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Senior Experience Placement Ideas

In past years, our students have worked with local organizations like:

  • AHC, Inc.
  • APS elementary and middle schools
  • Arlington Central Library
  • Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment
  • Arlington Community Foundation (ACF)
  • Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)
  • Arlington Parks and Recreation
  • Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH)
  • Arlington Public Schools
  • Arlington Red Cross
  • Army Navy Country Club
  • Barnes and Noble
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • BU-GATA Organization
  • Clarendon Alliance
  • Clark Construction
  • Cosi
  • Giant
  • Gold’s Gym
  • Harris Teeter
  • Kettler Iceplex
  • Heidleburg Bakery
  • Knights of Columbus
  • Long and Foster Realtors
  • Merrill Contracting
  • National Genealogical Service
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Outdoor Lab
  • Regal Cinema
  • Robeks Fruit Smoothies
  • Safeway
  • Smithsonian Institute
  • South Moon Under
  • Sport & Health Club
  • Starbucks
  • S. Attorney’s Office
  • Virginia Hospital Center
  • Weichert, Realtors
  • Whole Foods
  • YMCA of Arlington
    and many more!

Nationally and Internationally, our seniors have travelled to:

Creatively, students have created their own “special projects” such as:

  • Australia to work on a photography project
  • Bolivia to volunteer at an orphanage
  • Greece to work on an architectural project
  • New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina
    relief
  • Togo to work at the State Department
    and many more!
  • Written a poetry and short non-fiction history of Arlington
  • Composed, written, and recorded a full-length music album
  • Written and published a full-length science fiction novel
  • Sketched, designed, and painted a large-scale mural
  • Developed a photography business from scratch
    and many more!

Still drawing a blank?

Check out the Arlington Teen Portal and click on “find a job” to peruse internship and employment opportunities.