Gary CRC Recognizes Kyle Police Department And Officer; Corrections Cadet Recognized By San Marcos, Hays County

Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. 

The Job Corps program is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (supersedes WIA 1998). For more information about the Job Corps program at a national level, please visit our Official Public Web Site.

Gary Community Relations Council Recognizes Kyle Police Department And Officer Dago Pates

A Certificate of Appreciation was given to the Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett for his departments service to the community and their support of the mission of the Gary Job Corps Center. Also recognized was Gary Job Corps Alumni and Kyle Police Officer Dago Pates for his dedicated service to the community.

Gary Center Director Patty Lankford presented the awards and stated, “ We treasure our relationship with the City of Kyle, the support we receive, and also having students as interns with the city.”

Hays County Proclaims “Gary Corrections Cadet Michael Lewis Day”

Gary Job Corps Corrections Cadet, Michael Lewis, was honored for his “heroic response in providing lifesaving first aid” during the isolated stabbing incident that took place at Sights and Sounds in December 2018.

Cadet Lewis was a member of the Gary security team volunteering at Sights and Sounds when he encountered a male subject near the basketball courts who had been stabbed in the neck.

According to officials, the emergency first aid provided by Cadet Lewis was instrumental in the survival of the victim. The victim was transported to Seton Hays Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

Hays County Commissioners Court proclaimed January 15, 2019 as Gary Corrections Cadet Michael Lewis Day due to Cadet Lewis’s actions.

Pictured with Gary Cadet Michael Lewis are Hays County Commissioners, Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, Mark Jones, Lon Shell, Walt Smith, San Marcos Marshall Scott Raven, Constable David Peterson, Sights and Sounds Board Member Elva Zdeb, Gary SGA student Caleb Burrell, Gary Safety Security Manager Craig Marks, Gary Corrections Cadets,  Paul Dunn, Kenta Henry, Steven Barbee, Clinton Alexander, Corrections Instructors Major Troy Oldbury, Captain Preston Smith, and Business Community Liaison Randolph Goodman. Proud of the Conduct of our Cadets.

City of San Marcos Proclaims “Gary Corrections Cadet Michael Lewis Day”

The City of San Marcos proclaimed January 14, 2019 as Gary Corrections Cadet Michael Lewis Day due to Cadet Lewis’s actions. Gary Job Corps Corrections Cadet, Michael Lewis, was honored for his “heroic response in providing lifesaving first aid” during the isolated stabbing incident that took place at Sights and Sounds in December 2018.

Cadet Lewis was a member of the Gary security team volunteering at Sights and Sounds when he encountered a male subject near the basketball courts who had been stabbed in the neck. According to officials, the emergency first aid provided by Cadet Lewis was instrumental in the survival of the victim. The victim was transported to Seton Hays Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

Pictured is Mayor Jane Hughson, Corrections Cadet Michael Lewis, Gary Center Director Patty Lankford, Sights and Sounds Board Member Elva Zdeb, Parents David Lewis, Alicia Lewis, Uncle Charley Montero, Aunt Elena Montero, Gary SGA Caleb Burrell, Gary Safety Security Manager Craig Marks, Gary Corrections Cadets Keith Pham-Le, Gregory Ramos, Antonio Castillo, Derick McCoy, Instructor Captain Preston Smith, and Gary Business Community Liaison Randolph Goodman.

 

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