Jayden Hernandez, Smithsonian YLT, May
Hi again! This is my recap of my YLT internship for the month of May. Like always, it was a busy month, but I enjoyed every step of the process as we are continually moving closer to the final week-long intensive in Washington DC. To start off May, Ori and Megan (two Smithsonian directors), travel […]
Jayden Hernandez, Smithsonian YLT, April
Hi all! I know this is a little bit of a late recap for April, but now that school is finally over, I have a chance to share everything I’ve been up to with my internship! During April, the Smithsonian Youth Leadership Team held two virtual sessions. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the first […]
Belle McTigue, Telluride High School
Hello! My name is Belle McTigue, and I’m a junior at Telluride High School. This summer, I’ll be interning at the Brinley-Burton Labs at Scripps, working alongside scientists to study microbiology, focusing on antibodies and infectious diseases. I have been surrounded by science from a young age. At age seven, I was diagnosed with Type […]
Jayden Hernandez, Smithsonian YLT, March
Hello again! This is my second blog covering my internship with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. As expected, this month has also been just as awesome. I’ve attended three meetings, and I have a few highlights I’d like to share. At our first meeting, we met Karina Gomez, a very inspiring collection manager […]
Emily, Telluride High School
Hi everyone! I’m Emily Tuohy, a junior at Telluride High School. I’ve always been very passionate about the environment and spend most of my time outdoors. Growing up in Telluride, I’ve spent my life surrounded by a nature-driven community where I had a childhood full of camping, hiking, and skiing. What I love most of […]
Vito Zampini Telluride High School
Hello I’m Vito Zampini Davies, a junior at Telluride Middle High School, and this summer I’m interning with Pinhead. Every week I’ll be posting here about what I’m working on, what I’m learning, and my extracuricular activities. I was born in Bariloche, Argentina, a small ski town, and moved to Telluride at a young age […]
Judah Marty, Dolores High School
Hello! My name is Judah Marty and i am a junior at Dolores High School, this summer I am so grateful to pinhead for setting up an internship at Camp level up in Mesa Arizona. During my internship I will be helping with kids while expanding my knowledge on technology and coding. Being able to get […]
Riley Embrey, Montrose High School
Hey everyone! My name is Riley Embrey, I am currently a junior at Montrose High School, and I will be learning and exploring all things chemistry this summer at the University of Houston! I am so excited for this opportunity to explore my academic interests, as well as experience what adulthood will be like when […]
Kaila Rebolledo Unda, Telluride High School
Hello, everybody, my name is Kaila. I am very proud and honored to be a 2026 Pinhead Intern. This summer, I will be working at UCSD’s George Lab of behavioral science. STEAM has always been something that wildly interests me, and I have Pinhead to thank for that. I joined the First Lego League, and […]
Randol Thompson, All Saints Episcopal School
Hello! My name is Randol Thompson, and I am currently a Junior at All Saints Episcopal School. I am excited to begin the internship at the University of Utah that Pinhead Institute has provided me. Being able to partake in research that has real effects on the world is something I could only have dreamed […]