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OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
| INCIDENT: | 2nd Annual Summer at City Hall |
| DATE/TIME: | July 11, 2017 |
| PREPARED BY: | Melissa Valdez, Community Affairs Manager |
| CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: | Melissa Valdez (805) 342-8292 |
DETAILS:
On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, Assistant Police Chief Eric Sonstegard welcomed 20 bright eyed Academy students from the Oxnard Union High School District to the orientation of the 2nd annual Summer at City Hall program. The Summer at City Hall program is a joint venture between the City of Oxnard, the Oxnard Union High School District, and the Alliance for Linked Learning that provides local high school students with the opportunity to gain valuable work experience while making a difference in their communities.
The mission of this program is to create strong partnerships between school district and local government entities to offer students opportunities to gain 21st century work skills, provide tools to become civically aware and engaged, and bring a youth voice to authentic City issues.
The Summer at City Hall program is a 4-week program with regular instructional classroom sessions Monday thru Thursday from 8:30 AM -12:00 PM and 42 hours of hands-on learning. Student interns have a chance to work alongside decision makers within a variety of City of Oxnard departments. The student interns earn five school credits along with a stipend made possible by the So Cal Gas Company.
The student interns attend job skill workshops hosted by the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce. This summer, the student interns will have the opportunity sit down with the Oxnard Police Department’s Police Chiefs during a mini town hall to discuss youth and police relations as well as hear a presentation from Mayor Tim Flynn on public service in local government. Engaging youth in government provides students the opportunity to learn about local government, careers in local government, and how to advocate for community change.
To culminate the four week internship, the student interns will present their student projects to their peers and mentors. The Summer at City Hall program was created by the Institute for Local Government to create a high school to career pipeline to ensure a more diverse and prepared public sector workforce.
DATE / TIME PREPARED: July 11, 2017 4:00pm
