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Special
Programs
The ninth
annual
Tech Adventure
Camp for
middle
school
students
was held
in July
at the
Chantilly
and Edison
Academies.
Three hundred
students
participated
in a two-week
summer
camp filled
with activities
allowing
them to
explore
various
career
fields
while using
technology
applications.
During
the camp,
students
were able
to create
and play
their own
video game,
build and
operate
a mobile
robot,
manipulate
photos
using Photoshop
software,
discuss
internet
safety
in an “online
society,” create
foods from
around
the world
in a commercial
culinary
kitchen,
and much
more.
Internship
Opportunities
Fairfax
County’s
Department
of Vehicle
Services
(DVS) has
begun its
9th year
as an internship
host to
Fairfax
County
Public
Schools’ (FCPS)
automotive
students.
The department
will offer
20 internship
positions
this year
with the
internship
lasting
from January
2008-May
2008. Interested
students
will visit
the four
DVS work
sites on
a field
trip and
hear presentations
at their
school
by a DVS
Supervisor
on the
career
opportunities
in DVS.
Depending
on job
performance,
students
are also
given the
opportunity
to obtain
full-time
work in
the summer
after graduation
and even
a permanent
position
with the
county.
Fairfax
County
Public
Schools’ Office
of Information
Technology
(IT) has
also kicked
off its
ninth
year of
providing
internship
opportunities
for FCPS
students.
The IT
internship
positions
are open
to junior
and senior
students
currently
attending
FCPS high
schools
and academies.
Interested
students
may attend
an IT internship
job fair
on November
1, 2007,
from 3:30
to 5:30
p.m., at
Marshall
High School.
There,
students
will have
a chance
to conduct
informational
interviews
with representatives
from offices
in IT.
Career
Experience
Specialist
The Marshall
Academy
welcomes
a new career
experience
specialist,
Tammy Wiles.
Tammy is
from George
Washington
University
where she
served
as the
Senior
Associate
Director
of Graduate
Student
Career
Development
for the
Elliott
School
of International
Affairs.
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