Describe Summer R.I.S.E., including the program's goals and how it works. Then, explain if you think a program like this would be a good idea for schools where you live. Explain why or why not. Include facts and details from the Article below.

For the Summer R.I.S.E. (Real Interesting Summer Experience) program, organizations in Montgomery County, Maryland, provide high school students with summer internships. The program launched in the summer of 2017. More than 140 businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits stepped up and offered to host the students for the internships. There were opportunities at construction companies, police stations, marketing firms, fire stations, and more. The program was offered again in July 2018. And it's set to run in the summer of 2019.

Summer R.I.S.E. was developed through a partnership. Government officials, Montgomery County Public Schools, and a job training organization called WorkSource Montgomery all worked together. WorkSource Montgomery helps prepare students for their work assignments. Students also receive training on workplace behavior and communication. Partner organizations provide students with other necessities. These include bus passes and workplace clothing. At the end of the internship period, each student receives a $300 stipend.

More than 400 students from all of Montgomery County's 25 high schools took part in Summer R.I.S.E. in its first year. Aelina said it was a valuable experience. She got to spend time in a lab. She also got some experience with animal husbandry. She worked with the lab's snakes and tortoises.

"A lot of the materials and machinery we used [in Summer R.I.S.E. are] not [available] at most high schools, [and it's] really important for me to learn how to use these things," Aelina said. "I got to learn a lot at the same time I was able to have a lot of fun. And I met some new people."

Among those new people was Jennifer Sengbusch. Sengbusch works at Montgomery College. She worked closely with Aelina in the lab.

"At first…I had to go over safety rules with her to avoid any injury to herself," Sengbusch said. "We also went through working with chemicals [and] making solutions. Then we progressed into doing more [difficult] things."

Sengbusch was pleased to find that Aelina was engaged. She also appreciated that Aelina was always on time.

Letting employers know that today's high school students are ready and willing to learn is a major benefit of Summer R.I.S.E. But it's not the only one.

Will Jawando founded Summer R.I.S.E. He says it has two main goals. "The first goal is to expose our students to career opportunities early on so they can inform their education or training after high school," he said.

"It is really important to make sure that we're providing for our future generation," Craig Rice said. He's a Montgomery County councilman who helped secure funding for Summer R.I.S.E. "It's really something that if we're going to be serious about being globally competitive [and] providing a number of different options for our children, we've got to make sure that we put our money where our mouth is."

The second goal of Summer R.I.S.E. is boosting the local economy. The internships make students aware of opportunities in Montgomery County.

"There are 30,000 middle-skill-level jobs here in Montgomery County that are not filled," Jawando explained. "So how do we also expose [students] to [the fact] that there are jobs here in the county that they could be doing in a year or two that pay well and are on career [tracks]? So [the program] not only benefits the students, but hopefully [also] benefits the county and the region. If they stay here, they become productive [as] citizens and as taxpayers."

Sengbusch says Summer R.I.S.E. gave her a chance to work with high school students. Some of these same students may soon be applying to Montgomery College. She found them curious and eager to learn. She observed that some high school students were even more interested in learning than the college students.

"The high school students really ask a lot of great questions," Sengbusch said.

Describe Summer R.I.S.E., including the program's goals and how it works. Then, explain if you think a program like this would be a good idea for schools where you live. Explain why or why not. Include facts and details from the Article below.

For the Summer R.I.S.E. (Real Interesting Summer Experience) program, organizations in Montgomery County, Maryland, provide high school students with summer internships. The program launched in the summer of 2017. More than 140 businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits stepped up and offered to host the students for the internships. There were opportunities at construction companies, police stations, marketing firms, fire stations, and more. The program was offered again in July 2018. And it's set to run in the summer of 2019.

Summer R.I.S.E. was developed through a partnership. Government officials, Montgomery County Public Schools, and a job training organization called WorkSource Montgomery all worked together. WorkSource Montgomery helps prepare students for their work assignments. Students also receive training on workplace behavior and communication. Partner organizations provide students with other necessities. These include bus passes and workplace clothing. At the end of the internship period, each student receives a $300 stipend.

More than 400 students from all of Montgomery County's 25 high schools took part in Summer R.I.S.E. in its first year. Aelina said it was a valuable experience. She got to spend time in a lab. She also got some experience with animal husbandry. She worked with the lab's snakes and tortoises.

"A lot of the materials and machinery we used [in Summer R.I.S.E. are] not [available] at most high schools, [and it's] really important for me to learn how to use these things," Aelina said. "I got to learn a lot at the same time I was able to have a lot of fun. And I met some new people."

Among those new people was Jennifer Sengbusch. Sengbusch works at Montgomery College. She worked closely with Aelina in the lab.

"At first…I had to go over safety rules with her to avoid any injury to herself," Sengbusch said. "We also went through working with chemicals [and] making solutions. Then we progressed into doing more [difficult] things."

Sengbusch was pleased to find that Aelina was engaged. She also appreciated that Aelina was always on time.

Letting employers know that today's high school students are ready and willing to learn is a major benefit of Summer R.I.S.E. But it's not the only one.

Will Jawando founded Summer R.I.S.E. He says it has two main goals. "The first goal is to expose our students to career opportunities early on so they can inform their education or training after high school," he said.

"It is really important to make sure that we're providing for our future generation," Craig Rice said. He's a Montgomery County councilman who helped secure funding for Summer R.I.S.E. "It's really something that if we're going to be serious about being globally competitive [and] providing a number of different options for our children, we've got to make sure that we put our money where our mouth is."

The second goal of Summer R.I.S.E. is boosting the local economy. The internships make students aware of opportunities in Montgomery County.

"There are 30,000 middle-skill-level jobs here in Montgomery County that are not filled," Jawando explained. "So how do we also expose [students] to [the fact] that there are jobs here in the county that they could be doing in a year or two that pay well and are on career [tracks]? So [the program] not only benefits the students, but hopefully [also] benefits the county and the region. If they stay here, they become productive [as] citizens and as taxpayers."

Sengbusch says Summer R.I.S.E. gave her a chance to work with high school students. Some of these same students may soon be applying to Montgomery College. She found them curious and eager to learn. She observed that some high school students were even more interested in learning than the college students.

"The high school students really ask a lot of great questions," Sengbusch said.