By Amelia Mower – Staff Reporter 

Beginning on May 11, 12th-grade students at Jonathan Law have the opportunity to spend the last month of their senior year exploring a field they hope to pursue in the future through the Senior Internship Program. 

Participants in the program will not regularly attend the last month of school days. Instead, they will be doing work directly with their internship. This work will total about 30 hours per week, giving students exposure to what having a job entails. 

“I started the program eight years ago after being put on a committee in which they asked us to look into college and career readiness, with a study in internships,” program advisor Ms. Burns said. “I found that Milford didn’t offer senior internship opportunities, but other school districts near us did, and felt that needed to change.”

Students with all aspirations for the future can secure an internship through many fields. Along with the program application, students are encouraged to reach out to places they are interested in learning more about. 

“I plan on becoming an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist,” senior Mayur Somalinga said. “I’ve been looking at places in New York City because that is where I wish to work in the future.” 

Milford Public Schools has been helpful to students at Jonathan Law in their search to secure internships. Senior Morgan Taylor hopes to intern at Mathewson Elementary School in a second grade classroom, focusing on special needs children. 

“In the future I will be majoring in Human Factors Engineering and minoring in Child Development,” Taylor said. “I want to eventually create technology that makes children with either a mental or physical handicap be able to live their lives easier.”

Jonathan Law social worker Mrs. Meyer-Farrell has also been instrumental in using her resources to assist students in finding internships. Seniors Rohin Manohar and Maddie Papcun both hope to intern at the Milford Prevention Council or similar local non-profit organizations, due to the help of Meyer-Farrell. 

“I plan on being a Clinical Psychiatrist,” Manohar said. “The Milford Prevention Council was recommended to me due to the work they do with Law such as supporting the Natural Helpers Club with their De-Stress Fest.”

The Senior Internship Program provides opportunities for students to gain knowledge about a certain interest prior to going to college and creates opportunities that may not have been taken advantage of otherwise. 

“In doing an internship, I hope to gain hands-on experience as early as possible, so I can begin to narrow down my future career path,” Papcun said.