Woodland Job Corps Center, a Labor Department program in Laurel that provides career technical training for those ages 16 to 24, honored the following career program graduates Sept. 22:
Advance Culinary: Giovanni Croix Cruz
Carpentry: Philip Simms
Culinary Arts: Giovanni Croix Cruz, John Gladden III, Erin Pittman
Facilities Maintenance: Jamil Blue, Jerome Lewis III, Branden White
Hotel and Lodging: Yvonne Jamison, Shaquala Parker, Ebony Washington, Shayla Washington, Chyna White
Electrical: Darrius Ellison, Sean Griffin, Kamera Hudson, Ulizes Aguilar Juarez, Michael King, David Mackey, Tanyale Petty, Terrell Richardson, Adam Travers, Michael Witherspoon
Network Cable Installation: Kenneth Bannister, Jordan Barnes, Remahn Hopkins, Yvonne Jamison, Kevi Marbury, Dontey McCarthy, Marquise Taylor, Delonte Trynham, Jonathan Vargas
To graduate, students completed all of their course requirements and either gained a career job or an opportunity for advanced studies.
The keynote speaker was Air Force Capt. Idola Henry Gunn, who spoke about achieving career success.
Nationally, Job Corps provides training and support services to more than 100,000 young people each year at 123 centers.