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Bartlesville students use internships to earn graduation credits, connect with local employers
Summary
District staff and students told the school board that internships now count toward diploma requirements under recent Oklahoma changes, with 65 high‑school interns and about 102 program participants districtwide this year and dozens of local employer partners.
Bartlesville school officials and students told the school board the district’s internship program is giving students hands‑on workplace experience and, under recent changes to Oklahoma graduation requirements, can now count toward diplomas.
The change means students such as Ella Goodwin, who interned daily with Washington County Emergency Management, and Owen May, a senior who did a daily two‑hour internship in Phillips 66’s human resources department, were able to use that time for credit and graduate “on time with a head start,” district…
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