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Estacada High School 355 NE 6th Ave. Estacada, OR 97023
Taking care
Mary Walsh
of business Working with premature babies is very complex.
There are different levels of premature infants. A level How can I get
an internship?
Editor one is simply an underweight infant; a level two is a
premature baby that is underweight and constantly
needs medicine, or is in need of surgery. Davidson
Senior year; one of the best, and possibly most says that it was a lot like she had imagined it would be.
stressful, years of your life. Going to football games, “Walking through level three was really eye opening.” Check with the ASPIRE office.
prom, ruling the school, poking innocent fun at the She claims that after job shadowing, she is still very
underclassmen and reminiscing about your earlier high passionate about becoming a nurse. Ask Ms. Bugni if she knows of any
school years. However, there’s also a lot of hard work
that has to be put into being a senior, and I’m only
Walking the cat-walk and flashing her best Zoolan-
der look is what Bethany Kraft, senior, hopes to be do-
internship opportunities in the area
talking about school. Studying for SAT’s, ACT’s, AP ing in the near future. An independent cotract model, and she’ll be sure to give you some
tests, college applications etc. are often on your own Lucy Lovett, was gracious enough to allow Kraft to
time. job shadow her. “I tried contacting a few agencies. ideas.
Much of Senior Seminar takes place out of the They wouldn’t let you job shadow their models, You
classroom as well. Especially when you are job shad- could job shadow an agent themselves, but not one of
owing and spending quality time with a trained profes- their models.” A lot of work off the camera goes into Look online. Webites like
sional who is active in a field of work in which you are
interested. Job shadowing allows you to get first-hand
being a model. Lovett networks big-time around the
Portland area and has various MySpace, Facebook and
[Link] and
experience with a profession of your choosing. Twitter pages. [Link] specialize in helping
A few jobs the seniors at our school checked out Kraft herself has always been interested in perform-
include neo-natal nursing, biomedical engineering, ing, “It’s the idea of inspiring people that way. Model- students find internships to fit their
entomology, paper-making, law enforcement and pro- ing is a way to do that.” She is currently working on interests.
fessional modeling. The possibilities are endless. a portfolio with local photographer, Kara Pesznecker,
Senior Julie Olson worked at Local Talent, a bakery and will follow modeling wherever it takes her.
in Sandy. “I chose to job shadow a bakery owner
because I have been baking since before I could see
Job shadowing is great for gaining experience,
however it is only short term. Sometimes, with job
Get out there. Is your dream to
over the counter. I am very artistic and find it relaxing shadowing, you can be lucky enough to be offered a work as an interior designer? The
to be baking and creating things at home.” Olson does longer term internship. Having an internship, more
not plan on persuing baking as a profession, but is glad often than not, leads to good references and even more first step could be working for one as
that she had the opportunity to see what it would be exposure to the working world. an intern. Contact people and busi-
like. Young adults often have varied interests, which
Neo-natal nursing, quite an extraordinary job, is can make it difficult to chose a single career path. Job nesses and let them know you are
what struck Kaili Davidson’s interest. “I always knew
I wanted to be in a medical career, and I like babies, so
shadowing, or working as an intern, can give you valu-
able insight to help you decide which path suits your
interested.
I put two-and-two together,” says Davidson. interests and personality the best.
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