Intern Violet Simarkar from San Jose will be working at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority this summer.
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The students talked about their goals for the internship and introduced their mentors to the group.
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The day's events included a competition to build the tallest freestanding tower from a single sheet of paper.
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MTC's Internship Program provides high school students with opportunities to work in community, county, and regional transportation agencies across the Bay Area over the summer. The program was conceived by MTC's Minority Citizens Advisory Committee to encourage young people who might not otherwise consider a career in transportation to do so. The 2016 class of interns gathered for an orientation event on June 15 in the Bay Area Metro Center. Read more