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2 Rivers Big Picture High School seeks more business hosts for student internships
Summary
At a May 21 meeting, 2 Rivers Big Picture High School presented its internship program and asked Snoqualmie businesses and city departments to host shadow days and unpaid internships that run during the school day.
Chrissy Riley, internship coordinator at 2 Rivers Big Picture High School, told the Snoqualmie Economic Development Commission on May 21 that the school is expanding a work-based learning program that pairs high-school students with local businesses for shadow days and internships.
Riley said the program is built around classroom academics in the morning and hands-on, student-driven learning in the afternoons. "My name is Chrissy Riley, and I'm the internship coordinator at 2 Rivers. I'm also a CTE teacher," she told commissioners, and she asked the commission and local business leaders to help "hook" students up with mentors in the community.
The program sends students to shadow professionals and, if the match works, to return for longer internships. Riley said the school runs a short…
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