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Mallory Davis – Education Internship

Hi, my name is Mallory Davis and I am a Secondary Education Intern with Mrs. Williams. The class I intern with is a 9th grade English class that keeps Mrs. Williams, my mentor, and I on our toes. I will be interning with this class for the rest of the semester, in hopes to observe…

Brady Conroy – Physical Education Internship

My name is Brady and I am a physical education intern at Garden Spot Middle School. When I first started this internship, I didn’t know what to expect because I had just finished an Internship at Brecknock Elementary which is a whole different age group. On my first day, I was shown by my mentor,…

Brett Blankley – Special Education Internship

Hello, my name is Brett Blankley and I have been interning in the Multiple Disabilities room (MDS) at Garden Spot High School for the second semester of my senior year. Each day I had my internship from 9:05 to 10:30. I worked with my mentor, Jennifer Stauffer, and many other teachers and para-educators. Each day…

Anna Armbruster – Library Science Internship

My name is Anna Armbruster and I am a library science intern at LancasterHistory in Lancaster City and an archiving intern at Historic Poole Forge in Narvon. I had never been someone with a clear career path in mind, but my interest in Library and Information Science grew considerably during my junior year. I worked…

Lindsey Sweigart – Youth Ministry Internship

Hello, my name is Lindsey Sweigart. I am currently a Children’s Ministry Intern at Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community in East Earl. I spend time at the church every Sunday morning and Wednesday evening, as well as every other Tuesday morning. I am involved in many different aspects of children’s ministry at the church, including Sunday…

Azayah Pugh-Cook – Elementary Education Internship

I am interning at the New Holland Elementary School in the Elanco School District with the sixth-grade teacher, Diane Haines. I work with one class for over two hours a day helping with mostly math. This has proved to be a great learning experience for me, as I want to become a teacher in the…

Hallie Butler – Elementary Education Internship

I have the best internship located at Blue Ball Elementary School in Mrs. Schultz 5th grade classroom. My job duties include assisting Mrs. Schultz in directing students, teaching small group lessons, helping with the craft club, and reading aloud. I have already grown from my experience with the students by learning from mistakes and adjusting…

Elle Hallquist – Secondary Education Internship

During the current fall semester of the 2019-2020 school year, I have been given the privilege to do an internship in the educational field. I work directly with one of the teachers at the Eastern Lancaster County School District (Garden Spot). My mentor is Ms. Rachel Stern, a science teacher who presently teaches Forensics, Advanced Placement…

Elizabeth Charles – Secondary Education Internship

My internship is at Garden Spot High School in the Social Studies department. I am interning in Mrs. Schneider’s Civics and Government class. I wanted to do this internship because I felt that it would be very beneficial in helping me prepare for the future. I want to be a high school history teacher once…

Laura Sauder – Elementary Education Internship

I’m Laura Sauder, and I am an intern at Brecknock Elementary School for my senior year. I am currently interning with Mrs. Woods, and I will continue that internship for the remainder of the first semester. The classroom that I am in is a fifth-grade classroom, and I see most of the fifth graders at…

Brady Conroy – Physical Education Internship

My name is Brady and I am a physical education intern at Brecknock Elementary. When I first started this internship I didn’t know what was going to be in store for my duties and projects. I later found that my mentor, Stacy Jackson, was very flexible with me and what I was going to do…

Ian Blankley – Elementary Education Internship

In the second semester of this school year, I started an internship at Blue Ball Elementary School. Last semester I was an intern at Brecknock Elementary. The jump from the two buildings has been eye-opening to observe the differences and similarities between two different elementary schools within the same district. Having two internship experiences have…

Kelly Trego – English Education Internship

My name is Kelly Trego and this semester I have been interning at Garden Spot High School with Mr. Weidman’s ninth grade English class. I was given the privilege to experience the teaching profession with a kind and hard-working group of students. Since I started high school, I felt the calling to pursue a career…

Ellie Loose – Elementary Education Internship

Hello, my name is Ellie Loose. I have been an intern at Blue Ball Elementary for the entirety of the year so far. I work in Mr. Lewis’s sixth-grade classroom for the last two hours of their school day. I am in the classroom every day with the exception of Thursdays because it is my…

Paige Kemper – Elementary Education Internship

My name is Paige Kemper and I intern at Brecknock Elementary School and Garden Spot High School. On Monday and Wednesday I intern at Brecknock Elementary in Mrs. Smoker’s emotional support class and on Tuesday and Thursday I intern at Garden Spot with Mrs. Hull’s life skills class. I spend about an hour and a…

Madelyn Oppenheim – Elementary Education Internship

My name is Madelyn Oppenheim and I am an intern at Blue Ball Elementary School. I am currently working with Mrs. Schultz’s 5th-grade class. Each day I get to spend about 25 minutes with the Language Arts class and about 1 hour and 30 minutes with the Math class. When I first started my internship,…

Ian Blankley – Elementary Education Internship

During my time at Brecknock elementary in the sixth-grade, it has been an absolute blast. I work with kids every day making sure they are learning their basic skills of math and social studies. I’m also interacting with students, set up lessons, copy papers, and assist with grading papers while I am at the school….

Elizabeth Veacock – Music Education Internship

This semester I have had the privilege of interning at Blue Ball Elementary with their music teacher, Lisa Zimmerman. Throughout this experience, I have faced many challenges and a lot of rewarding moments. Watching kids get excited about music is something that has always brought me joy. Being able to experience it first hand and…

Ellie Loose – Elementary Education Internship

My name is Ellie Loose, and I have been interning at Blue Ball Elementary. I work in a sixth-grade classroom with my mentor, Mr. Lewis. I spend just over two hours a day in the classroom with the children until the end of the elementary school day. Throughout my internship, I have slowly become more…

Alex O’Neill – Agriculture Education Internship

My name is Alex O’Neill and I am an intern at Pequea Valley High School Agriculture Department. I am a senior at Garden Spot High School. I chose to start this internship with the idea of learning what it takes to be not only a teacher, as well as an FFA Advisor. Through this experience,…