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Madison Gehr – Music Education Internship

My name is Madison Gehr and I am currently doing a music internship at Garden Spot High School. My internship is during the second block of the school day from 8:55 to 10:15. I also take it upon myself to show up early for the first block class. My day begins with the middle school…

Josiah Smucker – Social Studies Education Internship

I am Josiah Smucker. Since January, I have been working as an Education Intern here at Garden Spot High School. I have been interning with Mr. Schneider, who teaches social studies, specifically government, and politics. My day-to-day work varies depending on where we are in the class and what the schedule looks like on that…

Mason Musser – Elementary Education Internship

Hello, my name is Mason Musser. I am doing an Early Childhood Education internship at Blue Ball Elementary School. My mentor is Melissa Bliss, and I work with her first-grade class in the mornings. I mostly get to work with the students on their ELA (English Language Arts) work, which includes reading, writing, phonics, and…

Grace McCarty – Elementary Education Internship

Hello! My name is Grace McCarty and I am currently interning at Brecknock Elementary. Each day I am with Julie Muhr’s third-grade class. I am still unsure of what I would like to study in college. However, I have always been interested in teaching education and I love working with kids. I attend my internship…

Lacey McCalicher – Math Education Internship

My name is Lacey McCalicher and I am interning at Garden Spot High School for secondary math education. I go to Mrs. Crossgrove’s room during an honors pre-calc class for my education internship to learn more about what teaching entails. My job duties include observing the class being run, taking attendance, and grading some papers….

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…

Lance Binkley – Physical Education Intern

I am interning as a physical education teacher. My internship is located at Brecknock Elementary School. I work along side my mentor, Mrs. Jackson. My job is to be a good role model, learn how to deal with kids, effectively communicate and teach well at moments, and of course learn how to be a gym…

Abby Storm – Early Childhood Education Internship

My name is Abby Storm, and I am a senior here at Garden Spot High School. For my first semester, I have been given the incredible opportunity to be an intern at Brecknock Elementary, the same elementary school I actually attended when I first moved here to Lancaster! At Brecknock, I work as an assistant…

Zoey Nolt – Math Education Internship

Hi, my name is Zoey Nolt, and I am a secondary math education intern at Garden Spot High School in Mr. Brandt’s Geometry Class. Through this internship, I am learning about the work that goes into guiding students through the material that is being given to them daily. Each day in my internship looks different,…

Mackenzie Junto – Early Childhood Education Internship

Hello, my name is Mackenzie Junto and I am a senior at Garden Spot High School. This year I have been interning in a kindergarten classroom at Blue Ball Elementary School. I hope to study early childhood education at Millersville University. My mentor for my internship is Christina Esh and she has been very inspiring…

Nicole Ringler – Early Childhood Education Internship

Hello, my name is Nicole Ringler. My Internship takes place at Brecknock Elementary. I work as a teacher assistant in one of the first-grade classrooms. My day-to-day activities vary depending on what the teacher; Mrs. Widders, has planned for the day. On a typical day, I arrive at the beginning of class meeting where Mrs….

Kayla Faish – Early Childhood Education Internship

Hi, my name is Kayla Faish and I’m currently an intern at Blue Ball Elementary School. I work with a kindergarten teacher, Christina Esh. I work with her class Tuesday through Thursday for two hours. I mostly help the kids with their letter sounds and words. This has been a great learning experience for me,…

Collin Burkholder – Elementary Education Internship

Hello, my name is Collin Burkholder. I am a senior at Garden Spot High School, and my internship is at Brecknock Elementary. I am interning with Mrs. Libell, a fifth-grade teacher. I am responsible for coming up with my mini-lesson plans, teaching the mini-lesson plans I put together, and helping the kids in the classroom…

Maggie Bauer – Elementary Education Internship

Hello! My name is Maggie Bauer, and I have been interning in a fifth-grade classroom at Blue Ball Elementary this year. I am planning to attend Eastern University, to major in Early Childhood Education and Special Education. To gain experience and observation within this field, I have had the privilege of working alongside Tara Shultz,…

Brock Barshinger – Elementary Education Internship

Hello, my name is Brock Barshinger, and I am a Senior at Garden Spot High School. To end my high school career, I have been blessed with the great opportunity to intern at New Holland Elementary school with one of their 5th-grade teachers. New Holland Elementary School is located at 126 Eastern School Road, New…

Emma Royle – Physical Education Internship

My time as an intern this semester has been spent in Garden Spot Middle School. I have been working with the 7th and 8th-grade gym and health classes, as well as some of the special needs and autistic support classes. Although the age range of students is not extremely wide, I have already learned so much about…

Nina Nguyen – Secondary Education Internship

Hi, my name is Nina Nguyen, and I am an intern at Garden Spot Middle School of the ELANCO school district. I am working with Mrs. Trovinger 7th grade language art classes. I decided to do this internship for several reasons. One of the reasons being I wanted to be certain of my career choice…

Tyler Martin – Elementary Physical Education Internship

My name is Tyler Martin, and I am a senior at Garden Spot Highschool. During this fall semester, I was blessed with the opportunity to intern at Brecknock Elementary as a Phys-ed teacher! Through my experience at Brecknock, I was extremely blessed to have an amazing mentor to guide me through the way. I have…

Luke Martin – Social Studies Education Internship

I am Luke Martin, and I am interning at the Garden Spot High School campus this semester. My mentor is Mr. Trok, and I assist in his 4th block Honors World History class. My main tasks throughout the day when I am working with Mr. Trok are creating Warmup and Exit Slip papers for the…

Janae Benedick – Occupational Therapy Internship

Hello, my name is Janae Benedick, and I am a senior at Garden Spot High School. Ever since middle school, I have been volunteering with students with disabilities. By being in that environment I found different therapists that work with disabilities. I then learned more about these therapists and found that these therapists are in…