Yes, they braved the summer heat! On July 11, the City's recreation coordinator for the youth program, Hailey Villalobos, led a group of 37 high school students to the Monrovia Historical Museum (MHM) for a private, educational tour. The group comprised those students who were accepted to the Youth Employment Services (YES) Summer Internship program, sponsored by the City of Monrovia's Community Services’ Recreation Department.
"It was an honor to share the history of our city with this wonderful group of young people," said Oliver Beckwith, museum board member and lead docent that day. Along with Oliver, the other board members who helped guide the students that day were Mark Harvis and Ili Lobaco, as well as Nennette Ferris and our support team of volunteers, Clara Fouser, Matthew Chen, Andrew Miller and Katie Dinh, who showed up to help.
"The tours went well--the interns seemed to particularly enjoy the high school exhibit, perusing past yearbooks and trying on the police uniforms in our Police Department exhibit, as well as tinkering with our collection of vintage telephones. It was really fun having them in the museum," commented Mark Harvis, Museum Board Vice President. At the end of the tour, the students were joined by last year’s YES Interns, Gisselle Nunez, Meredith Dickinson, Kaila Vachani and Jiahao Li. They spoke to the group about their successful experiences with the program.
The future is bright for MHM and our capacity to provide this valuable service to our community. And YES, our best wishes go to the YES Summer Internship Program, for its success and to the City of Monrovia, for continuing to offer this annual opportunity to our youth!
"It was an honor to share the history of our city with this wonderful group of young people," said Oliver Beckwith, museum board member and lead docent that day. Along with Oliver, the other board members who helped guide the students that day were Mark Harvis and Ili Lobaco, as well as Nennette Ferris and our support team of volunteers, Clara Fouser, Matthew Chen, Andrew Miller and Katie Dinh, who showed up to help.
"The tours went well--the interns seemed to particularly enjoy the high school exhibit, perusing past yearbooks and trying on the police uniforms in our Police Department exhibit, as well as tinkering with our collection of vintage telephones. It was really fun having them in the museum," commented Mark Harvis, Museum Board Vice President. At the end of the tour, the students were joined by last year’s YES Interns, Gisselle Nunez, Meredith Dickinson, Kaila Vachani and Jiahao Li. They spoke to the group about their successful experiences with the program.
The future is bright for MHM and our capacity to provide this valuable service to our community. And YES, our best wishes go to the YES Summer Internship Program, for its success and to the City of Monrovia, for continuing to offer this annual opportunity to our youth!
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