by Sarah M. Wang During my very first week of college, one of my internship directors said something that shook me to my core. She told us to bring our resumes to the meeting and proceeded to say, “You see everything under the ‘Experience’ section? Delete it.” To add insult to injury, she went and crossed out all of our high school leadership positions, awards, and achievements. I was shocked, to say the least. Everything I had worked so hard to accomplish during the past four years went out the window just like that.
Though I could hardly bear to part with my prized accolades at the time, I understand now that it was a bittersweet but necessary farewell to my high school self. If I walked into an interview boasting about being prom queen or SMW President, my potential employers would have laughed and shown me the door. In college, there are thousands of ASB presidents and valedictorians — luckily for Arcadia High School students, there’s nothing quite like DCI.
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by Leilani Wetterau Although the DCI application process was certainly not painless, I learned a lot about what employers are looking for in candidates. Like job applications in the real world, each prospective intern goes through an online application, interview, and probation process. For me, this fall was my first time applying to DCI, so the process was especially nerve-wracking at times. Luckily, I was accepted! Here are some tips I have for future interns:
by Joyce Pang DCI has given me so many opportunities and pushed me out of my comfort zone countless times. And to say the least, I’ve had a few embarrassing moments— none of them are as iconic or as tragic, however, as the Mirai Mishap.
Earlier this year, the Podcast team had the change to interview Mirai Nagau, a record breaking Olympic figure skater from Arcadia, for our Keepin’ It Arcadia podcast. Here’s how I made one of the most embarrassing mistakes in my life and what I learned… by Grace Lee Competing in her own cross country race, Arcadia Unified School District Digital Communications Intern Grace Lee manages to cover other races at the same meet through responsible planning and quick thinking. Although it's impossible to snap photos while she's running, she works around a tight schedule to maximize coverage. In this article, Grace talks about her her typical experience and how she pulls of such a feat. by Sarah M. Wang In the midst of college application deadlines, seniors find themselves busy balancing schoolwork, applications, and extracurriculars. If you find yourself in a similar situation, don't give up hope, for there will be a happy ending. In this blog post, senior Sarah M. Wang (Class of 2019) reminisces on her thrilling experience covering Arcadia High's graduation.
Every year, Arcadia Unified's Digital Communications Interns (DCI) prepares an amazing assortment of special access, prizes, and activities for the Staff Appreciation Night, which takes place at an Arcadia High football game and was established to thank all the fantastic employees who work for the Arcadia Unified School District. Features range from VIP passes to standing in the field area and from Chromebook laptop and gift card giveaways to free candy for the kids. This year's registration area featured free tiny golden footballs and DCI stickers, a face painting table, a photography booth complete with posters for each school site, and a video interview station. Various DCI members drew school names in calligraphy with chalk onto the walkway, adding to the festive decor of the night.
Of course, none of this could be achieved without the help of the DCI interns. To accomplish such a wide variety of tasks, numerous groups were created, with each intern assigned to a specific role such as photography, registration, and videography. Here's what the DCI interns had to share about the experience. Instagram Team assists the Arcadia Unified School District's public relations/communications efforts by updating the @arcadiaunified Instagram account. Our district's Instagram account was given a nod from Buzzfeed as one of the Top Ten Instagram accounts in the world, and we aim to keep it that way! We divide our responsibility for posting to our account into shifts, so one intern takes care of all the posts and captions per assigned day
Podcasting is unique. I like to think of it as a low-maintenance Youtube channel since it doesn’t require a video component; you can focus solely on getting your message out, whether it’s a specific topic or simply talking about your experiences. A podcast can be about anything that interests you. In fact, topics you may consider peculiar actually might make the best podcast episodes because they are often intriguing and thought-provoking.
Sound appealing? If you’re interested in creating your own podcast, then keep on reading. Ever since the idea of turning student-led presentation posts into blog posts was conceived last year, there's been quite a lot of confusion about the process. This post shall serve as a guide to teach interns how to properly convert a Google Slides presentations to a Blogger post.
We are very proud of DCI's own Darius Jing, who is headed to Yale in the fall, as he recently earned a $20,000 college scholarship courtesy of Foot Locker. Darius spent two years as an intern, along with many other leadership roles on campus, and volunteer work in the community. Watch this inspirational video below about his surprise scholarship announcement and his wise advice for students. Way to go Darius! Check out our distinguished alumni here!
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