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Anastasia Mercer – Education Internship

My name is Anastasia Mercer, I’m a senior at Garden Spot High School, and I am currently an intern at New Holland Elementary. Every day at 10:30, I leave school to go to New Holland Elementary to help Mrs. Karen Peters with her kindergarten students. I started interning when the second semester started on January…

Ethan Horning – Education Internship

My name is Ethan Horning and I am a senior at Garden Spot High School. For my internship, I assist Mark Leaman in the history department. He teaches Keystone American History and Contemporary Global Issues. For the block in which I intern, he teaches Keystone American History to 9th-grade students. This class focuses on American…

Elaine Mast – Education Internship

My name is Lainey Mast and I have been offered the invaluable opportunity to intern right here at Garden Spot High School during my senior year. I spend my days with Mrs. Geib, the current principles of science and forensics teacher in the high school. My internship has prepared me for my future in many…

International Women’s Day – Shecanic

On March 8th, 2018, over 60 young women from Garden Spot High School and Middle School went to Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to hear Patrice Banks speak. For those who are unfamiliar, Patrice Banks is a female mechanic who has opened her own auto shop on the outskirts of Philadelphia. Patrice makes a point…

Taylor Dickson – Veterinary Internship

As a student at Garden Spot High School, I have the opportunity to gain experience outside of the classroom by participating in an internship. My internship takes place at the New Holland Veterinary Hospital in New Holland, Pennsylvania. It’s a small animal practice located across from my high school so it’s an easy commute. Every morning I…

1st Annual Internship Fair

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, was the 1st Annual Garden Spot High School Internship Fair organized by the Pathways2Success program. During lunch, high school juniors had the opportunity to network with businesses from around the county with the hopes of securing an internship for their senior year. An Internship gives students an opportunity to try on…

Meghan Gehr – Education Internship

My name is Meghan Gehr and I am currently an intern at Garden Spot High School. I spend my days interning Julie Groft, a gym teacher here at Garden Spot. I begin my day with Mrs. Groft at 1:15 where I meet her either in her classroom or in the gym hallway. The first five…

Olivia Mundorff – Athletic Training Internship

My name is Olivia Mundorff, and I intern right here at Garden Spot High School. Except, I don’t intern a teacher, instead I get to intern our Athletic Trainer, Marc Schaffer. Last year I joined the Student Trainer Club at our school and really enjoyed working with Marc and the other people who work in…

Cameron Roth – Internship

My name is Cameron Roth and I am a senior at Garden Spot High School. This semester, I was able to be a part of the school’s internship program run by Mrs. Hackman. I was an intern with Mr. Fulmer who is the head football coach and math teacher at Garden Spot. With Mr. Fulmer…

Brooke Weinhold – Internship

In my senior year of high school, I was given the opportunity to intern Mrs. Burke, a Middle School Gym and Health teacher at Garden Spot Middle School. Throughout my middle school and high school career, I’ve always had a strong interest in furthering my education in the health field. However, I was never completely…

Blake Hurst – Architecture Internship

As I entered my senior year of high school, I knew that I would have some big decisions coming up… decisions that would impact my future. Knowing this, I decided to further my knowledge about the field of architecture. One of my biggest goals in life is to become a registered architect. This is something I…

Nathan Kindt – Internship

I am enlisted in an internship with the wise and paternal, Neil Weidman, at his place of work which is the ELANCO High School known as Garden Spot. I am basically a student teacher where my main duties include keeping things clean (clerical duties), grading, participating in class lectures, as well as doing simple tasks…

Skylar Mohler – Internship

My name is Skylar Mohler and I am currently interning at New Holland Elementary School. My mentor is Meghan Esslinger, a first grade teacher at New Holland Elementary. I arrive at my internship most days at 12:45. I go over my prepared materials for math class and then leave to pick up the kiddos at…

Willoh Robbins – Internship

For the 2017 Fall semester, I chose to take the open block in my schedule to intern for a German teacher here at Garden Spot High School as a means of exploring different career paths and improving my German skills. When I applied, I clarified that it didn’t matter to me which of German teachers…

Kelly Martin – Internship

This year I am a student intern for Mr. Miller, a high school math teacher at Garden Spot High School. I am a senior at Garden Spot and had Mr. Miller as a teacher when I was in 9th grade. I loved the way that he taught and I loved his class. When I decided…

Sarah Neuville – Internship

My internship placement this semester is at Garden Spot High School with Social Studies Teacher, Mark Leaman. So far, I am really enjoying it and have been learning a lot about teaching that I had never considered before. Every day, I get to work one-on-one with students as well as addressing them as a group….

Lauren Haller – Internship

For the past approximately 7 weeks, I have been interning at New Holland Early Learning Center, located at New Holland Mennonite Church. NHELC strives to help children grow in self-control, social, and personal skills. My job duties and daily routines often consist of the same or similar things day by day. When I arrive at…

Hillary Searle – Internship

This semester, I have chosen to intern for Katie Adams, owner, director, teacher, and choreographer of Signature Dance Studio in New Holland, PA. Through my experience so far, I have learned the duties and daily routine of a teacher and choreographer as well as being challenged through being given certain tasks. This experience has so…

Rational Career Exploration Summer Externship

This summer I had the opportunity to attend the High Companies Rational Career Exploration Summer Externship. The purpose of the externship was to inform Lancaster County educators about the numerous STEM job opportunities available in the Lancaster County community. The three-day externship included presentations by leaders from Lancaster County STEM Alliance, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,…