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Colton Joint Unified to bring back summer internships for 2425 school year
Summary
Colton Joint Unified announced it will resume summer internships in the 2425 school year for high school students, offering placements across district departments to build workplace skills through mentorship and hands-on experience. Students cited CTE outreach and facilities placements as key program features.
Colton Joint Unified said it will bring back summer internships for the 2425 school year, a program that places high school students in district departments to gain workplace experience and job skills.
In the announcement, a district presenter said, “We're excited to announce that we're bringing back our summer internships for the summer of the 2425 school year.” The presenter described the internships as opportunities for students “to work alongside our departments within our school district and build their skills to go out into the real workforce.”
Students who spoke about the program said Career Technical Education (CTE) outreach helped recruit participants. “I heard about this opportunity by the CTE team coming into one of my classes and giving us a presentation on all of the different opportunities that we would have during an internship over the summer,” a student said.
Several students described hands-on placements. One student who worked in the facilities department said, “I got to work with a lot of cool people. I got mentored a lot in what facilities was because I was stationed in the facilities department. So, I got to visit construction sites. I got to see what made facilities tick.”
A district director praised the program’s community value and a named intern: “We were really fortunate to have Ryan to join us in our facility family. He just has a lot of the the great qualities that we look for in a great employee. For our directors to offer internships to the students means the world to our community.”
Students recommended the internships for their real-world skills and team experience. “I'll definitely recommend this summer internship cuz you get to work in a professional setting, get to experience real life skills, and work with a team that helps you grow,” one student said. Another added, “I definitely would recommend this internship to future students just because it did open my eyes to new careers and it did give me a fun way to spend my summer and I got to experience things that I wouldn't have been able to without this internship.”
The announcement emphasized mentorship and practical exposure—particularly in departments such as facilities—but did not include application dates or program enrollment details in the provided remarks. The district presented the initiative as both a learning opportunity for students and a way for departments to engage with the community.
