Akira Smith, Telluride High School
Hi! My name is Akira Smith, and I am currently a junior at Telluride High School. I am thrilled for the opportunity to participate in an internship this summer in Providence, Rhode Island, at Brown University, where I will be working under Professor Nicola Neretti in the Biology of Aging Lab. I am especially excited […]
Anna Countryman | Montrose High School
Hi all! My name is Anna Countryman. I’m a junior at Montrose high school and will be interning through Pinhead at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix this summer. I’m so excited to get the opportunity to work in my field of interest through such a selective program. When I graduate, I’m looking to attend […]
Izzy Giroir, Montrose High School
Hello! My name is Izzy Giroir, and I’m currently attending Montrose High School as a junior. I’m extremely grateful for the internship that Pinhead will be providing for me this summer, and am ready to take on such an exciting experience. Throughout high school, I have developed a passion for all things science. In line […]
Zoe Schiffer | Ouray High School
Hello! My name is Zoe Schiffer, and I am currently a junior at Ouray High School. This summer, I have the wonderful opportunity of a STEM internship through the Pinhead Institute. I am incredibly excited for this opportunity to not only gain real-world experience but, more importantly, to learn how STEM can actually be applied […]
Sunny Wick Smithsonian NYLT Ridgway Secondary School
Hello, my name is Sunny Wick. I am a junior at Ridgway Secondary School. I have been given the opportunity to be an intern for the Smithsonian as part of their National Youth Leadership Team. I will have the chance to meet with Youth Leaders around the country over a series of biweekly Zoom calls […]
Month of February Zoom Meetings
Hi, I’m Jackson McCabe. I am doing an internship with both the Smithsonian and the Pinhead Institute. In July I will go to Washington, D.C. for one week to help the Smithsonian with their Museums. We do Zoom calls everyother Tuesday, two hours each call. In February, we had two Zooms. In our first Zoom […]
Jayden Hernandez, Smithsonian YLT, February
Hi everyone, I’m Jayden! I am currently a junior at Olathe High School and have been given the opportunity to be an intern for the Smithsonian National Youth Leadership Team this spring and summer. I am involved in a wide range of extracurricular activities, from cross-country to serving as a student lobbyist with West Slope […]





