INSIGHT

Exploring Career Opportunities

The Roanoke County Public Schools INSIGHT Program is a 0.5 credit elective course that gives gifted eleventh and twelfth grade students from Roanoke County high schools the opportunity to work with mentors in career areas of interest, while the students concurrently participate in seminars related to personal and professional development.  Students work with a mentor or mentors for a minimum of 50 hours.  This time is scheduled after school, on early dismissal dates, on weekends, during teacher workdays, and/or on vacation days between August and May.  In addition, students participate in group seminars and  individual conferences with the program coordinator as part of their experience.  Students who successfully complete the first year course will have the option of participating in the INSIGHT Program for a second year.

In the past five years, INSIGHT students have mentored with individuals at the following organizations:

Advance Auto Parts                                                                                Anesthesia Consultants of Virginia

Bell South                                                                                                   Blue Ridge Public Television

Bradley Free Clinic                                                                                 Carilion Biomedical Institute

Carilion Health Systems                                                                    Carsey-Werner Studios

Carter Media                                                                                             Cave Spring Veterinary Medicine

Church of Bretheren                                                                             Clear Channel Communications

Covenant Presbyterian                                                                        Cox News Service

Eye Care & Surgery                                                                               Gentry Locke Rakes and Moore

Hill Studios                                                                                                History Museum & Historical Society of Western VA       

Hollins University                                                               Leisure Publishing

Lewis Gale Clinic                                                               Lewis-Gale Hospital

Mental Health Association of Roanoke Valley                         Mill Mountain Theatre

Neathawk, Dubuque and Packett                                                  ProActive Therapies

Roanoke City Commonwealth Attorney’s Office                   Roanoke County Public Schools

Roanoke Dazzle                                                                  Roanoke Orthopaedic Center

Roanoke Regional Airport                                                   Roanoke Times

Salem Commonwealth Attorney’s Office                                  Salem Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

Temple Emanuel                                                                                     The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center

Trial Lawyers PC                                                                                    United States Department of Agriculture

UPS                                                                                                                Veterinarians to Cats

Virginia Department of Forestry                                                   Virginia Tech

Vistar Eye Center                                                                                   Wachovia Securities

WDBJ-TV                                                                            WSLS-TV

WVTF Public Radio                                                                                Zincastle Software Systems

For more information on the INSIGHT Program, contact the gifted department at 562-3729.

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