| Student
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| Excerpts
from the JJC Student Publication, Voices |
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Women
of the JJC -
An
Interview with Ms. Rosanne Fairbanks
Director
of Administration
Interviewed by a Juvenile Justice Commission Resident
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| Ms.
Fairbanks is in her 9th year with the Juvenile
Justice Commission and is our Director of Administration.
She began her career with the DMV until she was
asked if she would like to work for the Dept.
of Law and Public Safety. Ms. Fairbanks enjoys
working with the kids of JJC and tries her best
to get the Superintendent's the money they need
for them. Currently she is in the process of hiring
doctors and nurses for the secure care facilities,
as they will no longer be privatized. |
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| Ms.
Fairbanks has a wonderful husband and 3 great
children. The entire family enjoys basketball
and Ms. Fairbanks is an assistant coach for her
daughter's youth team. When she finds time to
relax, Ms. Fairbanks loves going to the beach
especially Long Beach Island. On weekends she
reads a bunch of newspapers cover to cover! In
fact she used to be the editor for her high school
newspaper. When ask who has influenced her the
most she stated that there have been many people
in her life who have helped her out but the person
that stands out most in her mind is Mr. Worsely.
She said he has been through so much in his lifetime.
Mr. Worsley used to work for the commission. He
lost his son and then lost the use of his own
legs but still remains strong and keeps God by
his side. Mr. Worsely comes to visit and pray
with Ms. Fairbanks often. |
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| When
asked if there was something else that she would
like to accomplish in life Ms. Fairbanks said
that she would like to write a book and to teach
kids a program called "Money Smarts" which is
all about teaching kids how to handle things like
a checkbook, credit cards and their finances.
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| At
the end of the interview Ms. Fairbanks stated,
"The best job I have ever had is working inside
the JJC." She also stated "I love and care for
the kids very much". |
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| This
interview was a lot of fun and a great experience
for me. I think that Ms. Fairbanks is a very nice
lady. Maybe one day I will have a resident of
JJC come and interview me at Spruce
Street! Thank you Ms. Fairbanks for taking the
time to answer my questions. |
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By
Jasmine |
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| Pre-Cadet
Training and Graduation |
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The
Pre-Cadet class with our teacher Mr. Drew Smith
was a great experience. Not only did we learn
the basic rules about basketball but we learned
how to respect ourselves and other people too.
Another thing I can say that we've learned is
that you should never give up anything that
you love to do or that you are striving for
in life. There were 6 young ladies that graduated
from the pre-cadet class. They were Nicole,
Shatima, Sade and Jasmine. The two girls from
DOVES were Sharay and Sarah. The graduation
ceremony was really nice with many people in
attendance. Some of the dignitaries were: Mr.
Flanagan, Mr. Amberg, Mr. Pinto, Mr. Bilal,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Nardini, Ms. Lemane, Ms. Major
and Mr. Morocco. Many thanks to everyone who
helped make these classes possible. |
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By
Jasmine |
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| Habitat
for Humanity |
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| For
those of you who may not be familiar with this
hands-on vocational project our girls are actually
out in the community building homes for people
who can not afford to own a home through conventional
methods. Volunteers must receive training, be
on time and commit to work on the days agreed
upon. Our last venture was on March 25th. Here
is what one of the girls writes about that day... |
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I
went with two of my peers Lauren and Nicole
and one girl from D.O.V.E.S. to the Habitat
for Humanity Center. Two wonderful staff, Janine
Humenik and Kimberly Clark accompanied us. We
helped out with filing, organizing shelves and
documents. We took inventory and made a list
of things that we need. I have been learning
a lot from "Habitat." It is a very good feeling
when you serve the community... |
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By
Jasmine |
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| The
Battleship New Jersey |
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| On
March 31st, Valentine RCH took a trip to the Battleship
New Jersey in Camden. We were very impressed how
large it was. It weighs over 45,000 tons and saved
her nation in times of war and peace for close
to half a century. A man who served on the ship
in the Korean War gave us a tour. They call it
the "lucky ship" because only one man died out
of all the battles it has been in. The battleship
served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam
War, and the Beirut Crisis of the 1980's. It earned
19 battle stars and is now a floating museum on
the Camden waterfront. It was great to see our
artwork on the ship. It was displayed next to
a picture of all the women who helped build the
New Jersey back in 1940. In conclusion, we had
an awesome time and learned a lot. It even made
me think about going into the Marine Corp! Maybe
you can see what I am talking about and check
it out for yourself. |
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