What kind of Open House would have you show up to get a needle stuck in your arm? The answer is an Open House where at-risk students in a Medical Assisting program got a chance to show parents, relatives and friends how much they had learned in four weeks of training. Such an event took place at Liberty Career College in Bakersfield on July 30. Ten students from the Kern County Superintendent of Schools’ Community Schools JobsPlus program were able to get this rare opportunity for introductory, hands-on medical care training thanks to the collaborative efforts of Liberty Career College and a JobsPlus federal grant. Kind of a strange sight seeing people smiling and laughing while they are being poked for blood, prepped for an EKG, or given injections. The only serious, concerned looks were on the faces of those students doing the medical work. The recipients were relatives and friends who did not seem to mind being the objects for demonstration. One of those smiling eagerly was Geronima Ramos, as she awaited the needle in her son Alex’s hand. More