By Addy Barber – Staff Reporter 

Members of Jonathan Law’s Class of 2024 are eagerly awaiting the start of their senior internships.

Students are offered a unique internship experience in the last few weeks of their senior year, which allows them to get real work experience as an intern in their chosen field of interest instead of attending school and taking finals.

Senior Maddy Gaillard plans to major in Psychology at Endicott College, and is doing her internship at the Milford Prevention Council.

“In my internship I will be working mainly in the psychology field,” Gaillard said. “I expect to be learning about mental health in young adults and information about brain development.”

Having an internship will help prepare students for life beyond high school, and having to make their own schedules.

“I think that this is going to be a huge opportunity for seniors doing internships,” senior Tanner Matchett said. “It gives us a peek at what post college life will look like and what to expect as far as time management and a job of interest.”

College and Career Coordinator Ms. Sylvia has been assisting students in finding internships all year.

“(History teacher) Ms. Burns and I meet with each interested student one-on-one to discuss the details of the program, and talk about areas of interest,” Sylvia said. “We will brainstorm with the students, but the students take on the process of researching and reaching out to potential internship sites on their own.”

Senior Ashley Borecki has taken the virtual route for her internship.

“I’m doing my internship remotely with Coretta Martin through her startup IEP&ME,” Borecki said. “For my internship, I will be facilitating a panel discussion on a topic of my choosing in regards to some aspect of her startup.”

Senior Caden Simpson wanted to learn more about an office setting and what her day-to-day might look like, so she is doing her internship with the CIA.

“I expect to be working with cases and doing paperwork,” Simpson said. “I am hoping to learn how an office operates and how to prepare for a real job in the future.”

Matchett is doing his internship with the Chief of Staff at Milford City Hall.

“I got into this internship because I am close with the City Attorney in Milford and he was able to set this up for me which I am so grateful for,” Matchett said.

Senior Gianna Gagliardi is pursuing a nursing degree at Nova Southeastern University and is doing her internship with a general medicine doctors office in Branford. Gagliardi has also taken CNA this past year, which gave her a glimpse of what she might be doing before her internship even starts.

“I think that this internship will prepare me immensely for post grad life, it will give me more experience before I start my clinicals and internships at university for my nursing degree,” Gagliardi said.

Law seniors are excited to gain some real world experience before they wrap up their highschool careers.

“I’m super excited,” Borecki said.