[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 8 (Thursday, February 3, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E68]
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            RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL GROUNDHOG JOB SHADOW DAY

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                           HON. ED WHITFIELD

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 3, 2000

  Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of the third 
National Groundhog Job Shadow Day on February 2, 2000 as an opportunity 
to recognize and celebrate the importance of students experiencing the 
workplace firsthand through mentoring and job shadowing.
  Local companies will recognize the importance of partnerships between 
schools and businesses to ensure the economic prosperity of Kentucky 
and the ability of our students to participate in the global workplace 
of tomorrow. Students will spend one day shadowing various professions 
in an effort to see how their classroom lessons are put into action in 
the workplace.
  Mr. Speaker, Job Corps, America's Promise, the National School-to-
Work Opportunities Office, Junior Achievement and the American Society 
of Association Executives have joined together in a national effort to 
encourage students to explore and experience a wide range of career 
choices.
  My district is fortunate to have two Job Corps Centers participate on 
February 2, 2000. They are the Earl C. Clements Job Corps Center in 
Morganfield, KY and the Earl C. Clements Job Corps Center Satellite 
Operations in Greenville, KY.
  Mr. Speaker, I offer this statement as a token of my appreciation for 
the effort by our Job Corps centers and other organizations to provide 
this valuable learning experiences to young people in the first 
congressional district.

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