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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…

Hailey Shenk – Psychology Internship

Hi! I’m Hailey Shenk. Throughout this school year, I have been Interning with School Psychologist Angie Gornish who works at the IU13. For my Internship, we visit five K-12 classrooms on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On a typical day, we visit at least one Emotional Support classroom. There are five classrooms we visit, including a kindergarten…

Cloe Martin – Secondary Education Internship

My name is Cloe Martin, and I am a part of the internship program at Garden Spot High School. My internship is taking place at Garden Spot High School, with Mrs. Trimble, the secondary German teacher. I also work with other teachers and subs to help the students learn a new language. In a teaching…

Jalise Lopez – Secondary Education Internship

Hello, my name is Jalise Lopez and I am currently interning at Garden Spot High School with Mr. Martin’s AP Psychology class, during my last semester of high school. As Mr. Martin’s psychology education intern, I come into class Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 10:15am, depending on if it is a regular schedule. Since…

Mason Casey – Secondary Education Internship

Over the past two months, I have had the opportunity to be Mr. Epler’s intern at Garden Spot high school. Mr. Epler is a Social Studies Teacher and teaches AP world history and general world history. The courses start at the beginning of time and go all the way up to the present. My main…

Ashley Parry – Physical Education Internship

My name is Ashley Parry and I am currently interning with the physical education department at Garden Spot Middle School. I have always enjoyed sports and working with children. During my internship, I work alongside my mentor, Cordell Martin, and his colleague Kathy Burke. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday students have gym class and on…

Carley Ulrich – Education Internship

Hello, my name is Carley Ulrich and I am a senior here at Garden Spot High School. I plan on attending college to major in early childhood education. I am interning at Garden Spot High school with Ms. Kilgore in the English department. My internship occurs five days a week during block three with a…

Giovanna Poehler – Vocational Services Internship

My name is Giovanna and I am currently a senior at Garden Spot High School. During my senior year, I had a great opportunity to participate in the internship program at Lighthouse Vocational Services in New Holland. Lighthouse is a charitable organization with a mission to provide vocational services for people with developmental disabilities to…