Marjori begins her internship at Dibert!

Maryori will be interning at Dibert School helping pursue her goal of becoming a lawyer. She knows that being organized and professional are important skills for a lawyer to have, so she will be practicing these skills at her internship. She also has an interest in being an office administrator, so she will be learning how to use the computer systems in the main office at Dibert to help make sure that things run smoothly. Using her Spanish speaking skills, she will also have an opportunity to assist a teacher in the classroom by working one-on-one with a student who is new to the U.S.A.

Joi is on her way to becoming an environmental journalist!

Joi is enrolled in the “Work with the Animals” class at Audubon Zoo. Although she has aspirations of becoming a journalist, she was very interested in volunteering at the zoo.  In her career essay she wrote, “There are many different types of journalists.  The one I am most interested in becoming is an environmental journalist. I am most interested in this because of my interest in wildlife, animals, and conservation.” Obviously her experiences at the zoo will take her one step closer to realizing her goal.

Desmond interns with Firstline Athletic Director!

Desmond Ordon is on his way to becoming an athletic coach and possibly even an athletic director. He is interning with Dean Gancarz, the director of athletics for all the Firstline schools. He will be working with Coach Gancarz over at Green Charter School learning different approaches to teaching physical education and working with young adults. Desmond went above and beyond on his interview by asking the coach if he wanted additional help with assisting with games on weekends and after school.  Maybe one day Desmond will be taking on an intern of his own.

Ronald begins volunteering at Tulane Hospital!

Ronald will be volunteering at Tulane Hospital for his internship. Although Ronald really isn’t interested in working with patients, he will be helping out with various things around the complex. Ms. Silva, the volunteer coordinator mentioned that he made quite an impression on her when he escorted his girlfriend to her interview, which is why she convinced him to try some volunteer work to get acquainted with the various jobs that go on around the hospital. 

Dwayne interns with Firstline IT department!

Dwayne also has several different careers in mind. Although he is interested in working for NOPD, he has past experience working in the IT world. He was trained and certified to teach computer skills to elementary school students and worked with a non-profit one summer to help teach.

This semester he'll be working with our Firstline's IT director Andrew West and learning about the broad field of IT to try and hone in on his interests.

Tori Rowan's Internship begins at Tulane Hospital!

Tori Rowan has many interests and is not 100 % sure about what she wants to do. She is interested in becoming a nurse but also wants to pursue a career in fashion. This week she'll be going for an orientation at Tulane Hospital in order to begin volunteering with the nurses on the hospital floors. She will also be applying to participate in District 2's Fashion Institute of New Orleans.

By the time she graduates from The NET she'll have a lot of experience in helping others to feel and look better ;)

Tyneka Works With the Animals: Audobon Zoo Internship

Tyneka is taking a class at the Audobon Zoo on Thursday mornings so that she becomes certified to work with the animals for her internship in the spring. The class is at the Zoo, where Tyneka meets with the zookeepers and learn about how to take care of the animals. This experience will definitely help her reach her goal of being a veterinarian. 

Thaddeus interns at House of Dance & Feathers

Thaddeus is working with Ronald Lewis at the House of Dance & Feathers, which is dedicated to the rich culture of Mardi Gras Indians. Thaddeus plays drums and hopes to be a musician. It is his love of Indian culture that makes this internship a perfect fit. 

Tristan interns with Carlton Rahmani on documentary projects

Tristan will be assisting Carlton Rahmani on two of his documentary projects.  Carlton and Tristan met at WDSU when The NET @ Clark was featured on the AM news. Carlton who is an editor at WDSU was impressed with Tristan’s’ remarks about his aspirations to become a journalist and quickly set up a meeting to discuss internship possibilities. Way to go Tristan!

Purple Monkey Screen Printing: Ralph & Shawn begin interning

Ralph and Shawn are doing an internship at Purple Monkey Screen-printing. Both of them will learn how to design, print and sell tee shirts. While learning the trade they will help design The NET’s new tee shirt.  The hope is that they will use their creativity and hard work to make some new designs that will impress us all.