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Indian Hill students describe internships, growth of Experience entrepreneurship program
Summary
Students told the board that Experienships/Experience and the Entrepreneurship Center have provided job shadows, internships and leadership opportunities; administrators said the program now enrolls 170 high-school students and is expanding outreach and summer internship pursuits.
Students highlighted how the Experience/Entrepreneurship program connects classroom learning to real workplace skills and internships, and administrators described program growth.
Three juniors and seniors — Charlotte Pikton, Caroline Ranala and Jane Hullbrook — and student Ja told the board that the program provides job shadows, site visits and internships at local and national employers including MSA Design, Procter & Gamble, Gorilla Glue, DMG (Division's Maintenance Group) and Blue Ocean Solids. Charlotte said a job-shadow at MSA Design led to a week-long summer invitation; Caroline described an internship with One and Five (a mental-health nonprofit) and marketing work that helped recruit teen participation in a large event; Jane described legal and contract work she completed at DMG that included analysis of more than 2,000 contracts and a memo that helped recover overdue invoices. Ja described sustainability-focused internships at Blue Ocean Solids and student leadership-team work presenting feedback to building leadership teams.
Mrs. Richardson and other administrators said the Experience program is the largest in its history with 170 high‑school students actively enrolled. They noted upcoming recruitment and summer internship efforts, near-record RSVPs for the district’s Business at Breakfast event, and plans to expand leadership mentoring to younger students in the district.
Students and staff credited district mentors and community partners for creating the opportunities and said the program helps students clarify career goals and build professional skills.
The board voiced appreciation for the student presentations and noted faculty members have also participated in site visits to learn about industry applications of curriculum topics.
