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	OUR TASK – Our Task is an international network of young adults aged 15 - 25 who, with help from adult Mentors, is developing a Youth Earth Plan for the 21st century. Internships are available within this organization. If you are interested in working with or becoming involved with Our Task, they will figure out a way towards a mutually beneficial relationship. Visit www.ourtask.org to discover more about the program. Contact Jessica Wessell, Development Coordinator, at jess@ourtask.org.
•	2009 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEAP) – are eight week summer research opportunities at a participating Office of Naval Research (ONR) laboratories. $1,500 stipend for the eight week program, $1550 for returning students. Participating laboratories are located in Arizona , California, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Specific locations and links are available at www.asee.org/SEAP Applicants must be a US Citizen, high school student who has completed at least grade, and graduating seniors are eligible. Applicants must be 16 years of age for most laboratories For more information and to apply, go to www.asee.org/SEAP. The application deadline is 26 January 2008
•	HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND FROST INSULATORS AND ASBESTOS WORKERS LOCAL #24 JOINT APPRENTICESHIP committee is accepting applications for Apprenticeships. The starting pay is $13.57/hour plus benefits. Applications will be accepted the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month, except for holidays, from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, on an ongoing basis. All applicants must apply in person at the Apprenticeship Office, located at 901 Montgomery Street, Laurel, MD 20707. Applicants must be 18 years old, and bring their Birth Certificate, Social Security card, and Driver’s License (or another form of government-issued photo identification). All applicants will be screened at a later date. Local 24 JAC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual preference, age, or disability. For more information, call the Office at 301.498.9162.
•	KIDZ ONLINE - offers amazing unpaid internship opportunities for students. If you want to work with technology and web-based communication, this is for you! Nortel Networks sponsors this amazing opportunity that is dedicated to help students and teachers develop 21st century communication skills by increasing their knowledge of the rapidly changing world of technology. Go to www.kidzonline.org to check out this student produced site. Even the hardware and networking is done by students! If you would like to be part of this dynamic team, contact Jeff Fissel at Jeff@kidzonline.org or Sharon Cruver at Sharon@kidzonline.org Two primary work locations are in Herndon and Reston.
•	LINEMAN SCHOLARSHIP APPRENTICESHIP – Dominion Virginia Power provide a 15 week complete lineman training course and will pay for tuition, books, supplies, materials, tools, tool belt & boots, CDL class “A” training, a furnished apartment during training, travel allowance to and from Trenton Georgia and one interim trip during the 15 week training period. Employment opportunities will be waiting for you on completion. To enter this program, one must have a high school diploma or GED, be able to lift at least 75 pounds, and weigh under 290 pounds,. There are a number of other requirements that will be considered. Visit the Career Center or visit the Southeast Lineman Website at www.lineworker.com. Your local contact is Jon Lastra at 703.838.2314 or jon0034@dom.com.
•	STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 602 JAC – is taking applications for apprenticeships. If you are interested in a job in Heating, Air conditioning, Refrigeration, Process piping, or Construction and service fields, you can apply for an apprenticeship at the U.A. Mechanical Trades School, 7552 Accotink Park Road, Springfield, Virginia 22150. Applications will be accepted from 8 am – 11 am only on 12, 14, or 16 January 2009. Applicants will need a letter stating that they will graduate in June of the year in which they are applying or a High School Diploma or GED. Applicants will also need an official transcript, their social security card, birth certificate, photo identification (driver’s license preferred), and if a veteran, your DD214. Both a math test and a drug test will be given. Prepare by attending the open house and math test review on Saturday, 6 December 2008 at 8:00 am at the U.A. Mechanical Trades School at 8509 Ardwick-Ardmore Road in Landover, MD 20785 (301.341.1556). You can also apply at the Landover school on 5, 7, or 9 January 2009. Those interested in helper’s jobs may contact the Steamfitters Local 602 Union Hall at 301.333.2356.
•	The STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (SCA) offers expense-paid conservation internships to people over 18 who “have the concern, the capability and the commitment necessary to preserve our natural and cultural resources.” Thousands of positions are available nationwide with opportunities in over 50 career disciplines. Interns serve 12 weeks to 12 months while living and working in National Parks, Forests and Historic Sites. Interns gain real career experience and earn an education award and/or academic credit. For more information, a brochure is available to view in the Career Center, or go to www.thesca.org. Their information booklet is also in the Career Center.
•	U.S. SECRET SERVICE INTERNSHIP – Student Volunteer Service Internships with the U.S. Secret Service are advertised on their official website. In order to be considered for these unpaid academic-related work assignments, applicants must be at least 16 years of age at the time of appointment, be a U.S. citizen, be enrolled or have been accepted for enrollment during the upcoming semester or quarter as a full-time or part-time high school student or a student at an educational institution not above the baccalaureate level, obtain an agreement from the institution to participate, not a son or daughter of a Secret Service employee, maintain a satisfactory academic record of a 2.5 or better GPA. Completion of a background investigation and drug screening is also required. For more information, visit www.ustreas.gov/usss/opportunities_interns.shtml The deadline for submitting an application for the summer semester is 15 December 2008. NOTE: This application will take some time. Don’t wait until the last minute and be sure the your summer calendar matches theirs.

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