internship program
We are extremely pleased to update you on one of the Boule' student interns. Ms. Jasmine McDaniel is a junior at Southeast High School in Bradenton. Jasmine was in the first class of student interns at Southeast for 2020. She was employed as a Foster Care Resource Assistant by Ms. Susie Bowie, Executive Director of the Manatee Community Foundation. Jasmine began her internship in February. Attached is a photograph of her first day on
the job when Ms. Bowie and her staff welcomed Jasmine with a cake. We had a total of 9 student interns for the Spring semester. However, due to COVID 19, Jasmine was 1 of only 2 students who were able to continue their internships while working remotely from home.
Jasmine was given a project to develop a Foster Care Resource Guide. Please visit the following link to see Jasmine's experience at the Manatee Community Foundation and to download the Foster Care Resource Guide that she researched and prepared. Jasmine is credited with its authorship.
https://www.manateecf.org/southeast-high-school-intern-jasmine-mcdaniel-talks-about-foster-care/
These internships can make a tremendous difference in the lives of many youngsters providing them with real world, on the job experience in the workplace. Often, opportunities such as these can mean the difference between youngsters making good and bad life choices.
The Internship Program began in 2016 with 10-12th grade students from Booker High School in Sarasota, FL. The program provides students with hands-on work experience, employment readiness skills, team-building and socialization skills in professional business environments. The students participate in meetings, tour office facilities, work on projects under staff supervision, and interact with staff members and executives. Prior to beginning their internship, students participate in a mandatory business etiquette workshop to learn resume writing, interviewing skills and the do's and don'ts of how to be successful on the job. The workshop was developed and conducted by Archons of Gamma Xi.
"The relationships and trust that was built during the internship are invaluable. It is so important for the police and students to interact in a positive environment. The students gained life and law enforcement experiences which will certainly benefit them in their future endeavors. They assisted us just as much as I believe we helped them!"
- Police Chief Bernadette DiPino
Interns are currently working for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Media Group and the Sarasota Police Department. Chatoria White and Kevin Beard intern at the Sarasota Police department.
Maicy Powell interns at the Herald-Tribune.View articles written by Ms. Powell at Facebook, Herald Tribune May 8, 2017
and Herald-Tribune August 13, 2017.
Student interns earn $10 per hour and may work up to 10 hours per week during the school year. Fifty percent (50%) of the student’s earnings are paid by the Foundation.
"I just wanted to say thank you so much for my opportunity and getting the chance to have my internship. It was so much fun and I got so much experience. I really appreciate the fact that you and the rest of your fraternity are so passionate about helping out young people, especially young black kids who want to succeed in life. You don't know how much this has impacted my life and you guys have been such a huge support to me, you don't know the half of it! I hope I get to see you soon and talk.
Hopefully in the near future we get to work together again!
Thank you!"
-Maicy Powell
The Herald Tribune:
The Herald-Tribune is pleased to participate in the Boulé Internship
program. Our experience was nothing but positive, with laudable goals,
strong commitment, communication and follow-through from the organization,
a diligent and eager intern in Maicy Powell, and results. Maicy was able to
shadow and work with Herald-Tribune journalists, gained experience and confidence and wound up with published articles in the Herald-Tribune. We look forward to having another Boulé intern in the coming year.
- Victor Hull, City Editor