Medical Field

Students at the high school level are only allowed to HANDS-OFF OBSERVE in a medical setting.
Hands-on internships will be apart of the educational process in medical school when you are in college

To qualify as an Observer, you must:
- on the application, choose that this is for CAREER EXPLORATION

- be 16

- secure a physician who is willing to have you Observe them - this is called a Preceptor (directions on how to do this are on the link below)

- have school approval

- have school-level affiliation (BRHS has this)

- clearance confirmation after a background check

- attend training and complete all necessary application components

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Mechatronics & Computer Integrated Machining

Benefits:

- Paid career opportunity with excellent benefits package
- Graduate from school debt-free
- Full-time employment opportunities after graduation, with successful completion of the program
- 4 years of advanced technical training at our facility
- Graduate from CPCC with an Associate Degree
- Receive a Journeyman Certificate from NC Department of Labor (NCDOL)
- Additional scholarship opportunities to continue education

Requirements:

- At least 16 years old at the start of the program
- Either a junior or senior in high school
- Algebra 1 & 2, geometry, physics, drafting, and computer application classes are preferred
- Unweighted GPA of 2.8
- Good attendance

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Law Enforcement, Fire, EMT/Paramedic, Law, Engineering, Architecture, Auto Tech/Sales, Interior Design, Drones/Aviation

The Exploring Posts program allows students to learn about various career fields and network with professionals already working in those fields. You get hands-on experience to determine whether or not a particular career field is right for you.

Programs include:

- Law Enforcement and Firefighting

- Drones and Aviation

- Auto Tech and Sales

- Architecture

- Engineering

- Law

- EMT and Paramedic

- Interior Design

You develop valuable networking contacts with professionals in your selected career fields, and you get to know other youth with the same interests and aspirations.

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Manufacturing, Machinery, Tool and Dye Making, Mechatronics, Electrical

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Computer Sciences, Cyber-Security, Programming, & Banking

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Maintenance and Aviation Studies

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Mecklenburg County: MeckPathways

Apply here: This application will open for the 25-26 school year at some point in the Fall semester - be sure you are checking the Canvas Announcements for the Career Center!

Banking, Finance, Accounting

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Marketing, Communications, Digital Advertising

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North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

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Sports Marketing, Event Planning, & Communications

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Future Educators and Local Politics

Calling all juniors in high school! Apply today to serve as a Student Advisor on the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council. If you are interested in state education issues, advocating on behalf of your peers, and serving as an advisor to decision-makers in K-12 education, this application is for you!

The Student Advisory Council meets monthly, and members serve a two-year term that concludes at the end of their senior year of high school. Throughout the appointment, advisors hear from experts at the Department of Public Instruction, State Board of Education, the General Assembly, and the Governor's Office, among others, to learn about issues facing our state and what can be done to support students, teachers and our local school districts and charter schools.

At the conclusion of each year, advisors present a proposal to address an evolving state education issue to the Superintendent and other state leaders. Whether you attend a charter school, laboratory school, residential school, traditional public school, magnet school, year-round school - this opportunity is for you!
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Future Educators

A paid internship for bilingual high school students that is designed to provide hands-on opportunities to experience, grow, and thrive in the teaching profession.
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Can't find a category that interests you? Are you a freshman and aren't sure if there is anything open for you? Try this!

StandOut Connect is a two-part online experience spanning three months. In the first part, students will participate in a month of interactive weekend workshops paired with collaborative homework. Homework in preparation for workshops will take no more than two hours. Students will be taught how to build their resume and story for both college admissions and internship recruitment by alumni from The University of Chicago and other top universities who have broken into fields such as finance, medicine, law, and technology. They will also be taught how to incorporate essential modern technologies, from Excel to artificial intelligence, into their workflows. Finally, they will interview with companies until they accept an internship offer. Each student in our program is guaranteed an internship offer.

In the second part, students are given the opportunity to participate in a two-month remote asynchronous internship at a company sourced from the entrepreneurship ecosystems of top universities (i.e., The Yale Entrepreneurial Society, Stanford’s Cardinal Ventures) and accelerators that accept the top 1% of companies (i.e., Techstars and Y Combinator). During their internship, students will have the chance to create a project with real impact as well as receive a recommendation letter and an optional return offer.

Students are generally expected to contribute at most 10 hours per week on average to their internships during the school year.

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