Sue Jones
Barstow College
(760) 252-2411, ext. 7350 (work)
(760) 953-6940 (mobile)
sjones@barstow.edu
POSTED: April 8, 2005
Are you looking for a job, would you like to learn more about local employers, or are you planning a career change? If so, Barstow Community College’s Career Fair is an opportunity you don’t want to miss.
On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Barstow Community College, in conjunction with the San Bernardino County Jobs and Employment Services Department, will host a free career fair for the community in the college gym.
This event promises to be one of the college’s largest Career Fairs to date with more than 50 employers already signed up to participate. Also, more employers than ever before will have jobs available. In fact, more than 43 of the businesses at the Barstow Community College Career Fair have jobs available.
Businesses from a wide-variety of occupations are represented. The list includes Johnson Controls, ITT Goldstone, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Tanger Outlet Center, and the Barstow Fire Protection District. Area trade schools are also participating.
If you want to brush up on your job-seeking skills, you might want to take advantage of our free workshops. The day before the Career Fair, on April 26, the college is offering a resume tips workshop in the college Career and Transfer Center every half-hour between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Please call 256-2411, ext. 7321 to make an appointment for this workshop.
During the Career Fair, on April 27, a workshop on successful interviewing skills is planned for 11 a.m., and a resume writing workshop is planned for 12 p.m. Both of these workshops will be held in Room B-18 of the college’s Business Building, and no appointment is necessary.
The Barstow Community College Career Fair will help you plan your future. Join us April 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in our gymnasium.
Barstow Community College – where your future begins. Call 252-2411, ext. 7321 for more information.
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POSTED: April 11, 2005
BARSTOW – On April 23 at 2 p.m., winners of the 20th Annual Desert Heritage
Writing Contest will be honored at an awards ceremony in the Barstow Community
College Norman Smith Center.
Organized by Barstow-area teachers, the Desert Heritage Writing Contest recognizes local students for excellence in writing. Prizes will be awarded for the best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions for students in four age groups – fifth and sixth grade, seventh and eighth grade, high school, and community college.
The entries are judged by Barstow Community College instructors, local high school teachers, and volunteers from area writing groups.
Winners will be notified by mail prior to the awards ceremony.
This event is free and open to the public.
WHAT: Desert Heritage Writing Contest Awards Ceremony
WHO: Students from local elementary,
middle, and high schools; and
Barstow Community College
WHEN: April 23, 2005 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Norman Smith Center at Barstow Community College
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Calendar Announcement
POSTED: April 11, 2005
BARSTOW – On April 23 at 2 p.m., winners of the 20th Annual Desert Heritage Writing Contest will be honored at an awards ceremony in the Barstow Community College Norman Smith Center.
Organized by Barstow-area teachers, the Desert Heritage Writing Contest recognizes local students for writing excellence.
Prizes will be awarded for the best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions for students in four age groups – fifth and sixth grade, seventh and eighth grade, high school, and community college.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dale Jensen at 252-2411, ext. 7298.
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POSTED: April 1, 2005
BARSTOW – Barstow Community College is seeking players and a coach for its new intercollegiate women’s softball team. Part of the Foothill Athletic Conference, the team will play its first season in Spring ‘06.
“We believe that softball is a sport we can not only be competitive in, but it offers great opportunities for participation,” says Lefty Olguin, executive director of student success. “We have some great softball players in Barstow and the surrounding areas.”
Olguin will be hitting the recruiting trail to get the new program off the ground. His goal is to recruit 16 to 18 players and a new coach.
As part of his recruiting effort, Olguin will be attending high school and adult club games. He’s quick to point out that age is not an obstacle. “It doesn’t matter if you are 17 years old and graduating from high school or 40 years old and wanting to fulfill a lifelong dream,” he says. “If you want to play softball and study hard, we’re the team for you.”
“Many student athletes are drawn to college because of the opportunity to play the sport they love,” said Olguin. “We make sure that our athletes have a fun college experience with academics front and center.”
Women interested in joining the Barstow Community College softball team and prospective coaches are asked to contact Lefty Olguin at (760) 252-2411, ext. 7347.
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