By Harry Fisher – Sports Editor

Ever year during the month of May, the seniors at Jonathan Law go out into the community to participate in a senior internship experience. These students are looking to gain some professional learning around meaningful work related to their field of study or career choice. These internships give Law seniors a chance to connect with the community and learn new skills that will benefit them in the future. Senior Zach Sulkis has secured an internship at the Fighting Arts Academy where he can develop some skills around his love of the sports world. In the fall, Sulkis will attend Norwich University in Vermont where he will wrestle and minor in Sports Management. Advocate Sports Editor Harry Fisher interviewed Sulkis about his internship experience so far.

Harry Fisher: Where will you be doing your senior internship?

Zack Sulkis: I am interning at the Fighting Arts Academy in Milford owned by Nick Newell, a Law alumni and world-famous MMA fighter. I am getting some experience in the sports management field.

HF: How do you think your senior internship will help you with college?

ZS: I think my internship will help with college because I am planning to minor in Sports Management and also have the opportunity for on campus sports management-related jobs that I am willing to look into to make some spare cash.

HF: What are your goals to accomplish during your internship

ZS: My goals are to make sure everything I get the most our of this internship experience,.I would like to create a lasting impact on the 150 hours I’m required. My goal already beginning to happen. One of things I have been asked to do is to make a YouTube channel to show wrestling and jiu-jitsu move tutorials to daily activities going on.

HF: What do you thing your internship will help you learn about working at the fighting arts?

ZS: I think it will help me learn about how to run a fitness-related business effectively and in a way that has people traveling from all over the state wanting to come and train.

HF: Is sports management something you are interested in doing after college?

ZS: I was planning on minoring in it anyways in college, so it’s something that I would like to mix with Communications. That’s going to be my major and I also just love the idea of my life being surrounded by sports like it is right now.