prime summer 2011 arlington career center nancy opsut assistant principal becki o’loughlin teacher

PRIMEPRIMESUMMER 2011SUMMER 2011

Arlington Career CenterArlington Career CenterNancy OpsutNancy Opsut

Assistant PrincipalAssistant Principal

Becki O’LoughlinBecki O’LoughlinTeacherTeacher

PRIMEPRIME is an internship for is an internship for rising gifted sophomore, junior rising gifted sophomore, junior and senior students. Its and senior students. Its purpose is to provide students purpose is to provide students with an opportunity to work as with an opportunity to work as unpaid interns in professional unpaid interns in professional organi-zations related to their organi-zations related to their field of interest.field of interest.

SUMMER PROGRAMSUMMER PROGRAM

Student must be 16 when Student must be 16 when they begin the internship.they begin the internship.

Student MUST have Student MUST have transportation to and from transportation to and from the internship site.the internship site.

GRADING/CREDIT GRADING/CREDIT POLICYPOLICY

Pass/Fail on their Pass/Fail on their transcripttranscript

140 hours equal 1 credit140 hours equal 1 credit Grade/credit appears on Grade/credit appears on

2011-2012 transcript.2011-2012 transcript.

COURSE COURSE EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS

Maintain a reflective blog that is checked by Maintain a reflective blog that is checked by Ms. O’Loughlin and Mrs. Opsut frequently.Ms. O’Loughlin and Mrs. Opsut frequently.

Prepare a short paper at the end of the Prepare a short paper at the end of the experience about the internship.experience about the internship.

Attend a celebration at the end of the Attend a celebration at the end of the internship with their mentor and parents if internship with their mentor and parents if available.available.

Complete a survey about their experience.Complete a survey about their experience.

SOME PREVIOUS SOME PREVIOUS INTERNSHIP SITESINTERNSHIP SITES

*Engineering *Engineering *Technology*Technology

*Architecture*Architecture *Public Information*Public Information

*Legal - Courts*Legal - Courts *Design & Construction*Design & Construction

*Medical*Medical *Music*Music

*TV Production*TV Production *Animal Science *Animal Science

*Education*Education *Communication*Communication

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