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High school intern at Public Safety
Monica Boland
Issue date: 2/15/07 Section: News
After seven hours of classes, most high-school freshmen are eager to go home and relax. But two days a week, Romina Blido looks forward to working alongside public safety officers at Emerson College.
Blido, 15, is an intern at Emerson's Public Safety Department, which has a partnership with Monument High School.
The South Boston school specializes in public safety and criminal justice courses, and offers students the opportunity to participate in work-based learning programs.
Blido applied specifically for the Public Safety Internship offered at Monument, providing students with after-school paid internships at participating public safety locations. She was accepted at Emerson's Public Safety Department, marking the department's second year in the internship program.
Interns are matched with a supervisor on location to act as a mentor.
"We rely on the supervisors to help instill good work ethic into the students," Sproul said. "Having a positive adult role model can help students gain a greater understanding of public safety in Boston."
Blido has been assigned to work with Lieutenant Eric Schiazza at the Public Safety office.
"[Eric] gives me assignments, and teaches me about police and criminal investigation," Blido said. "I have been shown pictures of [notorious] child molesters in Boston, and now I will know if I come across one."
Only two weeks into the internship, Blido said she is learning a lot about police work and criminal investigation.
"I like learning about how to find criminals," she said. "I am [also] interested in learning about what is going on in our community."
Blido is fairly new to both Boston and the United States.
She moved to South Boston six years ago from Fieri, Albania, with her parents and her sister Silva, a sophomore at Suffolk University majoring in finance.
Even with her experience at Emerson, Blido hopes to follow in her sister's footsteps.
Blido, 15, is an intern at Emerson's Public Safety Department, which has a partnership with Monument High School.
The South Boston school specializes in public safety and criminal justice courses, and offers students the opportunity to participate in work-based learning programs.
Blido applied specifically for the Public Safety Internship offered at Monument, providing students with after-school paid internships at participating public safety locations. She was accepted at Emerson's Public Safety Department, marking the department's second year in the internship program.
Interns are matched with a supervisor on location to act as a mentor.
"We rely on the supervisors to help instill good work ethic into the students," Sproul said. "Having a positive adult role model can help students gain a greater understanding of public safety in Boston."
Blido has been assigned to work with Lieutenant Eric Schiazza at the Public Safety office.
"[Eric] gives me assignments, and teaches me about police and criminal investigation," Blido said. "I have been shown pictures of [notorious] child molesters in Boston, and now I will know if I come across one."
Only two weeks into the internship, Blido said she is learning a lot about police work and criminal investigation.
"I like learning about how to find criminals," she said. "I am [also] interested in learning about what is going on in our community."
Blido is fairly new to both Boston and the United States.
She moved to South Boston six years ago from Fieri, Albania, with her parents and her sister Silva, a sophomore at Suffolk University majoring in finance.
Even with her experience at Emerson, Blido hopes to follow in her sister's footsteps.
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posted 10/15/08 @ 2:35 AM EST
Like Blido, who is learning so much during her police and criminal investigation internship.You can also benefit yourself by applying for an internship somewhere. (Continued…)
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posted 10/23/08 @ 4:34 AM EST
Really an inspiring post.I also wish to take an internship somewhere in NY and have come along with some companies that offer internships in NY.I would also like to help internship seekers in NY and suggest them to follow the link specified. (Continued…)
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