Student Recognition

Earth Day Every Day Recognition

The National Office of Job Corps generated excitement and participation in its Earth Day Every Day campaign by recognizing the student bodies that displayed outstanding leadership in various initiatives such as recycling, and energy and water reduction.

Demand-Side Management Recognition

Two rounds of Demand-Side Management evaluations recognized the student bodies at two centers from each of Job Corps' six regions for their extraordinary efforts in recycling, reducing waste, cutting back on water and energy usage, green training projects, and promoting an energy-efficient center culture. For example, students at the Iroquois Job Corps Center in New York implemented initiatives to save approximately 368,000 gallons of water per year by replacing showerheads and toilets with water-saving devices and cutting electricity costs by installing energy-efficient light bulbs.

Boston Region Recognition:

Round 1:

Iroquois Job Corps Center student body
Ramey Job Corps Center student body

Round 2:

Arecibo Job Corps Center student body
Barranquitas Job Corps Center student body

Philadelphia Region Recognition:

Round 1:

Keystone Job Corps Center student body
Woodland Job Corps Center student body

Round 2:

Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center student body
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center student body

Atlanta Region Recognition:

Round 1:

Finch-Henry Job Corps Center student body
Gadsden Job Corps Center student body

Round 2:

Brunswick Job Corps Center student body
Homestead Job Corps Center student body

Dallas Region Recognition:

Round 1:

North Texas Job Corps Center student body
Tulsa Job Corps Center student body

Round 2:

Carville Job Corps Center student body
Gary Job Corps Center student body

Chicago Region Recognition:

Round 1:

Dayton Job Corps Center student body
Denison Job Corps Center student body

Round 2:

Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center student body
St. Louis Job Corps Center student body

San Francisco Region Recognition:

Round 1:

Alaska Job Corps Center student body
Sacramento Job Corps Center student body

Round 2:

Los Angeles Job Corps Center student body
San Diego Job Corps Center student body

Center Recognition

The student body of one Job Corps center per region was recognized by the National Office for its dedication to energy efficiency via efforts such as recycling programs, creation of student-led green committees, and the replacement of older, inefficient appliances with new energy saving models.

Students from the Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center established a permanent center committee, the BIONIC (Believe It Or Not I Care) Green Team, composed of students and staff members, to address ways the center can increase its sustainability. Students coordinated the installation of systems to reduce the use of paper by purchasing software to convert faxes directly to e-mail and digitally store documents. They also created and held competitions among the center's dormitories to determine which dorm used the least amount of energy per month. Through these efforts, the center reduced its energy usage by 7.81 percent and saved approximately $8,000.

National Earth Day Every Day Celebration

At a ceremony in Washington, DC, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis recognized the students of the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center for their work in energy conservation, water conservation, installation of energy-efficient materials, Earth Day Every Day proposals, and green career technical student training projects. Eight students from the center traveled to Washington, D.C., to represent Muhlenberg's student body.