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Madison Gehr – Music Education Internship

Hello! My name is Madison Gehr. I am a Garden Spot High School senior and am heavily involved in their music program! I am a part of the marching band, concert band, jazz band, vocal ensemble, chorus, and the GSPA pit, and I often play percussion with the orchestra! I love music and instruments and…

Kaylie Umble – Early Childhood Education Internship

I was offered the opportunity to be able to participate in an internship at New Holland Early Learning Center. NHELC is located in the heart of New Holland, and only 10 minutes from Garden Spot! During my internship, I get to help take care of and watch children in a daycare setting. I work with…

Keira Steiner – Elementary Education Internship

Hello! My name is Keira Steiner and I am a senior at Garden Spot High School. This semester I have the privilege of interning in Christina Esh’s Kindergarten classroom at Blue Ball Elementary School. I spend three mornings a week in the classroom and assist the learners and Mrs. Esh as they work through their…

Karis Mininger – Special Education Internship

Hi my name is Karis Mininger and I am interning in Mrs. Binkley’s Classroom at Garden Spot High School. I go to my internship 5 times a week during my 3rd block. The block that I spend with the class is their math block. Therefore, that is mostly what I see though Mrs. Binkley has…

Emma Felpel – Elementary Education Internship

Hello, my name is Emma Felpel. I am a senior at Garden Spot High School, and my internship is at Blue Ball Elementary School. I am interning with Mrs. Heckman and Mrs.Bliss. I am interning in 2 different classrooms but they are both 1st grade. My responsibility is to make sure the kids are doing…

Kate Burkholder – Agriculture Education Internship

According to the National Teach Ag Campaign, there are only 11,000 ag teachers in the U.S. which seems like a lot, but that covers all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. We are living in a time desperate for teachers, especially ag teachers. Through my interning experience at ELANCO as an Ag teacher,…

Alex Culbert – Secondary English Education

Hi, my name is Alex Culbert and I am a senior at Garden Spot High School, which is where I am currently an Education Intern for Mr. McBride’s block two English 11 class. So far, I have learned a lot about what it means to be a teacher, and how much hard work they put…

Matthew Casey – Chemistry Education Internship

My name is Matthew Casey and I have had the opportunity to participate in an internship for Education. I am currently interning with Mrs. Straub for Chemistry education. My day-to-day routine is a little different as the class progresses through the course. During this internship, I am mainly observing Mrs. Straub as she performs her…

Ryli Rutt – Social Studies Education Internship

I am Ryli Rutt. I am interning with Robert Schneider, a high school history teacher at Garden Spot High School. The class I intern with is 11th-grade civics and government. I took the AP version of that class when I was a junior, which comes in handy when I need to teach or help the…

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….