The audience of roughly 140 students, parents, employers and educators heard a new twist on “What I did on my summer vacation” from the 38 high school students who completed summer internships with sponsoring companies and organizations.
Work experiences covered a broad range of assignments in areas of marketing, administration, electronics, landscaping, graphic design, event planning and many more. Whether they were performing office skills, catering large events or maintaining landscapes, all students reported lessons learned.
“I learned to work with all kinds of people and manage problems,” said Kathleen Grendell (Kenston HS), who worked in human resources with Metzenbaum Sheltered Industries. “I loved my internship.” Michael Mulh (Cardinal HS) worked for Aerospace Maintenance Solutions in Chesterland, a company that, “…receives, tests, repairs and ships out old aircraft parts.” He states, “I learned how a business functions from A to Z and everything in between.”
Madalyn Timmons (Berkshire), who completed her internship with Geauga Growth Partnership said she, “…learned to act in a professional setting … time management and organizational skills. Even if what I was doing wasn’t my favorite thing, the people I worked with are great.”
Some students made use of video in their presentations, and the evening concluded with a comedic office video presented by Christin Dornback (Berkshire HS) who interned with Geauga County Maple Leaf. You can view that video here:
Geauga Growth Partnership High School Internship Program was launched the summer of 2012 by the GGP Internship Task Force. The goal is to match high school juniors and seniors with sponsoring businesses who provide paid summer internships designed to give students a comprehensive real-world experience in the workplace. The purpose of Geauga Growth Partnership’s Internship program is to “Prepare Tomorrow’s Workforce Today.”
GGP would like to thank sponsoring employers: Aerospace Maintenance Solutions, The Arms Trucking Co. Inc., Assure Vault, Auburn Bainbridge Excavating, Advanced Aeration, Group Inc., Chow Down Catering, Company 119, Exscape Designs, Fairmount Santrol, Flambeau Inc., Fowlers Mill Golf Course, Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, Geauga County Recorder, Geauga Growth Partnership, Gold Key Processing Inc./Hexpol, Great Lakes Cheese, Iron Cowboy Productions, Kinetico Inc., Mayfield Sand Ridge Golf Club, Metzenbaum Sheltered Industries, Montville Plastics & Rubber, NMS Inc., Sheoga Hardwood Flooring & Paneling, The Bremec Group, The Geauga County Maple Leaf, Troy Chemical Industries, United Way Services of Geauga County, Universal Disposal Inc., University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center.
Thank you also to those businesses who sponsored the Recognition Event: Kent State University Geauga and Regional Academic Center, Universal Disposal, Inc., The Arms Trucking Company, The Frenchie Group and Geauga Savings Bank.
For more information visit the GGP website, contact info@geaugagrowth.com or call 440-564-1060.
