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Meet Donovan West, Our NCHS Senior Internship Program Intern [Q&A]
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New Canaan High School’s hugely popular Senior Internship Program—where members of the graduating class spend the last few weeks of their final academic year interning at local businesses and organizations—launches Tuesday.
This year, 97% of NCHS seniors are participating, according to the program’s coordinator, Kelly DelMazio. That’s 362 seniors placed across 230 internship sites, including NewCanaanite.com. Our senior is Donovan West, whose sports articles have been appearing on the New Canaanite since his sophomore year, earning multiple awards from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists. Our readers will see West’s byline appear on a wide range of community news stories for the next three weeks. Here are the top-5 placement fields for SIP seniors, according to DelMazio:
Business Management & Administration
Education
Marketing/Sales
Audio/Video Technology & Communication
Health Sciences
“We are incredibly proud of our seniors and grateful to the many local businesses, organizations, and professionals who are opening their doors to mentor and support our students,” she said.