New Shoes for School

New Shoes for School

It seems like so long ago that our kids were in college.  I remember one semester our daughter was working and going to school and her shoes were in horrible condition.  We ended up buying her some new shoes.  A simple thing that just helped support her goal of...

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Deciding on Career

Deciding on Career

My favorite classes in High School were my art and shop classes.  I loved working with my hands and being creative.  However, I was not really good at it!  I knew I would not make a career out of those activities they would always be my beloved hobbies.  However, in...

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Finding Their Humanity

Finding Their Humanity

  Imagine the average day of someone who lives at the Johnson County Corrections Adult Residential Center:  Wake up early, eat breakfast, go to work, or do substance abuse programing, eat lunch, do more programing, you may get an afternoon break, do chores, eat...

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Spring Graduation: Celebrating Success!

Spring Graduation: Celebrating Success!

Our Spring College of Trades Class was a celebration!  We graduated 3 successful trade tracks.  The Welding cohort completed OSHA 10, Shop Blueprint and Welding, our Construction Basics cohort completed OSHA 10 and Construction Basics, and finally our Customer Service...

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