JobCorps Life

One day one of the students from the group I came in with came-up to me and told me she passed her second drug test. (In the initial few weeks, we all had to take a piss test and anyone who failed it were restricted to staying on-center for 45 days. We were all told failing the test a second time would get us termed.) Unlike a different student who she claimed had HIGHER test results than the last time. So if what she claimed is true, I've had two students from my group get termed.

Meanwhile, the A+, Computer Repair, teacher was fired. Supposedly they already have a new teacher lined-up, but haven't gotten him into the classroom yet. When he is in there, he'll have to clear the students who have completed out-of-there and then take the four people ahead of me on the waiting list.

Also, instead of letting me continue work-based learning (everyone has to complete a certain number of hours before they leave to things like maintaining this place), I've been placed in my second-choice vocation of culinary. The shortest time anyone's completed the culinary program is 9 months. I'm wondering how to beat that so I can try to pull-off being a chef and have various computer certifications by the time I leave the program.

Unfortunately I've heard the Shriver Center has a waiting list that won't be free till August so I can't just ask to be transferred to their center and do their computer training program.

After I get various things settled locally, I just might do research about the JobCorps programs in other regions of the country and ask if I can transfer if the wait here takes months instead of weeks.

Death of a Student

This could have been inserted to the previous entry, but I felt it should be posted separately. 

Tuesday was the first of culinary class for me and the first day started with the news that one of our classmates had committed suicide over the weekend. 

So this week has been partially devoted to seeing my classmates (and instructor) write good-bye messages on a chef's coat and a memorial pear tree have messages written on pieces of paper that were hung on it.