Board recognizes volunteer mentors and spotlights student internships
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Board honored lead mentors in the Bruins on the Run program and showcased state-chamber videos and testimony about internship pathways that let students earn diploma credit, highlighting students Ella Goodwin and Owen May.
The Bartlesville School Board recognized lead mentors from the district’s Bruins on the Run program and heard a presentation on internship and work-based learning opportunities that local educators say are preparing students for careers.
District staff recognized lead mentors Shelby (Hoover), Janine Lee (Jane Phillips), Lindsay Setterson (Wayside), Tasha Posch (Wilson) and noted two additional lead mentors, Celeste Clement (Kane) and Hannah Michael (Ranch Heights), were unable to attend. Presenters said mentors volunteer about 60 hours each and that the program supported roughly 117 students with 58 mentors this season.
The board screened videos produced by the state chamber highlighting internship pathways. Presenters and students described internships in emergency management, firefighting, plumbing, electrical trades and an HR internship at Phillips 66. Speakers said recent changes to graduation requirements allow internship hours to be counted as diploma credit in some cases, an example cited was that two hours per day spent in an internship could be applied toward graduation credit.
Students highlighted included Ella Goodwin, who participated with Washington County Emergency Management and firefighter training, and Owen May, a Barnesville High senior placed in an HR internship at Phillips 66. Board speakers emphasized internships help students become "life ready," create employer relationships and may help retain local talent.
No formal action was taken on the spotlight items; they were presented for recognition and information.