Reading, MA — As the 2024–2025 school year concludes, Reading Memorial High School is proud to highlight the incredible impact of its student internship program. Designed to help students develop essential career and life skills, the program connected students with local businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations for over 100 hours of meaningful, real-world experience.
The results speak volumes:
- 94% of students rated their internship experience a 9 or 10 out of 10
- 95% said internships helped prepare them for life after high school
- 97% believe real-world learning is essential to student success
- 100% of mentors would recommend their intern for future opportunities
Student reflections captured the deep impact of the experience:
“It was much more hands-on and active… they gave me the opportunity to learn a new skill set.”
“Learning during my internship was more practical than in the classroom. I improved my communication, digital, and time management skills.”
“Any internship will absolutely prepare you for the real world… When you pair social skills with academic learning, you get students ready for life after high school.”
Mentors, too, praised the professionalism and preparedness of RMHS interns:
“She seamlessly collaborated with our team. At a very young age, she demonstrated the highest character and maturity.”
“Our intern identified a solution to a problem my team was struggling with for weeks—any company would be lucky to have him.”
“This year’s group was the most professional and prepared we’ve had yet.”
The program not only builds durable skills like collaboration, adaptability, communication, and leadership but also provides clarity for students as they make decisions about college, career paths, and their futures.
At the program’s conclusion, RMHS welcomed families and community members to hear students share reflections and present visual portfolios of their growth. Many students earned job offers from their internship sites, solved real business problems, and took on leadership roles.
Calling All Local Businesses: Be Part of the 2026 Program
RMHS is now looking ahead to Spring 2026 and inviting local business owners and professionals to sign up to host student interns. Whether you’re in healthcare, finance, education, technology, public service, or any other sector, your mentorship can make a lasting difference in a student’s life—and provide your team with fresh ideas and valuable contributions.
Programs like this demonstrate the power of community partnerships in preparing the next generation of professionals, leaders, and changemakers.
Special thanks to our 2025 internship sites:
- Latham Law Offices
- Regis Center for Health and Wellness
- Meadowbrook Golf Club
- Lanzo Construction
- Mike Boyle’s strength and conditioning
- Labz LLC
- Rise Preschool
- Homesense
- Regan’s Motivated Fitness
- The Residence at Pearl St
- Ace Performance
- All That Music Academy
- PKS Associates
- Carter Electrical
- O’Neill Construction Company
- Teachable Moments Childhood Program
- Killam Elementary School
- Fit Life
- Sportszone101
- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center: Lifestyle Health
- Enchanted Dance Academy
- Fat Larry’s Sandwiches
- Reading Memorial High School
- On Haven Aesthetics
- Kimball Fruit Farm
- Woodlawn Memorials
- Law office of Michael A Dixon
- YMCA
- Youniversal Productions
- Dynamik Sports
- SNL Sports Academy
- real estate property
- tonneson and co
- The Cookie Monstah
- Healthy Edge Physical Therapy
- Fern Croft
- Fitzgerald Physical Therapy
- Meadow Brook Golf Club
- Bagel Bar Burlington
- Burlington Animal Clinic
- Bark & Roll North Reading
- Glowing with Ink
- All That Music Academy
- Gatta Welding
- Evolution Self and Style
- All That Music Academy
- Law Offices of Michael A. Dixon
- Freedom House
- RMHS
- Tonneson & Co
- Mc Strength & Fitness, LLC
- Surf Seafood
- Wag You’re it Pet care
- thomson cc
- Reading Coalition
- Parker Middle School Gym Helper Teacher
- Birch meadow
- Johnson and Rohan Insurance
- MGB Salem Hospital
- Beat the Odds
- East Coast Auto
- Tin Bucket
- Elite Freestyle Karate
- Surf Seafood
- Valor Jets
- Lanzo Construction
- MRM Security INC.
- Marchese Sports Therapy
- CrossCountry Mortgage
- Reading Memorial High School
- R & R Contracting Inc
- Crowdwave
- Joe Gore, Master Electrician
- MC Strength & Fitness, LLC
- All That Music Academy
- Need Food
- Empower
- Cookie Monstah
- Reading Gymnastics Academy
- Baystate Physical Therapy
- Caffe Nero
- North Ave. Diner
- Home Depot
- Claro Advisors
- Body by Boyle
- CFC Electric LLC
- Claro Investors
- Birch meadow
- Rise Preschool
- Five Senses Daycare
- Tread on the Mill
- Fitzgerald Physical Therapy
- SNL Sports Academy
- Arthur W. Coolidge Middle School
- CHA Malden
- Picano Landscaping Companies, LLC
- JR Vinagro Corporation
- Aines Boutique
- MGB Salem Hospital
- Scituate Public Schools
- Labz Landscaping LLC
- Sports zone
- Joshua Eaton Elementary School, Nurse’s office
- Scope Medical
- Trinity management
- Knowledge Beginnings
- LC Anderson
- Joshua Eaton Elementary School
- Wood End Elementary School
- SC Pharmaceuticals
- Fitzgerald Physical Therapy Associates
- MC Strength & Fitness
- Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning
- Starbucks Coffee Company
- Barrows Elementary School
- Waldman Plumbing
- BLW Engineers, Inc.
- TD GARDEN
- RE/MAX Renaissance
- NTT DATA
- Gagnon Landscaping
- Wincap Financial
To learn more about how you can host an intern in 2026, please contact Meaghan.Manos@reading.k12.ma.us or Brian.skeffington@reading.k12.ma.us
Let’s keep building brighter futures—together.
