Pathways to Success | Garden Spot High School

Mackenzie Junto – Early Childhood Education Internship

Hello, my name is Mackenzie Junto and I am a senior here at Garden Spot. Last semester I was given the opportunity to work in Christina Esh’s kindergarten classroom. Now, this semester I was working alongside Susan Aldrich in her second-grade class. She has been an amazing mentor for this journey so far and has…

Autumn Hedrick – Graphic Design Internship

I am Autumn Hedrick and I am currently interning at Weber Advertising in Lancaster, PA. It’s been eight weeks since I started my internship and I’ve already learned so much and gained many skills. After I finish my internship, I hope to put my skills to use through a career in digital art, although which…

Syanna Duval – Medical EMT Internship

My name is Syanna Duval and I currently hold an internship at the New Holland Ambulance station located right here in New Holland! There, I am responsible for riding along on emergency calls with the emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who offer service there. Otherwise, I am spending time with them at the station waiting for…

Quentin Durante – Environmental Internship

Hello! My name is Quentin Durante and I am currently an intern at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories here in Leola, Pennsylvania. I am currently an intern in the sustainability department with my mentor, Amanda, and her team. Eurofins is a huge facility, spanning 3 separate buildings and several different parking lots. This facility holds over 2,000…

Rayne Covert – Social Work Internship

Hi! My name is Rayne Covert, and I am a senior that is currently interning at Ephrata Areas Social Services (EASS), in Ephrata. Although EASS offers many different services (social workers, clothing/food access, transportation, and much more) I work with my mentor, Casey Ellis, as well as many other people from the EASS team, to…

Amber Beck – Medical Internship

Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to be an Intern at New Holland Optometric Associates. My internship is built on a rotation cycle of about 6 weeks in each area of the office. I started out at the front desk observing and assisting with Receptionist duties, and have since moved on…

Adam Martin – Maintenance Co-Op

My name is Adam Martin and I am enrolled in the co-op program at Garden Spot High School. Co-op allows me to leave school after the first block to go to work for the rest of the day. I thought this program would be beneficial for me because I only needed three classes to graduate,…

Quinton Coover – Retail Co-Op

I started working as a cashier and a cart collector at Yoder’s Country Market on East Main St. in New Holland at the end of the school year last year. When I’m at the register I mostly just scan customers’ items, carts on the other hand are a bit more than just collecting carts. On…

Britton Greenawalt – Culinary Co-Op

Hello, my name is Britton Greenawalt I work at Yoder’s Buffet and Country Market in New Holland, PA. The Yoder’s Buffet always has something different and something new to try. We are a family-owned company. We have 5 different bars for the buffet we have a Grill station, a salad bar, a dessert bar, and…

Nicole Zeiset – Retail Co-Op

Hello! My name is Nicole Zeiset. I work at the Fashion Cents Morgantown location as a key holder. Every day we get a truck so my job is to unload the truck and put it in the storage room. Once the trucks are unloaded and leave I put the clothing that came on the salesfloor…

Zane Kauffman – Assistant Manager – Co-Op

Hi, my name is Zane Kauffman, I started working here at Kauffman’s in Bird in Hand, in the summer of 2017. I started out by making boxes in the orchards for the peaches to be sold. After that summer, I was put in the retail store where I got to work with the fruit and…

Daniel Goldman – Auto Tech – Co-Op

Hello, my name is Daniel Goldman, I am a senior this year and took a opportunity to join the co-op program. I work at Hibishmans Auto. I do Minor work on customer vehicle’s such as oil changes, brakes, tires, and I have started to work on suspension. Working at Hibishmans Auto has expanded my knowledge…

Alayna Brubaker – Receptionist – Co-Op

I am Alayna Brubaker. I currently work at Hibshman’s Auto Service in East Earl, PA. I work as the front desk receptionist. What I do on day-to-day basis changes depending on what our schedule looks like. Sometimes I’m taking customer vehicles back and pick up our loaner vehicle, or I’m picking up their car and…

Aaron Mihalcik – Laborer – Mihalcik Mowing

My name is Aaron Mihalcik. I am a senior at Garden Spot High School. The business I work at is a family business and it’s called Mihalcik Mowing. It is property maintenance. My daily tasks are different every day since I am all over the place at different properties and doing different things. We do…

Kevin Starks – Culinary – Co-Op

My name is Kevin Starks and I work at Garden Spot Village, located in New Holland, Pennsylvania. I work in the kitchen where I prepare food for residents. We keep food in steam tables to preserve a safe temperature for consumption. What I commonly do during the day is come in around 11, make sure…

Kolby Stoltzfus – Farm Manager – Co-Op

My name is Kolby Stoltzfus, I am a senior at Garden Spot High School. I am enrolled in the Co-Op work program at Garden Spot. For my Co-Op, I work at Warwick Manor Dairy. Warwick Manor is my family’s dairy farm located in East Earl. I am the herdman at Warwick Manor, and my duties…

Tim Martin – Auto Body Co-Op

My name is Timothy Martin, I am currently working part-time with Superior Paint & Collision. It is a small business located in New Holland. We work with repairing and renewing all cars and trucks that were involved in accidents or that need paint repair, rust removal, and any other additional bodywork. I have been working…

Hunter Weaver – Laborer Co-Op

I am Hunter Weaver, a senior at Garden Spot High School. School has never been my thing and I was trying to find a way that I can leave school for work. That is when I discovered the co-op program. When I got into the class for my senior year I wanted to find a…

Cierra Hunsecker – Veterinary Internship

Hello, my name is Cierra Hunsecker. My internship is at The New Holland Veterinary Hospital across the street from Garden Spot High School. I have thought about becoming a veterinarian since I was little, and this internship was a perfect opportunity to see what my future would be like. Although I am not able to…

Sean Kelch – Engineering Internship

I am Sean Kelch, and my internship is at Case New Holland in New Holland. My position is a member of the headers design team. This internship has taught me a lot about the engineering field and about what career choices would be best for me. Not only that but I have also met many…