.
Hayden said that he found the
computer information system used very interesting and it
made communication easier with other federal agencies
regarding constituent questions and commentary.
He added that a lot of the job is “customer service”
oriented as well as scheduling.
In addition to learning about Hutchinson’s job, Hayden also
spent time with Jacque Bell, Constituent Services Manager.
Auto Collision
Helps with Theater
Love Your Pet Day
To commemorate national, “Love Your Pet Day,” the F&A Department hosted
a photo board in the cafeteria lobby for staff and students to show off pictures
of their pets. If you wish to include your pets, bring in a picture or two to be
displayed.
A Big Shout Out and thank you to Maintenance WBL
students, Mike Wilson and Rasheed Felder of Carpentry,
who along with Maintenance Manager Sandra Jones shoveled the Center walkways for most of the day on Friday.
Jones said that the guys stayed with her all day and never
once complained about the bitter, bitter cold.
Way to go all and THANKS!
THE
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FACTS
Auto Collision Repair student Chris
Winfield works at darkening one of the
windows in the art building. Chris and
fellow student, Walter Carrington,
darkened the windows so that movies can
be seen in the newly located mini theater
that used to be in the Recreation Hall.
Instructor Brandon Savage said the
experience with the darkening is relevant
to their collision repair trade.
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Employee of the Month
RED ROCK JOB CORPS CENTER
Red Rock Job Corps Center is located in
the beautiful, “Endless Mountains” region
of Northeast, PA. Red Rock is in close
proximity to the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
area, and 120 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
Located next to Rickett’s Glen State
Park, Red Rock is located at the top of
Red Rock Mountain, 2,449 feet above sea
level. Once a base used by the United
States Air Force, outdoor life at Red
Rock is abundant.
In addition to offering students the
opportunity to get an online high school
equivalency diploma or GED, Red Rock
offers the following vocations:
Congratulations to Center property officer Andrea Meek, who
was named Employee of the Month for January during the
recent Programs Meeting.
Andrea has been with the Center for 11 years, and has served
as property officer for the last five. She is a member of the
Finance and Administration Department.
ADAMS INTEGRITY HOTLINE
Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST, except holidays.
You do not need to leave your name or telephone number.
Provide as much detail as possible regarding your concern,
including specific instance of the problem.
You must provide the name of the Job Corps center, and area
of concern.
www.adamsintegrityhotline.com
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone: 888-288-1181 x101
FAX: 888-316-8438
Home Builders’ Institute trades:
 Carpentry
 Electrical
 Plumbing
Others:
 Auto Technology
 Auto Collision Repair
 Hotel and Hospitality
 Office Administration
Red Rock Job Corps Center
PO Box 218, Route 487 North
Lopez, PA 18628
Phone: (570) 477-2221
FAX: (570) 477-3046
Email: [email protected]
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RED ROCK TAKES THE PLUNGE!
Red Rock had seven brave staff who participated last Saturday in the
Kiwanis Club of Sullivan County’s annual Polar Bear Plunge, raising
$1,300 for children’s programming. Pictured below are those crazy enough
to jump into frigid Elk Lake in northeastern Pennsylvania, including CTR
Instructor Tom “Vanilla Ice” Moravinski, Deputy Center Director Matt
“Weekend Update” Gale, IT Manager Gary “Super Ice Destroyer Mark
IV” Hetsko, F&A Director Jeannie “Ice Princess” Kapler, IT
Maintenance Manager Sandra “Elsa” Jones and Center Director Kelly
“It’s Good to Be The” King, as well as Records Manager Stacey “Olaf”
Brown coming out of the lake. Several Red Rock students helped Kiwanis
members set up for the annual event, but were smart enough not to
participate in the plunge!
February 20, 2015
Da (Polar) Berz!!!
Arevelo’s Excellent
Enlistment
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NEW ILLINOIS ENLISTEE
Recent Joliet graduate Alvaro Arevelo, despite starting in November a
management position in Chicago making more than $15 an hour, decided to
pursue a dream he and his Security/MILCAP Instructor Charles Betts had
envisioned in Job Corps, enlistment in the U.S. Army. Last week, the Joliet
Center welcomed Mr. Arevelo back, along with U.S. Army recruiters
Sergeant Scott and Sergeant Perez (pictured below) for a signing
ceremony. In front of the entire student body, Mr. Arevelo was given a
$10,000 signing bonus to join the U.S. Army’s Airborne Ranger program!
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