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Monday, December 16, 2019
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One of the best kept secrets that the government offers to its citizens is actually a free education for in-demand trades. The United States Department of Labor Education and Training Administration (ETA) covers a wide range of employment issues, with its Office of Job Corps being the largest nationwide residential career training program in the country. The first director of the program modeled it after the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which was part of the famous New Deal created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Building on the success of those programs, Job Corps began in 1964 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. Since then, the program has trained and educated over two million individuals across the United States and Puerto Rico. There are 125 centers with programs that help eligible young people ages 16 through 24 complete their high school education, train for meaningful careers, and assist with gaining employment. “We help them complete their high school education if they haven’t already, but the emphasis is on the job training. Basically, the students live on the campus, they get their high school education there or GED, and they receive their
job training right there on campus,” Brian Lyons, Quentin N. Burdick Job Corps Center outreach and admissions counselor, said. The Job Corps Center in North Dakota, the Quentin N. Burdick, is located in Minot. At Job Corps, students have access to room and board while
“I first arrived to Job Crops March 4 of 2019 and graduated July 30 of 2019. When I first arrived I went through four weeks of CPP (career preparation period). Everyone takes it when they come in,” explained Job Corps grad Deven Johnson, formerly of Langdon. “In CPP you make goals, and you
they learn skills in specific training areas for up to three years. In addition to helping students complete their education, obtain career technical skills and gain employment, Job Corps also provides transitional support services, such as help finding employment, housing, child care, and transportation. Job Corps graduates either enter the workforce or an apprenticeship, go on to higher education, or join the military.
trade shadow the trades you are interested in and learn more about yourself and others around you .” During the CPP, the students research what they would like to do as a career. During this time the application process is reviewed, and the students practice making resumes and cover letters. After CPP, they enter their chosen trade program. For Johnson, her chosen trade was welding. During her time at Job Corps she was also
able to finish her high school education. “I entered trade in April and was in trade half of my day, The other half I was doing online high school. I finished online high school in June and completed the program on July 30,” Johnson said. The teachers at the job corps center Johnson attended were very open to staying after hours to help students if it was needed. Johnson shared that there were also after hours that students could come and work. Teachers also helped students with online schooling. The Burdick Job Corp Center offers career training in many different fields. Trades offered at the Minot campus include carpentry, construction, technology, automotive repair, welding, nursing program, office administration, and culinary arts. One only needs to open a newspaper to see that the job training matches the needs within the state. “Those are positions where there is a high demand, especially in North Dakota. In our economy in North Dakota, any one of these jobs are in high demand, especially welding, nursing, construction. These are high demand trades,” Lyons said. The Burdick Job Corps Center is located just a few blocks away from Minot State University campus on about 20 acres. The campus is much like any cont. on page 2
Local students tackle space with UND balloon launch challenge Eagles Auxiliary sponsors a Snow Drive nology. Students conduct their own space-based, NASA-relevant research onboard a heliSeveral Langdon Area School um-filled high-altitude balloon. District (LASD) high school The experiments ascended to students traveled to the UND nearly 19 miles or 100,000 feet campus in Grand Forks and above sea level.” Groups participated by conparticipated in the 9th annual structing a small container 2019 Near Space Balloon Challenge (NSBC) on November 16, with a payload of various ex2019. The project coordinators periments related to a scientific designed the challenge to help students explore and participate in areas related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) based careers. The project was made possible through a grant sponsored by NASA and the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC). Sponsors designed the group challenge to problem and hypothesis degive middle and high school signed to answer the question students the chance to apply proposed in the hypothesis. High school science teacher their formal education towards Kelly Hochhalter was the proja real-world scientific mission. According to the NSBC web- ect coordinator and advisor. site, “The NSBC is a wonderful The students that participated program that offers hands-on were McKenna Belle, who made experience with teamwork, the schematic drawing of the space research, computer sci- payload; McKenna Belle, Alexa ence, engineering, and tech- Schneider, and Claire Hiltner compiled the proposal of the By Lisa Nowatzki Republican Writer
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contents of the payload along with describing the scientific process and submitting the project to UND; Sean Dudley made different concentrations of salt solutions and tested them at a given temperature; Justin Pengilly and Seth Franchuk were on the build team and programmed a credit cardsized computer (Raspberry Pi) that read onboard temperature sensors; Jaden Rademacher and Caleb Hetler were responsible for taking moisture readings of freeze - dried food and comparing them before and after the launch and decorating the payload - teams were encouraged to decorate and name their payload with LASD students calling their box Antas (Santa spelled backward) and decorating their payload like a Christmas gift; and Alex Brinegar and Clair Hiltner compiled the presentation for Integration Night when the group shared the payload idea with UND and other participating schools. Alex Brinegar, Seth Franchuk, cont. on page 3
By Lisa Nowatzki Republican Writer Historically, the Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE) Auxiliary has stepped in when people in their communities are in need. As a part of the Order, the Auxiliary has helped raise millions of dollars mostly geared toward helping children. According to the FOE website, since its
inception, the FOE has maintained a strong dedication to giving back to local communities. Our local Eagle's Auxiliary has continued the process. At times it seems as if small children outgrow clothes and outerwear by the minute. Kids lose, leave behind, and drop anything that is not attached to them. Families with multiple children are hit doubly, triply, or more with clothing expens-
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es. In our changing economy, many families don't have the funds to purchase outerwear numerous times during the year. In northern climates such as ours, all would agree no child should or can be outside without proper winter wear. Members of the Langdon Eagles Auxiliary were made aware of a need for winter outerwear for grade school and
younger children and decided to act. The local group is stepping up to help local children by starting a Snow Drive. They are collecting new and gently used coats, snow pants, and boots for kids in Pre-K through sixth grade. They are collecting monetary donations, as well, for people who want to cont. on page 3
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