The Internship Edition

D211 looking for Internship Hosts

District 211 would like to partner with businesses in the community to help prepare our students for their future careers.   Do you own, manage, or work at a local business that could benefit from a high school intern for the summer?

One way to collaborate is to offer summer internships to our students.  A high school internship is a unique opportunity for a student to gain invaluable knowledge, experience and confidence in future college and career decisions. Each internship is flexible based on the mutually agreed upon conditions between the company and the student.  It can range anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months in length.   

High School Internships can be paid or unpaid — though, if they are unpaid, they’re usually subject to stringent labor guidelines. In the U.S., federal law mandates that unpaid interns must not benefit the company economically or be used to displace the work done by paid employees. The primary purpose of a high school internship is to get experience in a job field.  Internships focus on giving the intern the best training possible to help them in the future, by rotating the responsibilities they have, by shadowing a professional, by integrating them into the work force of the company.  

District 211 appreciates the time and effort it takes to host an intern.  The district has made the process as streamlined as possible.  The host needs to have work for the intern to do as well as skills to teach the intern aside from the basic employability skills.  The host needs to designate a supervisor or mentor, set aside a physical space, and give an orientation of the business to the student.  It can provide leadership opportunities for your employees, while also giving the company a chance to evaluate prospective employees for the future.

Our high school students are mature and computer savvy and can provide valuable insights and a fresh perspective.  The high school internship and career exploration program is such a valuable hands-on learning experience which cannot be replicated in the classroom.   We hope to be able to collaborate with businesses to positively impact our communities by developing creative solutions that will shape the future.

To be an internship host, contact Jan Brottman (jbrottman@d211.org), the Career Advisor at Fremd, or complete the google form:  https://goo.gl/forms/UasgE2ysMv7W9lbu2.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

January 13	Orchesis Show - Auditorium, 7:00 p.m. Boys Swimming & Diving @ HEHS 4:30 p.m. Boys Basketball vs. HEHS - 6:00 p.m. Girls Basketball vs. HEHS - 7:30 p.m. Boys Wrestling Varsity Dual @ HEHS - 6:00 p.m.
January 14	Boys Swimming & Diving @ Hinsdale Central H.S. - 8:30 a.m. Boys Swimming Relays @ Glenbrook South H.S. - 12:00 p.m. Girls Basketball Tournament @ Dekalb H.S.
January 16	Martin Luther King Day - No School Girls Basketball Tournament @ Dekalb H.S. Girls Varsity Triangular @ Fremd H.S. - 1:00 p.m.
January 18	Girls Bowling vs. Conant H.S. @ Arlington Lanes - 4:45 p.m.

For a more complete list, please visit our Athletics Page.

Ask the Principal

Are you curious about something at Fremd but have never asked? Email me at ktenopir@d211.org. If your question is pertinent to a wider audience, I will include it in the next blog post.