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 Students
Gain Work Skills with Internships (Marin
Independent Journal - August 1, 2004)- The
Next Step Career Preparation Class of the Marin County
Regional Occupational Program and the School to Career
Summer Internship Program are highlighted through the
experiences of four alternative education high school
students from County Community School and Phoenix
Academy. Through the Next Step Class and School to Career
Internship, students are being introduced to the
workplace through the caring attention of workplace
supervisors at businesses and organizations such as
Kaiser Permanente, the County of Marin, Madera Pet
Hospital and Grateful Graphics.
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- Student
is Internship Time in Marin (Marin Independent
Journal - July 30, 2004)
- The
Buck Institute for Age Research hosted eight high school
students for internships as part of their Summer Scholars
Program. The students participated in full-time
internships that placed them in biomedical research
projects at the Center. The students apply for the
internships through the School to Career Partnership and
are assisted by Partnership staff through the application
and interview process.
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- Preparing
for the World (Marin Independent Journal -
October 5, 2003)
- The
Marin County School to Career Partnership wins the
Sharing and Caring Award from the Marin Independent
Journal. The award includes a $5,000 matching grant. Two
students are profiled in the article regarding their
internships at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center.
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- Job
Training Program Gains Support (Marin Independent
Journal - September 30, 2003)
- The
Marin Builders Association and Frank Howard Allen
Realtors support the Partnership through a fundraising
lunch that raises $15,000 for School to Career programs.
Over twenty leaders in construction, real estate and
local government support the funding effort. Internships
and job shadows in the building and construction trades
are introducing students to careers in those
industries.
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- Career
Partnership Shows Kids Real Life (Novato Advance -
August 6, 2003)
- A
Novato High School student and her employer host in the
physical therapy department of Novato Community Hospital
discuss the benefits of the summer internship program.
The student, who hopes to have a career in sports
medicine, says that her experience has made her eager to
continue her studies in college.
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- School
to Career Intern Tries out Work at the Chamber (San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
- Business News -
August 2003)
- A
student from County Community High School spends the
summer working with the communications manager of the San
Rafael Chamber of Commerce. Through her work the student
learns research and communication skills and assists with
the publication of the Marin/San Rafael Economic Profile.
"She brought a spirit of youth into the office, like a
breath of fresh air. She learned quickly and was a real
help", states her employer host.
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- Teens
Learn about Careers in Health Care (Kaiser
Permanente Member News - Summer 2002)
- Kaiser
Permanente's School to Career Partnership Internship
Program lets high school students who are interested in a
health care career spend six to eight weeks in a closely
supervised, hands-on role in departments such as
Laboratory, Radiology or Neurology.
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- High
School: What's the Point, Anyway? (Marin Scope -
July 30-August 5, 2002)
- The
School to Career Partnership's summer internship program,
now in its fifth year, gives students a chance to
road-test their education and explore career options at
businesses and non-profits across Marin.
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- Students
Savor Real World Job Experience (Marin Independent
Journal - July 26, 2002)
- Two
Tamalpais High School seniors serving School to Career
internships at Marin General Hospital say they are better
prepared because of their experience.
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- Innovative
Programs Introduce High School Students to Careers (San
Rafael Business - February
- 2002)
- The Marin County School to Career Partnership gives high school students
an opportunity to explore careers through job shadows and
internships. The businesses that offer these
opportunities benefit as much as the
students.
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- Impressive
Grant for School to Career
(Marin
Independent Journal - November 28, 200l)
- The Marin
Community Foundation has stepped forward with a $1.2
million grant for Marin's School to Career Partnership.
As the program's internships and job shadowing
opportunities with local businesses grow, that means more
opportunities for local students.
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- School
to Career is a Worthy Partnership (Marin
Independent Journal - October 23, 2001)
- For a
high school student, getting on-the-job experience is
often an invaluable introduction to a career. Last year,
about 900 Marin students got that experience with some
150 local businesses through internships arranged by the
Marin County School to Career Partnership.
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- Popular
Teen Intern Effort Needs Money (Marin
Independent Journal - October 15, 2001)
- A $1.4
million state grant is about to run out for a popular
county program that gives students a chance to test their
career interests. The Marin County School to Career
Partnership is in its last year of the grant, which was
awarded in 1996 to start the program.
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- School
to Career an Investment in the Future (Marin
Independent Journal - August 7, 2001)
- For local
teens, their summer jobs may have offered them the
opportunities of their young lifetimes. That's the goal
of the Marin County School to Career Partnership, through
which the Marin County Office of Education and other
Marin agencies match local students with internships
offered by 150 local employers.
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 Marin
County School to Career Partnership
1111 Las Gallinas Avenue . San
Rafael, CA . 94903
(415) 499-5865 . Fax (415)
491-6619
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