{"id":48315,"date":"2016-08-02T15:07:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T01:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=48315"},"modified":"2019-02-11T14:41:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T00:41:21","slug":"high-school-interns-get-college-engineering-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/08\/02\/high-school-interns-get-college-engineering-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"High school interns get college engineering experience"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Participants of the 2016 Summer High School Internship Program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Students from 17 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> high schools got a hands-on engineering experience at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa College of Engineering<\/a> Summer High School Internship Program.<\/p>\n

The six-week summer high school internship program provides participants with the opportunity to assist in ongoing engineering research and projects. The students gain a higher level of academics and a chance to develop college and career planning skills through a variety of workshops. Each intern was assigned a faculty mentor and worked alongside graduate and undergraduate students in various engineering specialties at the state-of-the-art facilities at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa.<\/p>\n

“This program gave me insight into the real world of engineering that I wouldn’t have been able to get anywhere else as a high schooler,” said University Lab School’s Gianne Constantine.<\/p>\n

In addition, the interns participated in industry site visits and talk story sessions with engineers.<\/p>\n

“This summer internship was a fun, challenging and eye-opening experience that is absolutely great for young, aspiring engineers,” said Brendan Otani of Kamehameha Schools Maui.<\/p>\n

Presenting their acheivements<\/h2>\n

At the closing reception on July 29, the interns presented their work, celebrated their achievements and thanked the faculty, student mentors and industry partners who contributed to the program. The internship program was coordinated by STEM<\/abbr> Marketing and Public Affairs Officer Myhraliza Aala<\/strong>. <\/p>\n