SDHS Academy of Finance Interns Celebrate

Twenty-nine juniors from the Academy of Finance (AOF) at San Diego High School celebrated the end of their summer internships for the fifth year in a row at the Omni Hotel. Student interns were placed at sixteen different sites throughout San Diego to put what they’ve studied in the classroom to use in the real world. AOF students are required to complete specialized coursework in advanced accounting, business and financial markets, and marketing before their internship in the summer between their junior and senior years in the program. Upon returning in the fall of their senior year, students will tackle advanced placement economics among other required coursework.

The interns were compensated up to 120 hours through funding from the 21st Century After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens grant for their summer work. At least two of the sites asked their interns to continue working for the remainder of the summer in a non-paid position due to their outstanding work. One intern was offered a paid position by Galaxie Defense Marketing Services at the conclusion of her internship and she continues to work there after school each day.

The Academy of Finance receives additional funding through a grant from the California Department of Education for small learning communities with a career theme. These California Partnership Academies include rigorous academics and career technical education, with a career focus, a committed team of teachers, and active business and post-secondary partnerships.