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| Staff photo/Mark Putnam “Electrifying” the audience with a guitar demonstration were Stephen Green, left, and Axel Keber. |
LIMESTONE — Throughout the year Loring Job Corps students are out in the community and workplace, volunteering valuable service to an important non-profit project or learning critical real world skills at a local business.
During the recent “Evening with the NorthStars” it was students’ turn to take the lead, showcasing their acquired skills and natural talents for faculty, staff, friends and honored guests. From beginning to end, the semi-formal affair was intended to impress — from the hors d’oeuvres and dinner music, to the full-course meal and courteous wait staff, to the lively entertainment.
Pam Buck, LJC business and community liaison, welcomed the crowd of about 75 to the community center ballroom. She introduced Center Director Kristie Moir who reminded those in attendance that although 2013 had been a challenging year with a potential closing, budget cuts and mandated enrollment reductions, Job Corps employees stayed focused on their number-one priority — youth — with constant support from the community.
Special thanks was given to event organizers Buck, Roger Felix and Tammy Foster; members of the Loring Honor Guard; Student Government Association representatives who served as hosts and hostesses; culinary arts students and staff; MIS specialist Roland Cyr and Louis Ortiz, his student assistant; and, of course, all those who performed during the evening.
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| Staff photo/Mark Putnam Cassandra Johnson connected with the ‘NorthStars’ audience with her natural smile and impressive voice. |
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| Staff photo/Mark Putnam Pianist Joseph Moreira did double-duty during the ‘Evening with the NorthStars,’ playing soothing dinner music and accompanying a fellow Job Corps student during her vocal performance. |
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| Staff photo/Mark Putnam Annie Charles of Limestone, a former Aroostook Idol winner, delivered an uplifting spiritual number during the Nov. 20 event. |
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| Staff photo/Mark Putnam Mixing things up with a country line dance presentation were members of the Moondance Studio of Presque Isle, from left, Kelsey Gilson, Yessenia Vilar, Emily Simonds and Kimberly Cook. |
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| Staff photo/Mark Putnam Eighth-grader Chloe Wheeler, reigning Junior Miss Potato Queen from Bridgewater, sang a pair of songs. |
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| Staff photo/Mark Putnam Ending the night on a perfect note was vocalist Charity Luster, a student at Northern Maine Community College. |
