New Interns Get To Work

New Interns Get To Work

After moving in to its office, NYRA’s first task was hiring interns. After a brief search two excellent interns were found and began work on February 2. The interns were initially arranged by the Howard Gardner school in Virginia, an alternative high school that gives students time on Friday to pursue internships. Luke Remchuk, a…

A Year’s Reflection

A Year’s Reflection

It was a year ago this month when I first started my project to add a student adviser onto the Buncombe County Board of Education.  Although the board did not listen to all of the supporters, here are just a few of the positive things that came out of my project: Media exposure for the…