HHS juniors and a slew of volunteer judges comprised of local merchants, school board trustees and community members gathered in various classrooms at Healdsburg High School last Wednesday evening for the junior seminar internship presentation.
The March 13 presentation was the culmination of the junior seminar class’s weeklong internship program. Students were asked to create a concise and professional presentation about their five-day experience.
While the presentations were not a competition, students were judged on content, speed, eye contact and other elements of public speaking. At the end of each talk judges provided constructive criticism via a rubric.
The immersive junior internship program in its eighth year is led by scholarship and work-based learning coordinator Shelley Anderson.
It’s funded by the Healdsburg Education Foundation and aims to demystify the job market and the world of resumes, cover letters and interviews by giving students a chance to work in a field they are interested in.
The program has helped students pursue a career in fields such as IT tech, veterinary, communications and more. And while not all students decide to follow the career they interned with, they do come away with valuable skills such as time management and resume writing. They also learn skills not often learned in a classroom, like how to call in sick for work or dress appropriately.
— Photos Katherine MinkiewiczÂ
